Author: Bruce

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K/D Tournament Baileys Harbor Wrap-up

I spent my thirty bucks for a K/D ticket. I consider it an annual donation. Sure, it is possible, that I could have won the fifteen grand and that beautiful ring. I could have won the Power Ball too, I suppose. If you don’t enter, you can’t win. I wasn’t alone....

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I’d Rather be Lucky Than Good. 

The steelhead and salmon bite has been excellent so far this summer. The best I can remember in many years. It recalls the heady days of 2012, the first year I started fishing with Paul. That summer we caught so many fish so easily that I got the mistaken impression...

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They’re Back!!!!  And So Am I. 

Every summer we wait, wondering when or even if they will show up. Some summers they don’t show up in big numbers until the 4th of July. Sometimes later.  When they do come, you never know how long they will stay. They may be with us all summer, or they could be...

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Big Walleyes? Nope, nothing to see here!

If you want to catch some big, maybe even enormous walleyes, here’s what you should do. Go to Lake Erie. Or Lake of The Woods. Perhaps northern Minnesota. Don’t bother with Green Bay or Door County. Nope. Nothing to catch here. Just pass us right by. Oh, who am I...

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The Gentlemanly Harbor Angler

I have evolved into a “Gentleman Angler”. Meaning that I tend to target fish who have the good sense to actively bite during a reasonable time of the day. I typically am not out on the water until I have had time for a cup or two of coffee at...

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A Tale of Two Tournament Days

We can close the books on the 35th Annual Baileys Harbor Brown Trout Tournament.  This year’s tournament featured plenty of big fish including the top five fish coming in over twenty pounds. The top twenty-five fish all measured over 30-inches, with most over 34-inches. Of those twenty-five largest fish, eleven were registered...

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A Three Day Bender

It was bound to happen. After almost six weeks of imposed abstinence, it was inevitable. A red-blooded angler can only take so much. There are desires that must be attended to.  Since hip replacement surgery earlier this winter, my fishing opportunities were much limited. Open water options were non-existent. Ice fishing...

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2023 Brown Trout Update, March 10th

I took a road trip this week with tournament director Cynde Ploor to the southern ports participating in the Baileys Harbor Brown Trout Tournament. This gave us an opportunity to meet some of the business owners and staff at the various locations that support the tournament. It also gave me...