4 AM comes fast in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire when you haven’t adjusted yet from MST time. Therefore my fishing partner in crime today, Granny, was out for heading on a smallie feast with poppers early this morning. In fact, the 4 AM departure yesterday was too much for everyone except for Montana. So it was … Read more
For the third morning in a row I woke up feeling great despite this week being a reunion on Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota with some old Northland College pals. A group that when we get together have been known to get a little wild after a good day of fishing. But we were thrilled … Read more
July 18 & 19 When I’m camping and I don’t wake up in the back of my Explorer but rather outside on top of a picnic table, this usually means I’m at least a few hours from home and a friend did the driving with his car. That’s exactly the scenario these last two days. … 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
There’s no better way to start the longest day of the year off than with coffee at 4:30 am then pushing off the canoe to hunt big smallmouth bass. And that is exactly how Granny and I started the day. We went around Sewel Point on Lake Winnipesaukee to some of my favorite smallmouth holds. … Read more