Sign Up For Email Updates

Now you can be the first one to receive email updates. Look on the right side of the of the top page and put your email address in and you will receive a email notice.This is a great way to stay in touch with what happening with Into The Air Adventures.

Great Lakes Fishing

Being a old salt dog from coastal North Carolina I have enjoyed becoming a Great Laker fisherman. Wisconsin offers some of the best fishing in the nation. Best Smallmouth,Musky,Walleye in the nation.Then add in Great Lake run Salmon,Brown Trout,and Steelhead it all adds up to some great fishing.

Here is a shot from our float trip yesterday 

Can you guess here I fished today?

I must admit I need help

I must admit I need help! I wake up and first thing I do is check the weather and the stream flows. The rods and waders are always in the truck. I walk through the girls sports store (Hobby Lobby) and try to figure out what I can use to tie flies.But it came to a head this opening weekend of deer hunting. I was all set to sit in the stand watching for the thirty pointer reading the Drake when I get a text from someone looking to book a guide trip.So needless to say I was packed up by noon and on my way to the river.I am thankful for my wife that understands and encourages me to share my passion of the outdoors and never makes me feel guilty and look 's forwards to the days I can guide her..And thank goodness there's no know cure for being fish addicted

Trout Beauty

I was out fishing with my good friend Jim Hauer from Blue Sky Furled Leaders on the greasy banks of one of the lakeside tributary's this morning testing out their new Magnum Drifter Series indicator The river was off color and still running with a good flow so we hit all the pools below the riffles.Jim had miss two fish earlier in the pool and with our departure time coming soon Jim hooks this dime bright trout. What a great day to be on the river.

Great Fishing Still

Coho,Steelhead, and Brown Trout can be found in most of the tributary around Northeast Wisconsin. The great fishing continues with little slow down in the future.With the rain coming down right now this will set up a great weekend and next week for fishing.Swinging big flashy flies and nymp with egg dropper's still are taking great numbers of fish.The problem is to many rivers and streams to cover. Get out and get some for yourself

Free Program, Classic Anglers of Wisconsin

Coast to Coast; Exploring Wisconsin's Two Great Lakes and their Tributaries"

Nate’s multi-media program will cover tactics, techniques, seasonal differences and the fish themselves.  Added is a terrific short video that will get everyone excited.  He will also do a detailed comparison on the more well-known rivers – the Brule and Kewaunee.

Nate Sipple is a full-time fly fishing guide and works out of Tight Lines Fly Fishing Company in DePere guiding fly fishers year round.       

Nate Sipple & tributary friend

WHEN:    Monday, November 7, 2011

              Program starts promptly at 7 p.m.

 

WHERE:  Legends Brewhouse and Eatery

              2840 Shawano Avenue

              Green Bay, WI

 

 

Free program Sponsored by the Classic Anglers of Wisconsin.  A Federation of Flyfishers Club - Contact Jim Hauer 920 430 1231

New Video,Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Salmon

I am asked all the time do Salmon really eat flies. The answer is yes! The video shows two different methods of fishing for them. The first method is a nontraditional method using a fly rod and reel spun up with level mono/flourcarbon line.I use a clown egg(http://bestbugz.com/) with a small spilt shot depending on flow.Casting down stream and letting it drift. The second is more traditional.I use a Blue Sky Furled Leader Drifter Series leader (http://www.blueskyfly.com/) and a egg sucking leech.Casting up stream and watching the ball indicator move.

Hopefully the video helps
 Email me if you have any questions nregister@netnet.net


http://www.youtube.com/user/NateFlyGuy?feature=mhee#p/u

A End To Epic Salmon Season

Well as you can tell by the title of the post The mass migration of the King Salmon are in the final days.There are a few fresh fish around but for the most part the river looks like a battle ground.Dead or dying fish floating and laying around the river not to mention the poor shape of the river it's self.The banks have been trampled down and litter lay around like a football stadium after a game. Sad real sad!Report from around the lake all agree this has been one of the best runs in 10 years.The size and number of fish where above average. There also has been a return of Coho Salmon this year after a 3 year delay. Brown Trout will still come in November, but nothing like the number we have seen this fall from the Kings.Well hope everyone has had a great season,it is always nice to catch up with the same guys every year and meet new ones.

Cheers to a great season!!

Nathan

Youtube Video Link

Watch all the Into The Air Adventures Video through this link
http://www.youtube.com/user/NateFlyGuy

New Video

 

Click Icon

Click Icon to Watch New Video From Into The Air Adventure

Receive automatic Email updates from the blog by submitting your email address on the front page in the upper right hand corner and then hit the submit button

A great way to stay in touch

The Good,The Bad and The Ugly

The Good news is we are getting some rain as I type this. We have been without rain for awhile now and most of the rivers need some water to bring a fresh batch of fish in. The King Salmon run has already peaked and now we are on the down hill slide.We may get one more push of fresh fish next week then it will wind down to nothing by the end of the month.A few Coho and Steelhead are around as well.

