by Chris Hansen | May 5, 2014 | Blog
I can’t say for sure what the first year was that I fished the Wisconsin Trout Opener, very early 70s though. Grandpa took me every year, and for the most part I haven’t missed an opening weekend since. Grandpa has been gone for a while, but I do my best...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
“♪♪♫…I don’t know why I love her like I do… All the changes that you put me through…♪♫♪” This song plays on a loop in my brain this time of year. Despite all the different kinds of fishing I do, I guess I’m still a trout...
by Chris Hansen | Feb 20, 2014 | Blog
I was recently asked about the details of the picture of me with a rattlesnake, taken on the Kinni in the early 90s. Please note that this incident took place long before the late great Steve Irwin permeated our TVs, clad in shorts with a crazed enthusiasm for all...
by Chris Hansen | Oct 19, 2013 | Blog
“Nice fish!” Gunnar yelled from the back of the boat. I looked back to see a nice sized muskie closely tracking his spinnerbait. “Why is he swimming sideways?” Gunnar asked as he went into a classic Gunnar figure -8 [too much line...
by Chris Hansen | Oct 11, 2013 | Blog
How many casts does it take to make a good day of muskie fishing? One. We were out to accomplish one of fishing’s most difficult feats—a muskie on the fly. My two customers, Kris and Jordan, were up to the task, and we were fishing water that I know pretty well- the...
