Every guide has a moment each season that means more than other trips. For me that moment came on a trip in early October with a couple of repeat clients that I had taken out the year before. The year before we had targeted trout and salmon moving out of a lake into a river […]
There comes a time every season when you have to make a decision as to when to hang up the gear for the year. For guides, many of us decide that it is when the last booked client of the year has come and gone. For those of us that are diehard we keep going, […]
Anyone that has been ice fishing knows that sometimes there is a hot hole or bait or technique at any given outing. Its great when things are working well for you, but could turn into a long day if your traps get no attention. It could be something so simple as how the bait is […]
Each trip out on the water is unique. Some clients are looking for a specific species while some really don’t care what they catch. Others want to land multiple fish in a day while others are just happy to be in the outdoors. No matter what I find that most people are just happy to […]
Each person tends to focus on different things during their time in the outdoors. My goal this year has been to really focus on the experience of my clients and not so much on capturing each moment with my camera. In the past I wanted to take as many pictures as possible so that I would have […]
Anyone that has ever taken up fly-fishing will know this well. Failure is going to happen and you have a choice to make. Do you learn from it or allow it to be what defines you? I have failed many times over the years as I learned this sport and after each failure I learned valuable […]
This simple lesson has served me well, if only I would keep this in the front of my mind while I am out in the woods and on the water. When you take a moment to look around and stop charging to your destination you will realize that getting to your destination is only part […]
I love taking kids fishing. There is something very basic in what they expect to get out of any outing. Whether they only want to catch a fish or maybe take their first boat ride it doesn’t have to be complicated. Keep the time out very brief, especially for those younger kids. Do not plan […]
Growing up bass were noted by many of the old timers simply as “trash fish.” While angling for trout or salmon it was a major disruption to hook into one of these fish that many times ended up in the bushes. Many of the older anglers that I fish with growl with disdain when a […]
One of the last days on the open water reinforced this idea very plainly. It was the last day out in November with the boat before putting it away for the winter and the pond that we chose is always full of willing trout and usually proves to be dependable. However, Dan and I had […]
