Johnny is on a week s vacation at Grandpa s lake, determined to catch a monster bass on his new casting rod. But is fishing luck or skill? If Grandpa can catch bass when others can t, isn t that skill? If fishermen say they didn t have any luck today, aren t they admitting that fishing is luck? Is red sun in the morning, sailors take warning true? What s a jitterbug? What does the food chain have to do with fishing? Why does Grandpa care if others pollute their own lake? Can you really tell how close a thunderstorm is? Without lane markings on a lake, why don t boats crash into each other? How do crickets make that sound? In this fictional children s story, Johnny looks to Grandpa and Dad for answers. Johnny learns his role in preserving Michigan s unique ecology and the legacy of family fishing fun. Ages: middle school and up Biography A lifelong resident of Michigan, Julane retired from the Department of Natural Resources, graduated from the Michigan Lake and Stream Leaders Institute, and w resides on an inland lake in mid-Michigan. This is a book the whole family will read.