It’s been since 2012 since I came to my old stomping grounds of Northern Wisconsin in October to fly fish for muskellunge. It’s crazy I waited so long because I enjoy everything about fly fishing for musky. The toothy fish is hard to fool with the fly and when you do its hang on tight. … Read more
Its winter in Wisconsin. We arrived this afternoon in Minneapolis and drove 5 hours up to Boulder Junction, WI. We’re here to muskellunge fish with my friend Bill Sherer, founder of the We Tie It Fly Shop. It was a beautiful drive with the foliage in full bloom but tomorrow will be a brutally cold … Read more
With five big expeditions coming up before Christmas I had no business going fishing today. I have so much work to do to be prepared for my 2019 Show Season. But I went anyhow. That’s because there’s no way I was missing the entire October lake trout season on Jenny Lake. Friend Aron Stiny … Read more
Three days ago today’s forecast caught my eye. Overcast, drizzly, 45° and zero wind. In October this means an insane blue wing olive hatch on the Ranch of the Henry’s Fork. Granny and I headed over this afternoon to fish till dark and camp near the Trout Hunter so we could enjoy dinner and beers … Read more
I made my last cast on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire for 2018 on this cool rainy day. I fished hard for smallies at all my usual haunts around Wolfeboro with poppers. I had one hit and missed the tiny bass. It was so tough that I broke out my sinking line and sent down … Read more
I was in the canoe for six hours yesterday with my niece Sierra. That’s a long time sitting in the paddling position when you’re over 50. There was no way I was canoe fishing again today. Plus the temperatures plummeted last night and we had a high of 54° and a brisk breeze. My sister … Read more
It was off to one of my favorite fishing haunts today with one of my best fishing pals. I went to Back Bay in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire with my niece Sierra. Back Bay isn’t a blue ribbon trout stream or a trophy bass lake. Its just the relaxing place where I grew up fishing. … Read more
It wasn’t supposed to be so nice weather-wise today in Cape Cod. But that’s New England for you. Despite the forecast for rain and wind we had neither when Bob Lewis and I headed out fishing at sunrise again. Today we didn’t need to be in at 9 AM. Instead we had all morning. … Read more
I grew up in Massachusetts right near the ocean and was raised fly fishing. Although dad and I made the occasional surf fishing trips to Plum Island, most our time was spent freshwater trout fishing on the Ipswich River, largemouth bass fishing on Hoods Pond and smallmouth fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Since … Read more
Granny and I arrived in Boston yesterday afternoon then took the bus from Logan Airport to New Hampshire and ended the day at Moms house up on Wolfeboro. I had some packages waiting full of my fish coffee mugs, beer steins and my new fish Solar Shirts. I had these shipped to her house for … Read more
I’ve racked up a few frequent flier miles over the years but 2018 is becoming one of legend. Thursday afternoon I hopped on Delta and traveled to Detroit. I was picked up by BeAlive Media Vice President, Jonalyn Morris. BeAlive is the company that made the short film about Granny and me last month. … Read more
Granny and I are getting as much camping and fishing in as we can before the snow flies. This week the forecast continues to call for summer days. We aimed to take advantage of our incredible hopper year and catch some hefty brown trout on big dry flies at one of our favorite September haunts. … Read more