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Play Jaws Theme Song Now!

About a week ago my mail carrier Jim Gainor gave me a tip on a big trout he had follow right here in Richland Center. I stored it in my memory for another day. That another day was this...

The Teachers and the Students: Ice Queens 2014

For many people, it can be frustrating trying to learn something new, and I think most would agree that it can be even more difficult to try and teach a complete stranger how to achieve success in that new...

Use the Right Tool for the Job

I met him about a dozen years ago. It was when I first began guiding. He showed up with two different rigs. One was a brand new 5 weight rod and 6 weight forward line. The other rig was a...
brown trout wtih fly in mouth

Trout Excursion Numero Uno

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to go along with a couple of friends to a public trout stream west of Madison, WI. Since it’s been a tough winter and spring for me to swallow — with game...
kids catching carp

Are Youth Really the Future of Fishing?

This weekend, I was fishing one of my boyhood spots; mostly for nostalgia, partly to kill time - something magical happened. A group of 3 boys peddled past me, all in a hurry to get somewhere - a fishing...