Merchant Marine Class
Some of you may have been wondering why I haven't been fishing as much as I should and it is because of two reasons, 1. extremely low water levels in the rivers and 2. I just finished up my Captains Course with Explorers Guide LLC. For those of you looking to get your Merchant Marine License, even your 100 and 200 ton licenses, I would highly recommend Explorers Guide LLC. Capt. Gary is very knowledgeable and walks you through everything you need to know along with the extr


Out of state Steelhead
With the low river conditions by me, I decided to take a day trip down to Trail Creek Indiana to meet up with fellow guide Justin Nguyen of Trail Creek Guide Service in search of some summer chrome. They are experiencing the same conditions as up here with very low water conditions but thanks to Justin's experience we were able to stick this nice female steelhead. It was also nice to meet their local game warden who was out giving tickets for trespassing. It's not what you kn


One long weekend
StartFragmentSaturday morning I met up with a buddy and his son to chase some chinooks in the rivers of S.E. Wisconsin. I decided going back to the same river I ran my last trip the previous weekend would be the best bet. Upon arrival I noticed something very wrong... There were NO fish! I told Todd and Tim that this wasn't right and I had a feeling the fall snaggers had been through and took all the fish off the beds. After another mile hike I got to a corner where I saw 5 g