The Bad news is there are dead stinky fish floating all around the river. The trash that people leave is unbelievable as well as the lack of sportsmanship.I know there are some that depend on those fish for meals,but most don't.

The Ugly, I had a run in with one of the not so sportsman today. I hooked a nice female this morning and as she made her run up river she knew right where the tree in the water was. I gave her some slack hoping she would turn back towards me. But as she got cozy under the tree I knew there would be no getting her out without tearing up my line so I straighting out the line and broke her off.My net guy walked over and confirmed she was hooked in the corner of the mouth  and was laying there recovering.Then out of no where a older guy with the silver spider (treble hook) walk over to her lying there and reached over the tree and hooked her under the belly and then put her on his stringer. I told him if he did leave the river I call the DNR warden.

Although I have seen many violations on the river, I see allot of guys doing it right. I fish with a a group of great sportsman that are very polite,good fisherman and helpfully to one anther.There will always be the ugly but I just choose to fish with the good.

George Abbott Landing First Salmon

Click here to go to video

Great Reel for Great Lakes Salmon

Here is the fly reel I have been using this year. Can pick up line very quickly and bullet proof 3:1 gears.

Click on text for more information

Martin Multiplier Reel

Tenkara, Japense Fly Fishing

Here a link to a day of Tenkara fishing I enjoyed with my friend Jim Hauer

click link below to watch video

http://www.youtube.com/user/NateFlyGuy?feature=mhee

Fishing Line and Fish

The large push of King Salmon have entered most of the lakeside tributary's. As the water drops they will consecrate in deep pools and runs The Clown eggs is still taking the largest number of fish.Allot of people have been wondering about what line I use.

8 lb Maxima in Ultragreen and Chameleon in stained to dirt water

 Mini packs of Maxima is avaiable at Tightlines n Depere

http://www.tightlinesflyshop.com/

Berkley Trilene Professional Grade im 10lbs for clear water

A couple of fish from today

Simms Video of Midwest Fishing

Click here to watch video

First Steelhead of the Fall

Landed a nice fresh Steelhead this morning! Pound for pound I love these fish . When I set the hook he screamed about 25 yards of line off in a hurry. Always remember these fish can't be picked up by the gills they need to handled under the belly and tail .

Big Fish Continue to Come

Big fish continue to come up the river. I have seen and landed some of the largest fish I have seen in awhile. With the rain we had last weekend the fish have turned on and we are starting to see the large numbers enter the river.Remember a fallen river is always a better river watch the stream flow data and pick your times to maximise your day.Size 6 Clown eggs with flourcarbon leader have worked the best. I seen at least 6 fish take the fly before it hit the bottom today.

26.5 lbs

Stange Things You See at The River

I have seen some strange things at the river before, but never a young lady in her prom dress until today. They where taking some type of senior pictures

10 Year Old Logan Fox lands 25+ Pound Salmon

One of the most enjoyable things about guiding is to see a young persons face when they hold that big fish in there hands for the first time.I had the privilege of guiding Ben and Logan Fox this weekend Logan 10, landed a 25+ pound King Salmon on eight pound test line.To see his face when the fish made the first of several jumps was priceless. Way to go Logan!!!!


Click Text to Watch the Video On Youtube

2 Years Running

I have made Sept 7th as my start of Salmon season for the last two years and I am happy to report I landed a fish both years.There are very limited numbers of fish in the river right now, but when you find one they are super aggressive.Check out the picture of the Clown egg in the mouth

A View From the Guide Seat; 2011 Smallmouth Season

The cool night air and the drying of leaves signal the changing of a season. I find my mind starting to think of large mighty fish from the lake making their way up the rivers and streams as they have done before to find a place to deposit what nature has forced them to do.

 The 2011 Smallmouth season is in the books and so I thought I’d share a few highlights. The long warm humid spell brought fish up to the surface looking to engulf anything that hit the water. The fish were tight to the bank, barely in inches of water and that’s where one of my favorite takes this season came from. Jim Hauer’s Seagull pattern had been hot all day and as we made our way down the river I spotted a “fishy” looking spot. I made a good cast landing within inches of the bank, let the rings settle and made a big strip. A wake erupted from under a dock and the fish was zeroed in on the fly. As he closed in I made another long strip to keep his attention with the bubble trail following behind the fly. The fish lunged for the fly, but missed. With another big strip he swung around and engulfed the fly. Wow, fish on!

