The forecast has been a little off these three days fishing Lake Superior. Being surprised is kind of fun most of the time. But today called for a few light showers and instead it was a deluge of rain affiliated with some serious thunder and lightning. We left the Washburn boat launch under light … Read more
Mike Neuman, Howie and I fished our butts of yesterday along the south shore of Lake Superior and ended the day with a skunk. Today we had to avoid that. We stuck with Lake Superior, but went to a place all three of us know well, Chequamegon Bay. It was a cool damp morning. We … Read more
Howie’s boat is perfect for Lake Superior as it proved itself last month when he and I had one of our top fishing days of summer. But college buddy Mike Neuman brought his dream boat up from MN for a three day trip. Its bran new and much faster. And with this boat, today we … Read more
I walked in the door at 1:45 AM this morning. Yesterday I had the late flight from Jackson Hole that left at 1:30 PM. I arrived in Duluth at 11:37 PM. After collecting my luggage, it was a deer dodging drive for two hours to Hayward. It sounds horrible I’m sure, but after years of … Read more
2nd Place wasn’t what we (Team Yellow Dog Flyfishing) were hoping for in this years Jackson Hole One Fly but its not bad. Good enough to do some partying last night for sure. And after such a celebration in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the next morning you rejuvenate with a fantastic Bubba’s breakfast. That’s exactly how … Read more
I gave my team Yellow Dog a pep talk last night. We were sitting solidly in 2nd Place after day one of the two day contest here at the Jackson Hole One Fly. However, I’ve done a few competitions in my day, tournaments aren’t over until they’re over. By the time I was done, all … Read more
The Jackson Hole One Fly contest consists of 40 four man teams. We fish Saturday and Sunday and each contestant is allowed one fly per day. Not pattern, one fly. You pick one that doesn’t work, you’re stuck with it. Toss it in a tree and lose it, and your day is over. The … Read more
My Yellow Dog Flyfishing One Fly Teammates, Josh Mills, Bryan Gregson, Tom Bie and I practiced today. We were casual about it. Instead of rushing out, the day began with a big breakfast cooked up by Josh. It was a fantastic way to start. Our time was limited because tonight the One Fly had … Read more
Yellow Dog Flyfishing founder Jim Klug called me July 7th and asked me to fish for the YD Jackson Hole One Fly Team in September. I was leaving for Italy July 9th. The last thing I wanted to consider was leaving my new home waters in Wisconsin for yet another time this summer. But I … Read more
Bob Butler and I have fished together a lot this summer from his drift boat. Occasionally he mentions we may need to take his “Don Hill”, almost as though I should know what the “Don Hill” is. I wasn’t sure, but I gathered it was a boat. And I assumed a special small boat for … Read more
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