Nothing like the first day of a trip at an epic fishing destination. McKenzie River Lodge here in Labrador more than qualifies. I rigged my Winston 5-weight for dries and a 6-weight for streamers last night. Our guides for the week also tweaked our wading shoes by adding studs to them. The river rocks here … Read more
I made a late departure from Hayward, WI yesterday afternoon via my 1991 Explorer for Duluth, MN. From there I caught a 4 pm flight for Minneapolis and then an 8 pm flight for Montreal, Quebec. I arrived in Canada at midnight and quietly snuck into an airport hotel around 1 am without waking up … Read more
I leave for Labrador tomorrow and am not back until August 10th. I’ve already been gone most of my Wisconsin fishing season. Although my excursions away have been awesome, I am craving more smallmouth bass days. The worst part about me being away a ton this season is that Granny doesn’t fish when I’m … Read more
After a fabulous and successful “Fishing for the Fight” event, the opportunity to stay an extra day and fish the Nunya River, one of my favorites for over 30 years, came about. I took the opportunity. Furthermore, what truly made the day spectacular was that I floated it with a couple of my oldest and … Read more
It’s been a whirlwind since last cast late Wednesday night. After the long but impressive day of fishing, old pal Scott Sanchez picked me up in Jackson Hole early Thursday morning and we made the 90-minute drive to Pinedale, Wyoming on the south edge of the Wind River Mountain Range. Sanchez is also helping with … Read more
I flew to Jackson Hole, Wyoming yesterday. For anyone new to this blog in the last four years, I’ll let you know I lived in the Jackson area from 1987 until 2021. I’ve spent most of my life in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. No doubt, it felt good to get off the plane and look … Read more
Yesterday morning Granny and I and Mike Neuman and Mark Reesor all headed up to Howie’s in Iron River, WI for the full day 60th birthday celebrations. No one’s birthday was actually yesterday but at least ten of us are within three months. Howie and his wife Sue basically threw a mega party for all … Read more
College pals Mike Neuman and Mark Reesor rolled into Hayward last night just in time for a beer on our back porch then a walk into town for burgers at the Anglers Bar and Grill. They’re here to fish but most of all, the three of us and several other college buddies turn 60 years … Read more
This is about the longest I’ve gone without fishing during the summer. But this drought was planned. There are three major fishing events this July. One starts this week. About ten college friends and I turn 60 within three months and we are having a massive party starting tomorrow night. I’ll fish with them Thursday … Read more
Usually when you get up early and make a long drive to go fishing you get an idea on how the fishing will be based on what you see on the drive. If you don’t see much for instance, not a single deer, fishing will likely be lousy. But if you see wildlife on the … Read more
Since Granny and I left Victor, Idaho (the Jackson Hole area) we haven’t had any friends from our old homeland visit us yet. Undoubtedly it’s because for most of them, leaving the Tetons for the flatland dairy state of Wisconsin is unthinkable. Why would I spend precious vacation time in WI? Well, while we miss … Read more
The earliest we’ve floated our favorite river here in the north of Wisconsin is July 12. While fishing wasn’t by any means incredible last July it was a good day. The question we’ve had is, “What about late June?”. Today we found out. Granny and I loaded our Outcast Striker Raft last night. We … Read more