The “Don Hill” Float

Bob Butler and I have fished together a lot this summer from his drift boat.  Occasionally he mentions we may need to take his “Don Hill”, almost as though I should know what the “Don Hill” is.  I wasn’t sure, but I gathered it was a boat.  And I assumed a special small boat for … Read more

An Evening Search for Muskie

The hardest thing about departing Idaho wasn’t saying goodbye to my beloved Henry’s Fork, it was leaving 34 years worth of friends.  What eased the pain was that lucky for us, we have a lot of friends here in Wisconsin that we left 34 years ago for Idaho.  Most all were our Northland College pals … Read more

Bring On the September Fishing

Granny and I packed the van around 3 PM yesterday and headed for Lake Superior.  We camped last night near Bayfield and got up bright and early to start a dock fishing tour around Chequamegon Bay.  The sun rose noticeably further to the south than when we were here August 2nd and the air felt … Read more

Authors, Artists and Makers Volume 10

Somehow between all the fishing I’m getting some work done.  I’ve been doing a lot of sharpie art on Cliff Fly Boxes and Yeti and Simms fishing backpacks.  I’ve also been doing some writing and yesterday an interview with Allen Crater.  Click the link and have a look into the life of how I connected … Read more