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Traveling, it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller -Ibn Battuta Although my traveling is miniscule compared to Ibn Battuta, an Afro-Eurasia explorer, there is a story, whether short or long, to share and reminisce about. This is true with a recent trip I was on in northern and western Wisconsin. In this article, I share my 14-day trip with you that I made in late August 2022.  It was a trip to remember, and a trip that makes me want more of this type of naturistic journey. I prepare for this 14-day trip with my teardrop camper, kayak,...

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get in there for about a year.  Nobody talks about it or even seems to know much about it. It is the perfect spot for a kayak fisherman. Right in the middle of everything and difficult to access, the Willamette River runs right through the heart of Salem, Oregon, and flows north to where it joins the Columbia River in Portland. It is home to both smallmouth and largemouth bass among many other types of fish. Along the Willamette there are many sloughs that have seasonal through flow when the water level...

During harvest, the old timers gather each Friday before the sun comes up, at Zip’s, the local greasy spoon, to share war stories, small town gossip, and political banter.  I figured it would be my best shot at getting any info I could before setting off to find Bonnie Lake, a remote, uninhabited lake in Eastern Washington, known for its sheer cliffs and monster largemouth. “Bonnie Lake?” A man in his late 70’s, said loudly, “I don’t think you can fish it anymore.  It’s been off limits for years.” “And even if you were to find it, you would have...

Tips From The Pros: Targeting Lake Trout In Canada Up here in Eastern Canada, more precisely in Quebec, winters are long and harsh. Most lakes are frozen from late December all the way to mid-April. Every year is the same. Once April starts, all I think about is rigging up my Lure 11.5 and hitting some open water. Springtime offers some unique fishing opportunities in some of our clear water lakes up here. As soon as the ice melts away, rainbow smelt go in creeks to lay their eggs. Not far behind them are the fish we’re looking for, the...