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Mark Freeman

I’ve underachieved as the Mail Tribune’s Fish Hack since 1989. I can’t help but find a few things to yuk about with pathetic regularity in the outdoors. My most treasured award? An OSHA citation for a messy desk — Fire hazard. YEAH!

HAIKU MONDAY: On Extra School District Babysitting, Rogue Chinook and Bleacher Butt

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is partaking in the last free use this spring of that great babysitting service known as the Medford School District. Now Fish Hack has to take an active role in raising those two Tax Deductions, just as the spring Chinook are starting to make noise on the [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On Holuday Underachievement, Naked Rain Dances and Better ‘Nook Bite

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is hunkered down in the boss’ office watching San Antonio v. Memphis in what passes for work here at the Fish Wrap on a holiday at work. If you force Fish Hack to work on Memorial Day, don’t expect a decent effort. Holidays at work:/Bet the game, [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On ‘Nook-Free Sunday and Justifiable Herbicide

e back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is back in the Fish Wrap to relax and recoupe from a Sunday full of justifiable herbicide. Didn’t turn any Rogue River chinook eyes into X’s. But put the ass-wup to the testosterone-suckers in front of the Fish Shack — rose bushes.. Hack whacked his roses/Adding a Y [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On Getting The Springer Stink Out Of The Boat

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is poised to get the stink out of the boat by catching his first Rogue River spring Chinook salmon of the season. First springer of year./Easier to say than catch./Wednesday is the day. For you lingering Haiku Monday virgins out there, this is when and where Fish [...]

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THREE-WORD THURSDAY: Bites. Mouth-Breathers. Porn.

Welcome back to Three-Word Thursday, where Fish Hack is faking it through what passes as a Fish Wrap work day after spending the morning trying to catch that first upper Rogue River spring chinook salmon of the year. Unfortunately, the skunk is still in the boat. Saw one springer roll, no bites. And that, my [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On Low Flows and The Naked Rain Dance

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack says it’s time to get serious about finding a way to put more water in the Rogue River, Hack’s home waters, to jump-start the spring Chinook run. River is too low and clear for good Chinook movement, even though the lower Rogue is awash in springers right [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On Opening Day Punch-Outs and Skeeter-less May Days

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is heading into Day 3 of Oregon’s traditional trout-fishing season the same way he started. At home. Hack doesn’t fish Opening Day for much the same reason seasoned drunks stay home New Year’s Eve. You gotta leave one day to the amateurs. Trout opener rule./Hack stays home, [...]

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THREE-WORD THURSDAY: Suckers. Bulimic. Fantastic.

Saturday marks the start of the trout-fishing season in Oregon, but only suckers will wait that long. The ice has melted from Diamond Lake, where you can launch a boat today onto the Pacific Northwest’s best trout lake and get your mess of rainbows while the rest of Southern Oregon waits for Hyatt or Howard [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On Finding Hatchery Chinook

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is lying in wait for the start of the spring Chinook season on the upper Rogue River, Hack’s home waters. Can’t wait to get pissed off at springers. Spring Chinook don’t bite./Drive Hack nuts in search of them./Only get wild ones. For you few Haiku Monday virgins, [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On February in April and Early Chinook.

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is putting away the flip-flops for the time being and breaking out the boat boots until this little piece of February disappears from April. Damn cold. And more snow on the mountains today then any of the first 60 days of the year. Flip-flops trumped by snow./Hack [...]

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