Duane Stremlau and I arrived at the river a little after noon and were met by our friend Lou Jirikowic. “You’re in luck,” he told us, the salmon are coming in heavy.” And so they were. There were older fish there, too; ones that had run in the week before. But as we stood fishing, […]
My long time friend, John Beth, managed to get back to the Sheboygan for another shot at the big browns that are rolling in. He did exceptionally well, taking another brute that was 36 x 21 plus 2 others and a nice female coho (looking very steelheadish). When landing the big guy, the line got […]
What I didn’t mention earlier is that the monster brown John Beth caught was taken on a cane rod and silk line. This has become a tradition for John during the fall salmon and trout runs. I didn’t mention it because I wanted to give everyone a source for silk lines–just in case, you know. […]
The Kings have found their way into Lake Michigan tribs. Duane Stremlau and I fished together on October 8, 9 on Wisconsin’s Sheboygan River. I was using small flies—size 6—mostly black Collared Leeches with a little blue or purple flash built into the Collar. I’m the one that is smiling, the fish just look like […]