by Chris Hansen | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog
Are you out of fish to catch? What’s left on your fly fishing bucket list? Steelhead, pike, striped bass? These are pretty simple, you could probably catch all 3 on one trip without a boat if you planned it right. How about things like tarpon, king salmon, muskie,...
by Chris Hansen | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog
There was a time when I tied flies a lot. Almost every night in my smoky one room apartment you would find me drinking cheap beer and adding to my inexhaustible supply of flies. There were, and still are, certain flies that I can’t ever seem to have enough of—things...
by Chris Hansen | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog
About a dozen years ago I got a call from a local photographer friend named Jules. It seems his office was working on a new muskie book, and they needed a good sized muskie to take pictures of. “Sure, I can catch you one. When do you need it by?” I’m thinking I’ll...
by Chris Hansen | Aug 21, 2014 | Blog
EVER FISH WITH A FLAPPER? No not that kind. Not that it wouldn’t be fun, but I don’t think many fish would get caught. Ever see someone set the hook while wearing heels? It’s a disaster. I’m talking about fishing with a Gambler...
by Chris Hansen | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog
The hotter the better. We get our share of cold around here, so you’re not likely me to complain about it being too hot. Besides, the hottest days on the water are usually great days for catching, especially on The River. And it doesn’t get much hotter than...
by Chris Hansen | Jul 23, 2014 | Blog
I remember a fine Sunday afternoon about ten years ago when I was battling big boat wakes on a popular metro muskie lake. At that point in my life, I really did a lot of muskie fishing and I as slowed to bounce through still another ski boat’s wake, I strongly...
