Today was the beginning of my busy fall season. I was joined by my friend Jon Donehoo for a little “sticking” on the lower Manistee.

Salmon numbers continue to grow on the Manistee River as do the number of fisherman. It was a busy day on the river as Dr.

Here’s to hoping the heat and humidity is behind us!!! Day-to-day salmon season kicked off for me today, and as promised on  Facebook, some chrome

Seasons come; seasons go, and so it was with mixed feelings today that Captain Don Graham and I hit the Muskegon for one last smallie

Brad and his son Dan joined me on the Muskegon river today for some smallie fishing before Dan heads back to college. Thanks Brad and

Dewie and his wife Nancy joined me on the Muskegon river today for small mouth bass fishing. We started out with poppers, and then switched

After a little break to take care of some other responsibilities, and spend some time at the lake with the family it felt really good

So, here I am lounge-chaired out on the cottage deck gazing out at North Lake Leelanau, shimmering flat with the golden glow of days end. 

When the bite is on, the fish can make you look like a genius.  All the finest tackle, latest techniques, and spiffy duds are worth

Fishing the Muskegon river  with poppers for small mouth bass is always exciting, this one took me all around the boat and then headed down stream