A few weeks ago a good friend of mine Ron came out to my home lake of Candlewick. The walleye pattern has continued to pay off for the last few months. This guy measured in at 16 1/4". Not to shabby for a night on the wat...
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Exploring the Kish
Summer has finally rolled in at full force, and brought a heat wave with it. I have been over consumed with the summer activities. Kids baseball and softball games, Deer food plots, fall hunting scouting, fishing, little miss beauty pageant for my daughter, and so on and so on. I have only fished a handful of times in the past few weeks but have had some success.
I finally made my...
Thursday, June 28, 2012
clinton lake summer bass fishing report
clinton lake largemouth bass
My buddy is an avid local tournament angler from the Clinton Lake area. From time to time he likes to drop me a report on the bite and conditions. Here it is...
I caught this fish on Saturday. What I'm finding out, the water temps are in the high 80s down here. There are an abundance of fish down about 8 feet of water. For the last couple of weeks it seems like...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
fly guy correspondence
On the fishing front, its been a highly uneventful week. On the home front things are quite the opposite though. We have just closed out T-ball season and finished a garage sale. Summer football camp for our oldest is going strong and with summer break in full swing, my wife has been on a steady diet of trips to the pool, beach and Six Flags. My work schedule has been relentless but am greatly looking...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
endurance- the plight of the wade fisherman
Have you ever just looked at a spot and knew you had to fish it?
It could have been a quick glance over a shoulder driving 70 down a country road. Even sitting on your computer scouring over Google satellite images, some places you just know there are fish. More often then not, these places may not be easy for the wade fisherman to reach. A lot of the best pools in a river don’t reside in public...
Monday, June 18, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
peak rotary vise- review
1st fly on my new Peak Rotary Vise
Expensive rods, reels, and lures don't make a better fisherman. In tying, a more expensive vise or materials won't teach you the technical skills to become a better craftsman. Lets be honest, these are just tools to make the job easier. Last night the kids and wife surprised me with an early fathers day present. The Peak Rotary Vise is an...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
wisconsin river smallmouth bass
It started with steelhead and salmon and progressed to stream trout. Then the local pond bluegills began to fall victim to dries and now it’s the bass that are chasing down the feather and fur. It really has been a transformation ever since I first picked up a fly rod and now the pinnacle of every species is taking a respectable specimen with a self tied imitation.
flyfishing the upper wisconsin...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Father & Son Outings
As far back as I can remember, my greatest memories are spending time fishing with my Dad. Ever since I was 6 I believe, I have been fishing with one of my greatest mentors of the sport, my Dad. As I progressively get older I am starting to make those memories and teach my son the ways of fisherman and outdoorsman alike. In the past few weeks I have spent time on the water with both...
Saturday, June 2, 2012
big strides
He's getting dangerous... Casting, burning some cranks and hooking fish all on his own now, we have come a long way since the end of last year.
the first pond we saw after picking up his new rod
I'm getting far more enjoyment from teaching him to fish then any time I've ever held a fishing rod in my own hand. He's soaking the info in and asking for more. An hour after getting home he was already...
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