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 … Read more "2023 Season in the Rear View" The post 2023 S...

Fishing has been good. Now is a great time to go if you want coho salmon.

The boat is prepped and set to hit the water tomorrow — Fresh paint buffed and waxed. If weather cooperates I will be taking trips as early as May 13th. Give me a call. 262.227.9507.

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 … Read more "What Should I Wear Charter Fishing?...

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 brought any of this stuff while sitting in the garage drinking a few cold ones with the … Read more " What are Salmonids? " The post Wh...

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 … Read more "When is the...

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” … Read more "What is Charter...

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 … Read more "History of Lake Michigan Fishery" T...

The warmer than usual Wisconsin winter has me thinking about fishing. What about you? Just updated our gallery with some great memories from the 2022 season. Looking forward to the next season. Call me to book something —- we start up in May. View 2022 Gallery

Fishing has been good and so has the weather. I have a few openings for next week. Give me a call ~ Let’s set something up. 262.227.9507

Boat is in the water and I am looking forward to another great fishing season. Give me a call~

Check out video from the port Washington marina - stocking coho salmon and trout

2022 Coho Salmon Fever Charters

Hey gang Water levels are higher than they have been most of the summer and water temps are in the mid to high 70's. Panfish continues to be the hot bite in the area. Crappie and bluegill continue to bite along weedlines or suspended out over deep water as well as in mid-depth weeds. 10-12 FOW along the weeds and 12-18 Feet Down over 25-45 FOW. P...

Everyone I just wanted to thank you for following this blog for the many years it has been up.  I'm no longer guiding professionally and my real life as a professor keeps me busy enough that I don't have time or remember to post reports in a timely fashion. As such I'm going to be closing down the site very soon. If you want grab the content for...

Hey gang   I think the unstable weather low water and the intense fishing pressure has the fish in a bit of a funk right now. You can still catch them but you're going to have to slow down get precise with your presentations and recognize that it is the middle of August. Panfish are still schooled up in deeper water and have been the most consiste...

Everyone First off: Reminder The Okauchee Tie up is this weekend. You might want to find another location for fishing this weekend. Second: Apologies for being slow around here...I simply haven't been fishing (around the area) as much as normal. Between the heat and teaching summer school it has been a busy month. My fishing time has been primaril...

Hey gang Its sure to be a busy weekend on the water so plan on fishing early and late and enjoy the shows at the boat launches. Water temps are low to mid 70's but go up and down with the rains. Weeds are about summer average. There's a fair amount of current flowing but the lakes are still a bit low overall. Panfish are done spawning. You may fi...

Hey gang Sorry about last week I ended up fishing in the Wautoma area for several days and just forgot to make the post. Funny how many people silently read this weekly scribe and have things to say (not all of them nice either) when I miss a week.  Anyway it looks like the heat has finally broken and around the area conditions are starting to st...

It is  the annual Free Fishing Weekend  around the state. Here's an update on the last week. Fishing has been slow but steady. Catching lots of smaller gamefish but starting to see some quality fish come in. Water temps are still in the mid to high 60's on most area lakes and water levels are pretty low. Bluegills are on nests especially in sandy...