River fishing so far this year has been a task. Yeah, the Brule was a blast two nights ago. What I’m referring to is chasing warmwater species. My friends and I have nailed some nice smallmouth bass and the occasional toothy one (walleye included) but we have not had that break out day with a … Read more
The great fishing isn’t the only fun and refreshing part of our big move from Idaho to Wisconsin two years ago, it’s been the reacquaintance with old friends and the making new friends. I have a lot of buddies to fish with. Today, Tim Nolde treated me to a late afternoon/evening canoe trip on the … Read more
I cherish the longest days of the year and don’t waste a minute of them. I was checking my email at 4:20 AM as the birds were going off and daylight was bringing northern Wisconsin to life. I love it. My main fishing buddy Bob Butler likes to get up early … Read more
We know I have fast hands when it comes to catching turtles, but now Granny? Yes! And with a nice two-hander sized painted turtle! Today it was me behind the oars on a lake here in Wisconsin. It’s a big lake with few places for turtles but right after Granny snatched a pike from … Read more
I’ve been fishing a ton and there are no complaints. But behind the rod I’ve been putting in long hours of writing blogs and articles, editing photos from all this angling and also some artwork. This is a Cliff Box I did over the weekend. The work is paying off and I’m … Read more
Granny and I had river plans today but with all the rain we’ve had this month, the river was far too high. We bagged it and went to a musky lake we fished a couple times last year. I should mention we were skunked both of those trips. Today, we didn’t get … Read more
Only a week ago my girl was getting home from two surprise days in the hospital. While she’s still not 100% and will have further testing in weeks to come, it was time to get her out of the house. She worked this week and if you can work you can certainly fly fish. … Read more
When Bob and I chatted yesterday about fishing today, we sort of warned each other of some big evil wind in the forecast. We agreed not to get up early to hit the water but rather to meet at his house at 8 and assess the situation. Sure enough, when I arrived at Bob’s, things … Read more
I miss Idaho on June 14th and 15th and always will. Today a get together of the truest trout bums happens on the Henry’s Fork for the famous Railroad Ranch opener. There are a few young folks but most are in their 60’s ranging to their 90’s. Some haven’t missed an opener since the 70’s. … Read more
I’m pleased to say Granny was feeling spry this morning. It’s gorgeous here in Wisconsin so that probably helps. We had a nice breakfast on the back porch then my phone rang and it was an old Idaho buddy Shannon McCormick. Though he still lives in the Jackson Hole area he has WI roots and … Read more
When I pulled in the driveway from fishing with Bob Butler on Monday Granny eased her way from the house to the car. I was just pulling my rods out. “Take me to the emergency room”, she said. Granny missed her day of work with severe dizzy spells and terrible nausea to name a … Read more
Bob Butler and I had trouble deciding what to do today. Bob has a new lake boat and a new raft. We opted for the lake boat trip. It’s a fantastic Lund with an amazing platform for fly casting. We hit a little lake known for having a high population of decent sized muskellunge. … Read more