Author: Bruce
It Is the Season of the Fish
Anglers have no off season in Door County. Whether it be Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, there is always something biting and biting well. That said, I have to say that my favorite season to fish is the Fall. Not because the fishing is that much better, it’s that there...
The Fish Are Still Here!
The horizon was void of boats. As Paul and I made our way out of the Baileys Harbor Marina I scanned the water. There was a small sailboat attempting to fill her sails in the bay and one or two pleasure boats near the county beach to the north. That...
The Fish of a Lifetime
It wasn’t much of a fish by Lake Michigan standards. In fact, we were not even sure we had a fish on at all. It was a classic “shaker”. Paul and I were trolling off Baileys Harbor in about seventy feet of water dragging our usually array of lines. We...
Brown Action Continues
These are fish we boating in the last couple of days out of BH. All these were successfully released, although we did keep a few “eaters”
Fishing Alone
I don’t mind fishing alone. In fact, at times I prefer it. When I fish by myself, I am always the best angler in the boat. I never get out fished and if I get skunked, there is no one there to witness my shame. If I find a hot...
Early Season Browns
The warm weather in February and early March allowed up to get a head start on the brown trout action.
Surf Fishing Door County
Standing on a sun-drenched beach, barefoot, up to my knees in cool saltwater, I slowly draw back an 8-foot saltwater spinning rod high over my head. With a steady swing of my arms, I send a 3-ounce pyramid sinker and circle hook draped with some bits of shrimp I bought...