by Chris Hansen | Dec 16, 2017 | Blog
Secret River There are still secrets. You’ve seen the posts by savvy Facebookers, showing awesome fish from undisclosed streams or lakes. Do you secretly want to know where they caught the fish? Did you look for clues in the background that might reveal the...
by Chris Hansen | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog
A family weekend for the North Shore was planned for this October. We made a one day up-and-back trip last year. That was a lot for one day, and while we had a great time I was disappointed that the one-day trip left a lot of sights unseen, and left no chance for any...
by Chris Hansen | Aug 4, 2017 | Blog
Miller Time “Monday. 6:00. Otsego. Millers”. Who would know what to make of this cryptic text I sent out on Monday. The recipient was Gunnar, he knew what it meant—Miller Time on the Mississippi. Most of you probably still don’t know what I’m talking about. There...
by Chris Hansen | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog
This story is brought to you by “Trout Fishing” –Keeping Chris Sane for Over 40 Years… Yeah, we got the hail. I pointed out the green sky to the kids, told them whenever you see that, hail is coming. I should have covered my truck, or at least parked it...
by Chris Hansen | May 2, 2017 | Blog
Will I see you give more than I can take Well I only harvest some—Neil Young, from “Harvest” There is something about the descent into a trout valley in Southeast Minnesota that puts me in a good mood like few other things can. I started my journey on Saturday with...
by Chris Hansen | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog
Enough with all the talk about lures that work. Most of them do. How about the Worst Lure? I get weekly emails from “Fishing Tackle Retailer”. Even though it’s been a decade since I was a retailer, I still like to keep track of trends and what not. One feature they...
