To fish or not to fish? What a stupid question. Speaking of stupid questions, do you know the difference between a steelhead and a rainbow trout? Neither do I, and neither do you. Let me clarify. I think the first thing that should be understood is that a steelhead is a nickname given to a …
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All three boats in the fleet went out fishing this morning and all three boats came in with a quick limit of coho salmon! Bright colored spoons on slide divers and downriggers did the trick and orange 00 Luhr Jensen dodgers did the rest on short leadcores behind boards and divers. We’re fishing relatively shallow …
The Arsenal of a Charter Captain’s Weather Reports Lake Michigan’s weather patterns can be vastly different than the weather on dry land. As a charter captain, people message me all the time for ways to keep up to date on the weather. The most important tool you can have is to be close and take …
“Growth starts where your comfort zone ends.” This saying has been playing over and over in my mind recently. You might be able to infer that means that I’ve been a bit uncomfortable lately, and you’d be right. Here’s why I am excited about that. Let’s start at the beginning. Right about the time I …
I can’t believe we’re already knocking on December’s door. The past five and a half weeks have felt like I’ve been living in a time warp, living two hours at a time between feedings of my newborn. Late on October 22nd, Megan and I welcomed our sweet Daphne Jane into the world and it’s been …
Yesterday I received a call from a very pleasant guy from the western part of Wisconsin who is interested in booking a trip out on Lake Michigan. The conversation quickly turned to proper apparel for charter fishing. I figured this would be a great topic for a blog post since Google tells me it’s a …
The answer might be surprising! Nerd post alert. While this mildly entertaining blog might be enough to get you a point in an outdoor themed trivia contest, none of this stuff is truly important. In fact, if you bring up any of this stuff while sitting in the garage drinking a few cold ones with …
The burning question with a million bad answers (or maybe one great one). Summer in Sheboygan is a busy time! Our town expands along the lakeshore for miles in either direction of our crown jewel, Sheboygan’s riverfront. Because of the orientation of our small city, attractions are quite spread out which gives our town of …
You’re probably chomping at the bit by now waiting for the second blog post. Lucky you! Ya got it! Charter fishing can mean all sorts of different things, depending on where you go in the world. I am going to detail what charter fishing generally means in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. By definition, the term “charter fishing” …
YUUUUUUUUP! You found it! Welcome to the all new Playin’ Hooky Blog! I’ll have to admit when there is such a vast array of fishing knowledge locked inside this big ol’ smart, fit, and handsome brain of mine, it’s pretty intimidating trying to figure out how we unpack all of this. To quote the great …