An afternoon of wandering with Norm Minas checking ponds, creeks and river spots along the Kankakee River basin in Kankakee and Will Counties.

Fly-fishing with Norman Maclean was a joy — knowledgeable, patient and generous, graceful — and John, who covered the State Department at "The Chicago Tribune" before writing books about ...

Yet, until this past Monday I never have actually fished with Norm. Capt. Norm has been charter fishing on his boat since 1976 so it was with a bit of awe that I stepped aboard at his Ocean City dock.

Norm Minas remembered in a life well lived, including passing on a love of fishing and the knowledge of the Kankakee River.