Usually when you get up early and make a long drive to go fishing you get an idea on how the fishing will be based on what you see on the drive. If you don’t see much for instance, not a single deer, fishing will likely be lousy. But if you see wildlife on the … Read more
Since Granny and I left Victor, Idaho (the Jackson Hole area) we haven’t had any friends from our old homeland visit us yet. Undoubtedly it’s because for most of them, leaving the Tetons for the flatland dairy state of Wisconsin is unthinkable. Why would I spend precious vacation time in WI? Well, while we miss … Read more
The earliest we’ve floated our favorite river here in the north of Wisconsin is July 12. While fishing wasn’t by any means incredible last July it was a good day. The question we’ve had is, “What about late June?”. Today we found out. Granny and I loaded our Outcast Striker Raft last night. We … Read more
Bob and I went on an adventure today. What this means is that we floated a piece of water we’ve not yet done and likely very few have which in turn means there was nowhere to get info. When you do this you could encounter some issues such as a completely blocked passageway. But Bob … Read more
Every once in a while, a fishing plan goes awry. My usual Wisconsin fishing buddy, Bob Butler, came by the house to fetch me with his fairly new Lund to get on one of the big lakes here in the Hayward area to target some pike. As I was loading up my gear, he went … Read more
I’ve fished a ton in 2025, however only a couple days fishing here in Northern Wisconsin. Both WI jaunts were on Lake Superior. Today it was time to get serious, so Granny and I broke out our boat, the blue bathtub, to get it warmed up for the season. This meant a trip to a … Read more
2024 will go down as one of my best local water fishing seasons since I was a youngster in Jackson Hole. Two years ago everything here in Wisconsin was new. I got my butt handed to me most outings but love new water and the challenges that come with. Last year the results improved greatly … Read more
I’m continuing to hit the northern Wisconsin water hard this October and today I was right back out there with Bob. There’s a serious heatwave going on. While I didn’t think to get a pic during the heat of the day, this gives you an idea. I took this photo at 4 PM and it … Read more
I skimmed through my blogs of past October 18th birthdays. It’s a fact, I always go fishing and today was no different. After the big float yesterday Granny and I visited a couple backwoods Wisconsin bars then parked the Ruby Van in a nice spot for dinner and a good night’s sleep. When we got … Read more
September 17 & 18 There was nothing hardcore about these last two days of fishing. Granny and I weren’t sure what to do with our days off so based on a forecast of back to back 80° days, we opted to do and overnight float trip. It was about swimming, camping, eating and relaxing. It’s … Read more
We experienced a drastic temperature drop the last 24 hours. It plummeted enough that Bob Butler and I put down our smallmouth 6-weight rigs and broke out the 9-weights. I put on an SA Toothy Predator leader and clipped in a big black Brush Fly that goes with on giant trevally trips. We went prowling … Read more
Early morning departures for fishing aren’t so early anymore. I had an old college buddy, Danny Zilker, swing through Hayward for about 20 hours. The short visit consisted of a nice dinner with beers at the Anglers Bar last night and today a full day on the water. We left my house in darkness to … Read more