Every shopper struggles to come up with gifts for the angler that has everything. Purchasers end up buying something anglers already have or don’t want. Luckily, my products, starting with my famous fish coffee mugs, have been the answer to this problem for nearly 20 years. I have more than 60 fish to choose from … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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