Trash or Treasure?

Last week I had the opportunity to fly fish the salt waters of the Sebastian Inlet near Vero Beach, Florida prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.  My brother-in-law and I hired a local guide for the morning with hopes of catching a few of the areas renowned saltwater gamefish.  Our main goal was to target Snook [...]

“On the Menu”

Ever wonder where all the juvenile gamefish (bass, sunfish, trout and so on) have gone in your favorite river or stream?  Well, it’s finally apparent to me after numerous encounters with large toothy predators this past warmwater season!
My favorite watershed (especially the middle section) has seen a recent decline in the numbers of “small” smallmouth [...]

Carp On…Surprise!

I’ve waited all summer long for my favorite river in the state of Michigan to finally settle down and gain some “sight fishing” clarity.  I’m referring to the Grand in south central Michigan which is the longest river in the state and has a few famous tributaries like the Rogue and Prairie Creek draining into her!  If [...]