You Shoulda Been Here Last Week: Stories from an Angling Life by Ted J. Rulseh

From Cornerstone Press:

Ted Rulseh guides you through a lifetime of angling in You Shoulda Been Here Last Week: the joys, thrills, and failures; the moments of wonder; treasured times with friends and family. You'll share the magic of Opening Day. A boy's triumph on catching, at last, a plump river carp. A father's pride in his kids' first fish. Fresh spring smelt and suckers for supper. Fishing with Dad. Annual Northwoods trips with hometown pals. The search for a long-lost antique lure. Spousal skirmishes on keeping bait in the fridge. Along the way you'll surely discover scenes, insights, lessons, recollections, to help enrich your angling adventures.

Review Quotes:

"Rulseh understands the Northwoods mindset that makes some folks . . . abandon city life and eke out a less stressful living above the tension line."

-Dan Small, host of Outdoor Wisconsin

"Keep this collection of stories close. You'll want to return to it like a familiar stretch of water."

-John Motoviloff, author of Fly Fisher's Guide to Wisconsin and Iowa

"Ted Rulseh's knowledge and love of fishing light up every page."

-Jerry Dennis, author of The Living Great Lakes

"Rulseh's finely observed . . . authentic stories put you right beside him on the water."

-Tom Davis, contributing editor for On Wisconsin

"A wonderful compilation of tales . . . of a life well lived."

-Beckie Gaskill, Lakeland Times