Fly Fishing Tips Archives

Interview: Craig Roberts – Wisconsin Fisheries Biologist

Below is an email conversation/interview that I had with Craig Roberts who is located here in Spooner, Wisconsin. Craig is the Fisheries Biologist for Washburn and Burnett Counties here in the northwestern part of the state. I might add that there is more water than you can even possibly imagine; in Burnett County alone there […]

Pike On The Fly

The weather was too good to sit at home … not with fishing in the air! I took a short drive southwest from our property and found a small DNR lake with a short portage … and along with my 3 weight rod, dropped my float tube into the dark water and shoved off. Three […]

Float Tubing and Fly Fishing in Early May

Today is the opener for fishing season here in Wisconsin and for me, it was a lot of fun. The climate up here in the north woods is pretty amazing and after a very long winter … people were in a mood of enjoying both fishing and the great weather that we had on this […]

Fly Fishing – Float Tubing – Tips and Help for Topwater and Streamers

Come along with me as I once again am fly fishing from my float tube on a small lake here in NW Wisconsin for largemouth bass. I will show you how to set up a topwater (popper) as well as a better system for rigging your streamers so that you don’t get bit off my […]

Fly Fishing, Float Tubing and Sunday Afternoon Bass

While this is a short video … it sure was a fun hour catching several nice bass, under the lily pads … on our lake here in NW Wisconsin. The fishing here on our lake has been very good as I have spent a few hours catching pike, bass and some crappie. Fishing from a […]

Fly Fishing the Genesis of the St Croix River for Big Bronzebacks

The water continues to drop here in NW Wisconsin and thus I have extended my search for viable water. On this video adventure, I fly fish a new section of the genesis of the St. Croix River. The smallmouth bass are up and aggressive from beginning to the very last casts. Come along with me […]