Once upon a time, October was considered the last fly fishing month of the season. And to tell you the truth, the places I’ve spent most of my life, New England as a kid, Wisconsin during college and in the Yellowstone/Jackson Hole region back in the 80’s and 90’s, it was. November was too cold … Read more
Boy, it’s been hard to get my man Howie (Matt Norton) on the water this summer. Howie has more company visit than anyone I know. And when he doesn’t, he’s often busy getting the Norton estate ready for the next round of guests. I’ve been razing Howie, but not too badly because he has … Read more
It was an enjoyable 7 hour drive home from Nipigon on Friday. I daydreamed about the incredible fishing run of the last two months from Bhutan to Colombia to Canada. It was unbelievable. But it was great to finally be home for a normal dinner with Granny on the back porch. I unpacked on … Read more
We awoke to the freshest air imaginable. Air quality rating was 1. One! Canada wildfire smoke got blown far south of Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge here in northern Manitoba overnight. Morning light crept through the windows of our cabin at 6 am and Granny and I were so excited to be flying to the … Read more
I was pretty sure I saw a turtle drying off on a log two days ago. It surprised me because ice off on this particular pond was only a week ago. Furthermore, it was cloudy and the temperature that day was barely 50°. But I got off my bike and snuck around the swampy edge … 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
Great trips go by in a blink of an eye. This adventure with Midnight Sun Trophy Pike Adventures is no different. I feel like I was packing a minute ago and now the trip is over. But we ended with a bang. Sammy got his sixth 47” of the week, Steve tied his week record … Read more
I woke up to the sound of humming engines today. This means the Midnight Sun Patriot Catamaran was on the move to a new spot. We only have two days left on this amazing northern pike trip so our move was three hours heading back towards Galena, AK on the Yukon River. The drive … Read more
The weather seemed better this morning. It wasn’t raining or drizzling. It felt warmer. But, maybe the body is getting acclimatized. Whatever it is, Steve and I fished with Scott today and had an absolute blast. Both skiffs (Sammy and Therese with Wade) made a 20 minute jaunt upstream from our Midnight Sun mothership … Read more
The weather continues to test us here in Alaska’s Yukon Drainage while fishing with the Midnight Sun. Though the rain let up in time for fishing, it was freezing. It’s the damp cold. The kind of cold that penetrates through your bones. But, we layered up with all we have, left the Patriot Mothership and … Read more
I had a great night sleep on the Midnight Sun Patriot Catamaran here in the Yukon River drainage of Alaska. My bed, the cool temperature in our room and the fact that I was exhausted from the travel to get here helped. And then of course we fished a full day till 9 PM yesterday. … Read more
We awoke to clouds and cooler temperatures this morning. No doubt however, we can’t complain. It was still above freezing and with the excitement of trying to land a few pike on our minds it could have been far worse out and we’d not have felt it. We launched the boat nearly right from … Read more