I spent a very enjoyable morning on the water with Doug Kelley and his 12 year old daughter Emma from Cedar Rapids, IA.  Iowa has been well represented as of late!  Our mission was to just catch fish.  My favorite!  We started out targeting smallies on a sunny, cool, and flat morning.  Water temps dropped…

Well, I would say the gals in the Earley family from Iowa accounted for themselves well on Thursday.  A hot, windy day sent water temperatures up to 75 degrees, and the walleye bite was tough in the morning, but the smallies were on fire.  Denise and Kendal pounded them on wacky worms in 3′ to…

We’ve begun the week with hot weather, steadily rising water temps, and a lot of noticeable changes on our lakes, but the fishing continues to be outstanding! On Monday, brothers Coleman and Jacob Franchek from Houston, Texas along with their cousin Stuart Summers from Portland, Oregon joined me for an enjoyable day of walleye and…

Terry Peterson and I spent the past three days with the Schmitz and Cunningham crew from Colorado and Arizona respectively.  It was a great few days spent with great people.  Walleyes are still being caught in 12′ to 15′ of water on slip bobbers and leeches.  Smallmouth are in transition from spawn to post spawn.…

Former University of Wisconsin All American and current NFL All Pro Joe Thomas along with his father in law, Greg Nelson, joined me today for our annual trip.  The fish didn’t disappoint.  I look forward to this every year, and I couldn’t be happier for two great guys that had a banner day!  Totals included 15…

I just spent an incredible day on the water with my new friends Scott and Wyatt Evans from Mineral Point, Wisconsin.  Even though we are not related, it was obvious that these guys are fisherman.  Must be in the name!  We landed 20 walleyes in the a.m. with the largest being a fat 23″ fish…

The O’Leary gang from Evanston, IL rolled into town this week looking to improve on last year’s catch of magnum bluegills.  Well, they have now expanded their list of species caught to include crappies, smallmouth, largemouth, and northern pike.  Jack (5 years old) is the self proclaimed “Bass Master”, and Charlie (4 years old) is…

I celebrated Father’s Day weekend with two incredible father and son trips.  Nate and Nick Gove from Crystal, MN hopped in the boat with me on Saturday for a day of walleye and smallmouth fishing.  Our plan was to fish walleyes in the morning and switch to smallies in the afternoon.  I love it when…

Words can’t do this report justice, so I won’t try.  Last year, I wrote about a fishing trip with my friend Don Christensen, “A Day With Don”.  Well, Don and his son Riley returned today to settle a score.  I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.  Here are the totals and details from 4 hrs. of…