Smallmouth on the Fly on the St Croix River
Some days are just better than others and on this mid July day, fly fishing on the St Croix River, here in Northwest Wisconsin … it all came together in a both beautiful and powerful way. The water was at a near perfect level allowing me enough cover to make cast into various pools and […]
July Topwater on the Fly
Hey folks, welcome back to another video with Jeff. Today we are on the upper St Croix in search of smallmouth and doing so with a floating line and a self tied pucker lip fly. (Click here to learn how to tie the pucker lip fly).Our season has been short thus far due to the […]
Early Season Smallmouth on the Fly
Finally, I am out on the St. Croix River in 2024. May was very busy and we had a lot of rain … enough to bring the river up a full foot for most of the month. Come along with me as I do 3 to 4 miles of the upper St Croix in search […]
Early Morning Bass On The Fly
While I am retired … I’m really not? What you say …. yes, I retired from teaching 5 years back but the past three years have found me working for the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture. 4, 10 hour days and that makes Friday morning a great opportunity for me to grab my float tube, fly […]
A Tale Of Spring Grouse in Northern Wisconsin
Hey folks …. spring has indeed arrived here in northern Wisconsin with turkeys gobbling, ruffed grouse drumming, loons making noise at all times of the day … and our sharp tailed grouse dancing on their leks! I ran across a female ruffed grouse while on a walk one day and she had just laid her […]
The Wisconsin Fishing Opener 2024
Saturday, May 4th was our fishing opener here in Wisconsin and to be honest, it is a big deal! I traveled south about 15 minutes to a small lake where our DNR stocks trout .… oh, and there are crappie, panfish and bass as well. Starting out at 5:30am and just a few minutes ahead […]