Bob Butler and I have proven to be animals when it comes to our new chapter of living in Wisconsin. We have fished together a ton this year. We explored some neat places and improved our knowledge and game for catching all kinds of resident fish. But today’s float was our last of the season. … Read more
October 27 & 28, 2022 Granny has been heavily devoted to our new home. The 1984 fixer-upper needed a ton of work when we bought it back in May. We’ve learned a lot and nibbled away at it all summer. Since we got floors and half a kitchen early this month, lately Granny’s been decorating. … Read more
My phone slipped out of my pocket during the early morning drive to the river with Bob and his son Gibb. I had no camera for fishing today. We had scenery I wished I captured. It’s starting to look like November here in Northern Wisconsin. The trees are bare and the sun stays low all … Read more
Preston Hoffman and I went for an earlier start today than yesterday for our Flylords – Costa shoot. We were pumped up about Tuesday’s good fishing and figured we had things all figured out. We returned to the exact same waters hoping that perhaps there would be an early morning bite and perchance a mountain … Read more
I consider myself a lucky man to have a birthday in the fall. There is no better time of year. I take this annual day and celebrate it fishing. While the last 34 years I was almost always on Idaho trout waters, today I walked a secluded Wisconsin river for pike and muskie. Best … Read more
I haven’t needed to elaborate on any “Monsoon Currier” moments in quite a while. The weather has been good for me at home and afar. But last month when I fished with Howie and Mike Neuman on Lake Superior we were drenched by three days of rain. We organized a do over this weekend expecting … Read more
It’s always bad when the weatherman calls for a west wind in October but instead you get blown from the north. Well, that’s what happened starting late yesterday afternoon and it followed through into the evening. I slept in the Ruby Van last night at Howie’s in Iron River and woke up to 3” of … Read more
A special thanks goes out to Jason and Jo Randall for looking after us so wonderfully this week on the trout waters of Wisconsin. Its was an absolute blast that ended with a morning session on the small stream that literally meanders through their property. Of course, not until after some delicious hot coffee and … Read more
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