The girls weren’t trout fishing with Jason Randall and I this morning. It was raining hard and the house was too cozy. We still had our warmth – not 70°s again, but it was 60°. For Jay and I this weather had us expecting great hatches to start the day. But good hatches were … Read more
For most avid trout anglers, Wisconsin isn’t on the radar. And rightfully so. Unless you tackle Lake Michigan or Lake Superior feeder streams, the trout are small. Very small in fact. Most of the fish I catch in inland trout waters are 7-13”. But these days when it comes to trout fishing I’m looking … Read more
Northern Wisconsin fishing mornings are getting a bit crisp but with the new scenery and fish enthusiasm you hardly feel it. I’m not wading in shorts any more as of today, but still, once the sun is high you can fish without a jacket. And while the leaves are still bright they aren’t quite like … Read more
Hours for the final day of the 44th Annual Hayward Chapter Muskies Inc Tournament were short compared to Friday and Saturday. Today we started and hour earlier, 7 AM, but had to be finished by noon in order to be on time to attend the awards ceremony and lunch. Of course, the Hayward Chapter had … Read more
Tom Smedley and I arrived at the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) boat ramp around 7:20 AM in order to be casting in the 44th Annual Hayward Muskie Tournament by the 8 o’clock starting time. But we wouldn’t have made it. There were numerous boats already in line to launch. Enough we’d have been waiting 45 … Read more
I’ve been on a roll in 2022 as far as competing in fly fishing tournaments. The World Championships in Italy could not have been better and 2nd Place at the Jackson Hole One Fly was certainly acceptable. So why not challenge myself to enter another? There isn’t a reason. Especially when the competitions I’ve … Read more
I felt it in my bones. There was a serious chill in the air. I loaded the car for fishing in my bare feet like I have every fishing morning since May. But there was frost on the ground. Out came the first socks in months and my duck boots. Then I started the car … Read more
I left the house late this morning compared to most this year’s Wisconsin fishing days. It was 6:55 AM when I hopped in the car. But fall is here. Its not light till 7. A cool rain fell as I waited in the Kwik Trip parking lot. Today I floated with Josh Hulbert and … Read more
The forecast has been a little off these three days fishing Lake Superior. Being surprised is kind of fun most of the time. But today called for a few light showers and instead it was a deluge of rain affiliated with some serious thunder and lightning. We left the Washburn boat launch under light … Read more
Mike Neuman, Howie and I fished our butts of yesterday along the south shore of Lake Superior and ended the day with a skunk. Today we had to avoid that. We stuck with Lake Superior, but went to a place all three of us know well, Chequamegon Bay. It was a cool damp morning. We … Read more
Howie’s boat is perfect for Lake Superior as it proved itself last month when he and I had one of our top fishing days of summer. But college buddy Mike Neuman brought his dream boat up from MN for a three day trip. Its bran new and much faster. And with this boat, today we … Read more
I walked in the door at 1:45 AM this morning. Yesterday I had the late flight from Jackson Hole that left at 1:30 PM. I arrived in Duluth at 11:37 PM. After collecting my luggage, it was a deer dodging drive for two hours to Hayward. It sounds horrible I’m sure, but after years of … Read more