Walleye heaven in land of lakes
We trolled in a 21-foot boat in 4 feet of water on Upper Red Lake with the sky blue and the breeze dropping the temperature into the 50s, trying to...
All Stories
Lake Geneva guide really takes the cake
Tom Billing can be old-fashioned. Billing is a fishing guide and he used to have a friend who owned a bakery. In a great moment in bartering history, Billing acquired...
Catching fish comes second at this retreat
The fly-fishing queen does it all from the heart. Cathy Sero matches her sport with people dealt a lousy hand by fate and stands back to watch the gratifying results...
Top muskie man can’t put an end to this fisherman’s jinx
My pursuit of the mythical muskie continued in the Northwoods this summer. Conditions were ripe. I visited a popular muskie fishery -- this place believes it invented muskies. I fished...
This great lake really proves its superiority
The wind was rising and the waves grew more turbulent in mid-morning on the big lake. The side-to-side rocking of the 34-boat became more pronounced. Dexter Nelson, captain of the...
These fish fight back
Occupied with removing an arrow shot through the side of a hefty fish, Brandon Newby never saw the flying silver carp that smacked him in the hip, left a bruise...
IN BRIEF
*SAILING: Windquest, the 86-foot sailboat that led the fleet in the 99th annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Sunday night, was clocked in 28 hours, 44 minutes, 43 seconds...
Unpredictable elements part of Mackinac race’s lure
Basking in sunshine on the shore of Lake Michigan next to his boat Rush the day before the 99th annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac began, Dan Witucki of...
Catching fish–and grief–on Lake Michigan
The sun was bright shortly after sunrise and the wind was as calm as Lake Michigan on a magnificent fishing day in May. Anglers were taking early-season salmon charters to...
Dogged pursuit of dinner
Kristi Takasaki reeled steadily and the bluegill she hooked wiggled through the water. Her 4-year-old dog Lindy went crazy, barking and yipping as he sprinted from one end of the...