With a July Heat wave that came through having us all begging for hard water, water temps have climbed into the low 80s. This past week we saw 83 degree…
Reports
Mid-Summer Trolling Patterns = Big Mille Lacs Eyes
For even the most fair weather fishermen right now is the perfect time to grab a few friends (The more lines the better) and head to Mille Lacs… Put simply…
A July Weekend at Everts Fishing Resort
This last weekend Nicole and her son Ethan came down to Everts Fishing Resort for some project work, a bit of fishing and shore line rock hunting relaxation. Ethan was…
Leech Lake Mid-Summer Report – July 19th – 21st
I’ve got good news and bad. The walleye bite has, predictably, slowed in most of the areas I fish. The good news? Year after year, the same small adjustments keep…
Door County Summer Smallmouths
Well summer is definitely swinging into full gear with the recent warm temperatures our water temps have risen to the low 70 degree range by most afternoons. We have still…
Scatter Rappin’ Mille Lacs!
After a busy couple of months where minor events kept getting in the way (Getting married & preparing for our soon to come first child) I was finally able to…
Lake Superior Laker and Pike Report
When is the last time you went after lake trout with 37-degree water temperatures? Don’t fish lakers? How about pike? Aside from ice-fishing and even the most brutal of late…
What Jaws and Pasha Lake Have in Common
Hard to believe, but it was Sunday morning and not a soul was around. I got up early, packed all my gear, laid out game plans, sat there and waited.…
Door county Smallmouth Fishing
Now that we are in the month of July and water temps are getting warmer with temps steadily in the high 60 degree range pushing 70 degrees in the warmer…
Racine 7/4 Salmon
The old Yamaha sputtered a bit this AM having been off the water for over 2 wks. Headed out of the Racine harbor 0435 finding 64 on the surface and…
Scratch…. Is that a broken record?
Nope, that’s the flaming red hot fishing in the Pasha Lake Region of Northwest Ontario. Seriously folks, this is getting borderline ridiculous!As we started last week, I can remember thinking…
Mille Lacs Smallmouth
Our baseball season –I coach and he plays– came to an end on Tuesday night with an 8-7 loss. With some new time on our hands, my son Jonathan and…
St. Croix River – smallies and eyes
The St. Croix is rising and is now at 682.68 feet above sea level in Stillwater, MN. The water temperature is 73 degrees. The water is two feet higher and…
Sodak Glacial Lakes Report
With Water temps creeping toward that 70 degree mark as well as some nice defined weed lines the crankbait bite is getting hotter by the day. I have been locating…
HOLD THE PHONE – IT CAN’T GET ANY BETTER – PLC
The rubbers rubbed my leg raw once again, you’d think I’d learn to wear pants when putting them on. It was 5am 12 days ago and as I slipped into…
Lake Fork Report & Pics—June 18, 2013
After tons of big fish spread out all over the shallows on Lake Fork during the spawn (resulting in a number of 13, 14, 15, and 16 pounders being caught),…
Smallies in the Northwoods of WI.
I spent 3 days in Vilas County, WI for one of my annual marathon fishing trips. Lucky for me, I was joined by my daughter, Olivia and good family friend…
Lake Mendota smallie report june 11th 2013.
I headed down to Lake Mendota for a morning fishing trip with new clients Tim and Mike to do some chasing of the great smallie fishing that is in this…
Cabela’s Free Family Outdoors Day – Owatonna, MN
“Big gills, equipment, bait, food, and entertainment provided…for free? Tell me more.” This was my response after talking to Danny Thompson, Retail Marketing Manager for the Owatonna, Cabela’s store. I…