June was a very good fishing travel month for me. A few weeks following the Driftless adventure, I was able to visit the White Mountains of New Hampshire again. This is the second year I've visited the Whites to fish, and I'm finding that they really provide a very different fishing experience when compared to … Continue reading A Long Weekend in the Whites
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Driftless 2025: Part 5 – The Last Stage
All great journeys must eventually come to an end, and the Driftless 2025 was no different. Tuesday was to be my last full day in the Shire. Sure, there would be a multi-state travel day on Wednesday, back to Minneapolis, then Jacksonville, but today we adventured one final time. And what the adventure it was! … Continue reading Driftless 2025: Part 5 – The Last Stage
Driftless 2025: Part 4 – A Warm Welcome
When I fly into the upper Midwest to fish the Driftless I typically travel through the Minneapolis airport. It's the easiest place to get flights in and out of from Jacksonville with the least amount of connections. The weird thing is that I always bypass the fishing on the Minnesota side of the Driftless, and … Continue reading Driftless 2025: Part 4 – A Warm Welcome
One Year Ago, I Had an Amazing Fishing Experience
When "memories" pop up in your social media feed, they often bring a smile to your face. While many can be relatively inconsequential, the one that appeared this weekend was pretty damn cool. It references something that happened a year ago. Something oddly enough, I've never written about here. I'm republishing the article I originally … Continue reading One Year Ago, I Had an Amazing Fishing Experience



