shanesaariJul 30, 20181 min readFishing with Dad."Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after" -Henry David Thoreau. I had the pleasure of...
shanesaariJul 30, 20181 min read"Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it" -Harry MiddletonFishing has been great of late! Water temps are down and remain pretty steady. A week ago it was in the low 80's for surface temps and...
shanesaariJul 17, 20181 min read"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it." ~Norman MacleanI remember that first fly cast I made, and I remember that first fish I caught on the fly rod, and I will have few memories that will...
shanesaariJul 15, 20181 min readTake a kid fishing!Sunday, July 15th, 2018 - Tonight we decided to try some new water and we took out some youngsters with us. Jack, Connor and Luke came...
shanesaariJul 10, 20181 min read"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable" -John BuchanWhat a great time I had with Tim and Lisa. Eagles, Great Blue Heron, Ducks, Sand Hill Crane, Deer, Turtles, beautiful weather, and did I...
shanesaariJul 8, 20181 min read"There's always time for one more cast" -UnknownJuly 8th, 2018 - 6:00 to 9:00 PM - Wisconsin River. Great night on the river. These two had a blast pulling up the walleyes tonight. Hot...
shanesaariJul 1, 20181 min readJuly 1st - "The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators" - Edward GibbonJuly 1st, 2018 - The wind was crazy!!!! Sustained at 20+mph pretty much from when we got on the water at 4:00 pm till we left at dark....
shanesaariJun 28, 20181 min readJune 28th Fishing reportWater is still high. There is some debris yet in the water but for the most part conditions are great. I fished nymphs (wolly buggers,...
shanesaariJun 26, 20181 min readFishing Report - Week of 6/25/18Water on the Wisconsin River is finally subsiding a bit. Got out on Tuesday evening for a run from Merrill down to about even with...