Last week I wrote about the cabin whiteboards. This week the story is about another. I decided to put a whiteboard near the door of the rod shed this year. I wanted to write a few words of inspiration for my guests to see before walking down the dock to go fishing. Kind of like Notre Dame football players seeing …
Whiteboards Part 1
It’s become an annual event to share whiteboard notes that guests leave when they depart. We’re always surprised and humbled to read them. And a few bonus handwritten notes were left behind as well. We’d like to thank everyone for such kind words. Come back next week for Whiteboards Part …
The Dock Is Out
There are three super moon events in 2025. This past week was the first one. It was the harvest moon. Along with it being beautiful, it created a high tide large enough to float the dock out. Taking the dock out was my final chore of the 2025 season. It’s always sad for me to see it all …
Rules
My mentor, Jeff King, use to make up guide rule numbers. Some were legit, some were just him riffing. For example… Guide Rule #1. Never leave fish to find fish. Guide Rule #8. Fish upstream from where you live just in case you run out of gas. You can always drift home. Guide Rule #17. Don’t swear in front …
Bonus Time On The Water
I was able to get out fishing three times this past week. Once with my neighbor and two times with fellow guide Boo, who was also done working for the season. I spent one day fishing the lower river and two days fishing the middle river. The lower river is where I spend my season guiding so trailering a boat to the middle …
That’s A Wrap.
I’m sad writing this, but my 2025 guiding season is officially over. It’s now time to winterize the boat and the cabins. However, I’m not completely done fishing. I’ll slip out when the time is right. Hopefully, photos will follow. According to the calendar, tomorrow is the first day of fall. Based on the visibility of the …
Fishing Report: The Day After Week Ending 9/14/25
It was the Nick, Brittany, and Ken show this past week. The catching wasn’t hot and heavy for us. It was just good enough. It had to be fish Karma. Three years ago Nick gave me a custom color Brad’s K15 fishing lure. Since it was custom, I’ve kept it stored in my tackle box and haven’t used it since he was last …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/14/25
Sorry, my full report will have to wait until tomorrow. I’ve been too busy fishing to put together a recap. …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/7/25
The conditions weren’t ideal this past week for silver salmon fishing. Not only are we between the first and second runs, a rain event caused the river to rise over two feet in a short amount of time. A rising river means dirty runoff and debris. Fish (and fishermen) don’t like that. That being said, it was still a pretty …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/31/25
August ends tonight and I think it’s safe to say the first run of silver salmon has been a normal one. Normal is good. The steady action has been a welcome relief compared to what we experienced last year. I’ve got my fingers crossed that the second run of silvers mirrors the first run and is normal too. On to the fishing …