  Although raising many large fish this year I was shut out of the 20” club. But never fear there is always Jarred with his Dave Whitlock Fruit Cocktail that fills in. Jarred raised a 21” smallmouth last year on the same fly around the other side of the island and this year would prove no different. We had been shut down most all evening with gusty winds that were making the top water bite a bit sketchy. Oh yes, we had to switch to many different flies that night trying to raise enough fish to make the hour drive seem to be a success. We had all but called it a night with a run back up to the boat landing and night beginning to settle. As we raced up river, I could see the wind had settled down and the river had turned to glass. One more shot for a fish I thought. So I slowed the boat and told Jarred to make a cast towards the shoreline. As we drifted towards a mid river rock bar I saw Jarred’s line go tight. Jarred was unusually quiet about the fish on his line. As I reached down to net the fish I saw a large fish emerge from the stained water and yes it had made the benchmark, 20 inches! But the best was yet to come, as we drifted down river taking pictures, measuring, and then releasing the fish. We ended up under a tree canopy when a swarm of bats were attracted to Jarred’s bright colored fishing shirt. All I could see was Jarred defending himself with his fly rod as a fencing sword against the bats. I laughed so hard, sound had stopped coming out.

  My second trip to the river with Don was going to be a hard one to follow up since our first trip had raised many fish that day. But as we motored up river to our first spot it looked more like a Montana trout stream than a northern Wisconsin Smallmouth river. If I could count the rings from rising fish I would need all my fingers and toes. I told Don that there was some kind of hatch coming off the water and it was going to be a great day again. As a fish would rise I would tell Don, “Forty feet, 1 o’clock to your right.” And Don would hit the spot with the Olive Green Boogle Bug (Thanks Larry at Hayward Fly Shop, great color). This continued most of the day. At one point Don could not even clear the line from his feet from fighting so many fish. We would drift through the holes, net fish and turn around and do the same thing again. This finally came to a stop after a front blew us off the water.

  So with so many great memories of the summer fish caught and fish lost, I look forward to the fall fishing, cooler temps and a little Packer football.

Best Times

Nathan

My Favorite Egg for Fall Salmon

With the summer winding down and Smallmouth  moving into the fall feeding patterns the change of the season is in the air.The water levels are prime for the Salmon migration. reports are already coming in of fish staging around some rivers. With a change to the west this week in the wind and a good amount of rain the pump is getting primed for action.Here is my favorite egg for the fall time here in Wisconsin. I like to fish it with a fluorocarbon leader and a small split shot in the deep holes and slots early in the run.It should be a great season I have heard of some bigger than normal fish being boated out on the lake this summer.

Guided salmon trips are only 225.00 for a half day 1-2 people

So that is only a little over a 100.00 each and that will set you up for a more successful season

20 day fish is not uncommon

Into The Air Adventures partners with Costa Del Mar Sunglasses

We are proud to announce our partnership with Costa Del Mar sunglasses. Costa produces some of the finest sunglasses on the water today.The 580 lens are light waves above any other fishing glasses on the market.They are also a Florida based company that are hand make every frame and lens.Try on a par today you will never leave home without them

http://www.costadelmar.com/

Tightlines Fly Fishing Company, A Great Fly Shop

In the day of big business and corporate box store the simple joy of walking into a locally owned fly shop is great. Here in Green Bay we have one of those great shops Tightlines Fly Fishing Company (http://www.tightlinesflyshop.com/

They celebrated 10 years this year and are a great group of guys

Check out there web page and online store for all your needs

smallmouthflyshop

20" Smallmouth

It was great to see my freind Jarred Winkel land a 20" smallmouth last night. Fishing has been great this summer,but with the cool weather lately it has slowed a bit.With that been said you never know when the next cast you will land a great fish.

   

 

Here's to a Great Fishermen

Some days on the water are good, some great, and then some are golden yesterday  was one of such golden days. I had the pleasure of hosting long time fly angler author and local fishing legend Don Larmouth. Don has been plagued with Parkinson disease which has slowed his body down, but to my pleasure not his mind or his drive to continue a long career of fly fishing. He can still cast 50 feet with little effort and place the fly within inches of the bank.then when he has a fish on he's all business. I mostly enjoyed the many story of a man that shares the same passion for the water as I. Don has fished with some of fly fishing greatest guides in the world so when he addressed me as Captain at the end of our trip and told me this was a "red letter day for him" I toke that as a great compliment.

