2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Best Day of the Week to Fish

When Josh looks at his guide book (actually an intricate system of post-it notes I’ve created on our wall calendar) and recognizes the name of a returning guide client affixed to a Saturday, it functions as a sort of reflex hammer. His knee jerk reaction is to ask me,...

New Water + Teamwork = First Musky!

As you probably already know, many of my favorite guiding moments involve clients landing their very first musky. And sometimes it’s a few “out of the norm” factors that work together to make it happen. On this trip, brotherly teamwork and a new lake were the keys to...

2016 Metro Muskie Tournament

I had a great time in the Metro Muskie Tournament. We had a lot of chances, and finally landed this long, skinny beauty. It got us 4th place! Thanks Scot Destasio for enduring the long, hot day among many pleasure boaters. What a fun and challenging day!

Andy’s Lake Mille Lacs Giant

On this Thanksgiving Eve, my client Andy caught this beautiful Mille Lacs musky! It was 53×27″!! Andy handled this giant biting his lure boat side! Nice work, Andy! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Robert’s First Musky: October 2015

Robert came all the way from England to fish with me and get his first musky! He read my journal excerpts in the June 2014 Field & Stream Magazine. He had never fished muskies before, and his first-ever musky hit the magic number in length! Thanks for all the hard...

Andrew’s First Musky: October 18, 2015

Andrew had a dream his whole life to catch a musky. You could say it was high on his “bucket list”. He tried many times before, but couldn’t score. So when he finally accomplished his dream, I’m not surprised that other boats gathered around...