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
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
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
I’ve been fishing a lot but not too much. In fact, I’m fishing about what I expected to be fishing – at least once every three days if not more. It took a while to get to this point with all the house fixing stuff but I’m officially here. And the excitement of being surrounded … Read more
Bob Butler and I played around on a small lake near Hayward for about three hours through midday today. The weather was tough with strong unsettled winds and scattered showers. It was the exact type of weather where you expect some larger fish to be feeding, which is why we went for it. But, … Read more
The man who helped Granny and I with this move to Wisconsin more than anyone was my old Northland College roommate Matt (Howie) Norton. In the process Howie and I talked often about how much fishing we’d be doing once I got here. But since officially moving here on May 9th, we have fished together … Read more
Bob Butler is on a fishing crusade. He tried this morning for the musky that’s been riling him up this week – no luck – and for the first time in a few days he didn’t see him either. So rather than try again this afternoon he opted to leave his own lake and chase … Read more
I received a text during coffee this morning from Bob, “I saw the musky this around 6 AM. He showed up near my fly but didn’t show much interest. Then she stared me down again. What are doing this afternoon?” I’ll make this quick but of course I found a couple hours to go … Read more
Granny and I put another 24 hours in on the house and at 3 PM today we headed over to my friend Bob Butlers house. Butler is the Bob I’ve been floating with once a week pretty much all summer. Bob and his wife Janna live on a cool little lake not too far out … Read more
Granny and I talked about big time fishing plans the last few days for her days off this week, but the truth is, we still have work to do on our new fixer-upper Hayward, Wisconsin house. We finally finished dressing up our foundation last week. It’s pretty fancy and looks cool. We also ripped … Read more
Fall is in the air. Bob Butler and I met at 5 AM in pitch dark. A month ago, we didn’t need headlights at 5. We drove an hour dodging deer the whole way to our boat launch on the unnamed river. Even at 6 AM, though dawn was breaking, it wasn’t easy to see. … Read more
And the exploration continues. I crossed a creek the other day and stopped to check it out. I looked upstream and it appeared big enough to drop in the boat and make some casts. This morning Granny and I gave it a try and we were not disappointed. There were plenty of lily pads … Read more