Today as I travel to Baja, I’m giving a shout out for a longtime friend and mentor, David Lambroughton. Dave has made a living in fly fishing through guiding, teaching, writing and his incredible photography. If you’re looking for your 2024 wall calendar, look no further. You can order his “Fly Fishing Dreams” calendar by … Read more
I was literally cleaning the boat and adjusting my Simms tackle bag from our Wisconsin season to get it ready for a trip to Baja this week. When I reeled in yesterday I was 99% sure I was done with local fishing. I had a few big musky flies laying out and Granny walks over … Read more
Fall keeps delivering decent temperatures for fishing. Although a cloudy one, today touched 60° and I hit the water with Bob and his son Gibb. We saw a few muskies but none would eat. The pike on the other hand, they always save the day and this afternoon was no exception. The pike devoured … Read more
I’ve had several productive days at home preparing for what will be another busy winter show and speaking schedule. I also packed for some amazing trips coming up soon. I’m feeling less stressed and more caught on things than I have in a month. After a beautiful fall bike ride, this afternoon I jumped in … Read more
I hit the pillow last night with a plan to fish a lake that has few muskies but big muskies. Granny and I were skunked here back in July but because it’s my birthday today, I felt the fish gods would deliver. But that’s not the way fly fishing works and I should know that … Read more
The worst of weather and most frigid of days don’t hold me from fishing. Granny on the other hand, she doesn’t love the cold. It’s hard for her to get serious about fly fishing for muskellunge in primetime October. Today however, was a day she couldn’t resist. Although it started very cold, we enjoyed sunshine, … Read more
I’ll face it. I have absolutely zero control over my fly fishing addiction. I skipped work and chores and hit the water again today with Bob. It was a full on search for muskellunge but once more we came up empty handed. Perhaps it was too nice of a day – 59° and sunny. … Read more
Any scientist will tell me it’s a bunch of bologna, but I’m a believer in the “autumn equinox storm”. My definition is: a storm that provides a deluge of rain, strong wind and leaves us with much cooler temperatures permanently till next spring. It’s the true and noticeable shift from summertime to wintertime. Yeah, I’m … Read more
Its safe to say I can’t control my fishing habits at times. Fall time would be one of them. While I had full intentions of waking up in camp this morning, brewing coffee for Granny and I then enjoying the drive home, it didn’t happen. Instead the sky was blue and the sun felt warm … Read more
I feel pressed for time in many areas – mostly work stuff. Believe it or not I’m already preparing for my 2024 Show Tour. Delivering high quality new presentations and updating the old takes lots of work. I’ve built up numerous new photos and stories to incorporate into my PowerPoints from this great year of … Read more
We all love the sweet smell of home cooking. But there’s one thing even better, a drift down one of your home waters after you’ve been gone a long time. I didn’t move to Northern Wisconsin to travel constantly but I have been of late. So some local fishing today with fishing buddy Bob Butler … Read more
Writing the story and posting yesterday’s blog is a blur. I was exhausted from a month of hardcore fishing in Canada including two weeks in Manitoba, a week of practice here in Kamloops, British Columbia and then the hard fought battle in the World Masters Fly Fishing Competition itself. But I’m smiling. The marathon was … Read more