A Snowy Day on Jenny Lake

I was sweating on my last cast Thursday down Louisiana.  Not today.  Holly crap did winter come quick to the Yellowstone Country!  With Jenny Lake season coming to a close tomorrow, Boots Allen, Tim Brune and I had to go fish Jenny regardless of the snow.   It’s actually beautiful when you’re dressed for it.  … Read more

Conclusion of the Yeti Pro/Am Redfish Tournament

Last night the forecast for today, Day 2 of the Yeti Pro/Am Fly Redfish Tournament, was ugly.  High wind and heavy rain was a threat.  There was talk from a few teams about bagging fishing altogether.  Not our team.  Capt. Scott MacCalla, LeighAnn Bakunas and I had to go catch some big redfish in order to … Read more

The Yeti Ambassadors Summit Redfish Tournament

I’m proud to be one of an elite group of Yeti Ambassadors.  The group not only consists of some dang good fly fishers but also Kevin VanDam, professional bass angler, and the best athletes in other sports ranging from snowboarders to rodeo cowboys to hunters.  This week Yeti brought us all together in Venice, Louisiana … Read more

Poor Weather Hinders Us on Redfish Flats

I’m no expert on fly fishing for redfish but I’ve fished them in Florida, Texas and this marks my second trip to Louisiana in the last year.  For me, the ideal set up is a 9 foot 9-weight rod with a floating line.  I keep things further simple and tie on a size 1/0 chartreus … Read more

Fly Fishing the Louisiana Redfish Flats

I was a bit groggy this morning.  And I had right to be.  I’ve covered some serious miles the last few days from Wisconsin to Idaho then today to Louisiana.  I arrived at my hotel in Venice, Louisiana past 2:30 AM this morning.   I’m here in Louisiana to fish the Yeti Invitational Redfish Tournament.  … Read more

Back to the Louisiana Redfish Flats

It was a quick turnaround at home.  Granny and I returned from Wisconsin Friday night then Saturday morning I packed for redfishing in Louisiana and left today.  Packing entailed taking my cold weather fly lines off my Bauer’s and replacing them with my warm weather saltwater lines for redfish.  The rods I’ll bring are about … Read more

No Big Muskies in the Sunshine

Wouldn’t you know, there’s nice weather coming to Wisconsin.  That’s probably because today was our last day.  In comparison to the fishing days we’ve had this week however, today was beautiful.  There was big wind but the temperature made it to a body-shocking 48°!   It was Granny’s last chance to get a musky on … Read more

A Muskie on the Figure Eight

Two days ago the forecast was for 45° and sunny for our third day of fly fishing for muskie with Bill Sherer.  But this is the Great Northwoods of Wisconsin, only about 50 miles south of Lake Superior.  The weather is more unpredictable here than most places.  Once again, our float was cold as ***** … Read more

A Really Big Muskie on the Fly

“Monsoon Currier” strikes again.  Its not a monsoon here in Wisconsin but its just plain bad weather.  Something I’m famous for.  On Friday it was so cold fly fishing for musky that Granny and I could hardly move with all the clothes we had on.  Today was supposed to be nicer but instead was colder … Read more

A Northern Wisconsin Weekend

October 13 – 14, 2018   Granny and made the spectacular drive north near Ashland, Wisconsin to visit my old Northland College roommate and his wife.  Howie and Sue graduated from Northland College with me back in 1987.  We stay in touch and the last time Howie and I fished was in 2017 in the … Read more

Musky on the Fly

It’s been since 2012 since I came to my old stomping grounds of Northern Wisconsin in October to fly fish for muskellunge.  It’s crazy I waited so long because I enjoy everything about fly fishing for musky.  The toothy fish is hard to fool with the fly and when you do its hang on tight. … Read more

Welcome to the Great Northwoods of Wisconsin

Its winter in Wisconsin.  We arrived this afternoon in Minneapolis and drove 5 hours up to Boulder Junction, WI.  We’re here to muskellunge fish with my friend Bill Sherer, founder of the We Tie It Fly Shop.  It was a beautiful drive with the foliage in full bloom but tomorrow will be a brutally cold … Read more