Boy, it’s been hard to get my man Howie (Matt Norton) on the water this summer. Howie has more company visit than anyone I know. And when he doesn’t, he’s often busy getting the Norton estate ready for the next round of guests. I’ve been razing Howie, but not too badly because he has … Read more
Sometimes you simply can’t divulge much. Or don’t want to because you found something really special. While we didn’t catch much, only two tiny smallies to be exact, Granny and I had a wonderful adventure in the drift boat the included a lake, a river, another lake then further up the river. It was fun … Read more
We always get up early on the 4th of July. It’s my favorite holiday of the year. Today was no different and before we knew it Granny and I were down to our last sip of coffee. We looked at each other like, what now? There are no events until late afternoon. That’s all it … Read more
River fishing so far this year has been a task. Yeah, the Brule was a blast two nights ago. What I’m referring to is chasing warmwater species. My friends and I have nailed some nice smallmouth bass and the occasional toothy one (walleye included) but we have not had that break out day with a … Read more
The great fishing isn’t the only fun and refreshing part of our big move from Idaho to Wisconsin two years ago, it’s been the reacquaintance with old friends and the making new friends. I have a lot of buddies to fish with. Today, Tim Nolde treated me to a late afternoon/evening canoe trip on the … Read more
I cherish the longest days of the year and don’t waste a minute of them. I was checking my email at 4:20 AM as the birds were going off and daylight was bringing northern Wisconsin to life. I love it. My main fishing buddy Bob Butler likes to get up early … Read more
We know I have fast hands when it comes to catching turtles, but now Granny? Yes! And with a nice two-hander sized painted turtle! Today it was me behind the oars on a lake here in Wisconsin. It’s a big lake with few places for turtles but right after Granny snatched a pike from … Read more
I’ve been fishing a ton and there are no complaints. But behind the rod I’ve been putting in long hours of writing blogs and articles, editing photos from all this angling and also some artwork. This is a Cliff Box I did over the weekend. The work is paying off and I’m … Read more
Granny and I had river plans today but with all the rain we’ve had this month, the river was far too high. We bagged it and went to a musky lake we fished a couple times last year. I should mention we were skunked both of those trips. Today, we didn’t get … Read more
Only a week ago my girl was getting home from two surprise days in the hospital. While she’s still not 100% and will have further testing in weeks to come, it was time to get her out of the house. She worked this week and if you can work you can certainly fly fish. … Read more
When Bob and I chatted yesterday about fishing today, we sort of warned each other of some big evil wind in the forecast. We agreed not to get up early to hit the water but rather to meet at his house at 8 and assess the situation. Sure enough, when I arrived at Bob’s, things … Read more
I miss Idaho on June 14th and 15th and always will. Today a get together of the truest trout bums happens on the Henry’s Fork for the famous Railroad Ranch opener. There are a few young folks but most are in their 60’s ranging to their 90’s. Some haven’t missed an opener since the 70’s. … Read more