It’s always bad when the weatherman calls for a west wind in October but instead you get blown from the north. Well, that’s what happened starting late yesterday afternoon and it followed through into the evening. I slept in the Ruby Van last night at Howie’s in Iron River and woke up to 3” of … Read more
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
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
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
I couldn’t wait to get back from Italy to once and for all start exploring the new waters around our Hayward, WI home. Yeah, I hit the water some before I left for Italy, but I felt obligated to trout fish to be well tuned for the Worlds. Once back I could do whatever fishing … Read more