Lakes Region weather was cruel today. High winds, cold and drizzle kept me off the salmon water. I didn’t dare launch the canoe. That sent me shore fishing for pickerel and the white sucker again. But today the pickerel were sleeping through the cold day and these suckers absolutely won’t cooperate. Time to focus on … Read more
Fishing Lake Winnipesaukee yesterday gave me the bug. I went to bed last night dreaming of a news species on the fly today – the white sucker (Catostomus commersonii). Instead of taking the canoe, I drove my old 91 Explorer to Back Bay and fished on foot. While we didn’t have much sun today, it … Read more
Been busy here in Wolfeboro, NH for a week since our two month long Ruby Van tour ended. Though I bought a season NH license as soon as we arrived, I’d yet to make a cast till today. That’s mainly because I had two months of mail and bills to take care of. Along with … Read more
If there’s one thing I’m proud of as for my fly fishing accomplishments it’s my species list. I’m approaching the 430 fish mark. This year I’ve already added three, but, I thought I had four. Back on January 9th I caught a bass in TX that I thought was a Guadalupe Bass. I asked for … Read more
It felt so good to be back on frozen Lake Superior yesterday with my long time college pal Howie, that we went again today. I hadn’t been on Superior in 35 years but here I was for a second day in a row. And we didn’t need the ice shelter, today was a glorious calm … Read more
I won’t elaborate at this point, but Granny and I made an offer on a house here in Wisconsin. It’s not the town we planned on and it’s by no means a dream house, but it’s a quiet neighborhood, we have friends in the area and there’s plenty of job options for Granny within walking … Read more
A lot has changed in a year in the “Currier” lives. Heck, go back three years and the difference then to now is ridiculous. But 11 months ago Granny and I drove my old 1991 Exploder to MN, IO and WI to investigate moving to the region. It seemed like more of a pipedream. How … Read more
If you’ve been fly fishing long enough, sometimes you head out and sense magic in the air. You feel an amazing catch headed your way. This sensation builds undoubtable confidence that energizes each cast and every strip. But can a sturgeon really be caught on fly rod? And what’s the biggest walleye to eat a … Read more
Granny and I began our trip back east today. But not far for a few days. We went back to White Salmon, WA and Mike and I hit the Columbia River for walleyes for a couple hours. We got skunked. The wind and rain was far too difficult for me to keep my flies on … Read more
I’m not much of a troller but last year I spent two days on the water with Mike LaSota dragging some crazy outfits along the bottom of the Multnomah Channel in OR for spring chinooks. “Springers” as the locals call them, are regarded as the best tasting salmon in the world. These chinooks arrive in … Read more
Today was the walleye fishing day on the Columbia River we were hoping for. We woke up to sunshine and the warmest temps of the week. It was at least mid-40°s at sunrise and it went up fast from there. Though the clouds would move back in throughout the day, our high would reach 57°. … Read more
It was back on the Columbia for walleye again today with Mike LaSota. In fact, today Granny came with also. But if you thought yesterday was a tough day. . . . today was even slower. We fished from around 11 AM until after 5 PM and not only did we get skunked, we never … Read more