Catching Up

This is a long over due update and post...  Finding the time to do much of anything other than work, guide, and fish...not in any specific order has been challenging.  It is a busy time of year and I apologize I have been tardy to the party.  That being said, I am going to do my best to get everyone up to speed and get back to doing what I do best-catching fish and telling people how and where.

Let's start off with a recent afternoon on the ice with my girlfriend Jen!  After I had been in Vegas for a week(for a work show), Jen thought it would be fun for us to get on the ice together and spend some time catching up.  I could only agree, and figured it would be a great chance for us to enjoy one another and the sport we love.  After getting off my red eye flight, I grabbed the shack and Jen and we were off to Lake Mille Lacs.  Little did we know that when we arrived the wind would pick up and blow 50 mph gusts, but we were already at the lake and figured we would make the most of it....and that we did.  We proceeded to smash the fish with many big fish in the mix.  The bait of choice has continued to be a large golden shiner on a plain #2 gamakatsu colored hook.  I don't even think it matters which color hook, just get it 18" off the bottom and get ready.

As you can see, the "walleye whisper" was at it again and was showing us all how to do hand over hand combat with some quality gravel lizards.  The fish seem to bite very good late in the day even though we had gusts up to 50 mph.  More info on recent outings; including a day on the water filming a MN Bound episode coming soon.  Until next time, Fish On and get out and stretch the string!  

In Need Of A Bigger Wash Plant

This winters gold rush seems to be as good as I can remember.  Although I always say that when I am in the midst of the bite, whether summer or winter.  When I am in the trenches and the fish are biting it always seems to be the best it has ever been...at least for that very moment it is!  

This past few weeks I have had the honor to fish(mine for gold) with many great folks.  One of which is the beast of a man pictured above with a nice walleye.  When you stand a short 6'3" and run about 250 you can make any fish look "small" as did Dustin Byfuglien in this photo.  I understand why he is one of the NHL's premier players after watching his skills on the ice.  This guy can get around and just about beat anyone to a tip up!  Since the NHL is still in lockout it gave him and other players time to get out and enjoy a winter sport they rarely get to take part in.  Buff landed over 20 fish on this outing to Mille Lacs.  The gold rush was so good on this outing, at one time I was thinking I was going to need a bigger "wash plant" to handle all the gold!  Every time we turned around we had a flag up and another nice gravel lizard on the end of the line.  

For those of you wondering about his sweatshirt.... Yeah, that is the name of an ametuear hockey team and Buff was able to get a hoodie.  Needless to say, I have tracked down the place to get these things and you too can be the proud owner of a killer "Walleye" Hoodie!  

Until next time, Fish On! Get out and stretch the string.