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

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Berkley Trilene Professional Grade im 10lbs for clear water

A couple of fish from today

Simms Video of Midwest Fishing

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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!!!!


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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