Here's a You Tube link to one of many fish from that day.
http://www.youtube.com/user/NateFlyGuy

A Great Father Son Day

Nice Fish Caleb



Great Days Guys Enjoyed it Very Much

 Fishing is very hot right now and I don't see it slowing down any time soon. If you where waiting to book a trip well NOW is the time. We boated almost 15 fish today and many missed.Give me a call for open dates

Nathan 920 639-5615

Some pictures

July Fishing Report

I have finally made it to the river after being in North Carolina and then camping with the family it was good to get some flies "into the air". I got to fish with my good friend Jim Hauer from Blue Sky Furled Leaders http://www.blueskyfly.com/. Jim is a excellent fisherman and boat man which makes the fishing even more enjoyable.After a little mapping on the upper stretch of the river it was time to get down to some fishing.We fished a couple of deep holes and some mid river reefs and wood with not much action. Then we switched to some poppers and divers and fished a shallow bank. On the first cast we had a fish and then anther, but the trick was the fish where tight to the bank. So if you couldn't cast within inches of the bank the fish was not coming to get it..We finished the day with many in the boat and many that came unbuttoned.and even one that jumped out of the boat before we could get a pictures.Some great fish, some great laughs and anther great season. Pictures coming soon...

July is here and the fishing is getting hot along with the weather

Well I am back from North Carolina just in time for some hot action. I have finished rigging my other guide boat with a new motor that will give me more flexibly on the river.

With that being said I am offering for July some 1 on 1 guide trips
  Here are the details!
- Fly Fishing OR Spinning Gear
-1 on 1 half day guided trips ( 4hrs)
- Flexibly to fish many sections of the river
-Get to know local water more.
-Special low price for July dates

Call me at 920-639-5615
For more details

Red Fishing in North Carolina

Well we have been here almost a week and this is the first day I have got to get out fishing. From a family reunion and a 20th class graduation it has been a busy week. I hooked up with my buddy Tim to get put on some Red's. Well needless to say the day was great day! The wind was something! about 25/30 mph all day so there was no hiding from it.We saw some red's blow up on some shrimp in shallow and I had a head turn but no red's in the boat.We did catch our share of Speckled Trout,Blue Fish and what is a day without Sharks.Here are some pictures and yes Rebecca did catch a bigger one than me.Hope to get out more this week

Best Fish Every

May not the biggest fish I every caught ,but it was a fly Kayla had tied this winter.What a feeling!! to share your passion with your daughter

Start the season off right Smallmouth video 19" fish

Smallmouth on a Fly Rod

Click on above link !!!!!

The Close of One Season Leads to Another

Well I have official put my steelhead stuff away for another year.This Saturday is opening weekend to the regular fishing season. I have seen allot of boat behind trucks today. Alway a good time at the boat ramp to watch the people put boats in then try to start them there for the first time of the year.Well anyways good luck if you are getting out in the craziness, if not remember Tightlines open house



Tight Lines Open House Saturday, May 7th

, Tight Lines will be hosting a customer appreciation open
house as a “thank you” to all who support our store. This will also be the official
celebration of our ten year anniversary.  All things considered, we’re pretty excited to hit
the decade mark, so we have a bunch of fun things planned for the day.  Our Sage/Rio
representatives will be joining us for the day to demo equipment and answer any rod or
line questions you may have.  It promises to be a ton of fun, so stop by and help us
celebrate ten years.   The event will begin at 9am and we will be open until 5:00pm.
Lunch will be served from 12:00-2:00.
   We will be hosting our first ever Rio sponsored distance casting competition.  This will
be a great chance to pit your skills against your friends and have a few laughs.  Plus, the
top three places will win a new Rio line.  We will also be having a cookout and what is
amounting to our largest sale EVER!  This event will be free to attend and we encourage
you to bring your friends.
 
Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co.
1534 Mid Valley Dr.
De Pere, WI 54115
920-336-4106
www.tightlinesflyshop.com

Water is the Headlines

The Kewaunee hit almost 2000 cfps this week ,the normal flow is around 107 cfps.hold onto you hats
Mr. Steelhead.I am sure there is fish around but with more rain and more rain... I'm getting the boat ready for the river for the opener on May 7th.Which with cool temps we have had I'm sure the Smallmouth are like is it winter or spring? With all that being said if you wait for the perfect day/river here in Wisconsin well you mind as well take up anther sport. Well back to the vise.

Great Weekend

Thanks to everyone that came out this weekend.

All the kids left with new fishing poles and reels,we gave out 18 in total.

Water Was High But Still Landed a Couple

The water comes up and goes down a little right before more water, but remember last year the run was almost done by this time. Some fish have already done their thing and are heading back,but with cold temps this weekend we should get more fresh fish.

Best of luck

Free Fly Fishing Workshop April 16 In Green Bay