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It is proving to be a busy week out on Lake St. Clair with the Elite tournament event about to be held. At the launch or on the water you can see and meet many of the professional bass anglers as they go about their business of finding smallmouth bas

Hi Folks Been running my motorboat in the guiding operation the last few days.  Been a bit wet here in Stowe with rain puffing up our rivers.  The still water fishing spin and fly has been outstanding for smallmouth bass largemouth bass no

Hi Folks Ran the boat yesterday afternoon with clients for some early fall fishing for smallmouth bass. We were not disappointed.   I love the month of September for smallmouth fishing.  A fine time of year to hang a real big smallie. &nbs

This is a shallow water lure blends wonderfully with other bait fish and will not look out of place in the shallow water. Critical to shallow water fishing, the Shallow Razor allows for confident fishing without a lure action that will receive bass r

  Strike King® has teamed up with Kevin VanDam to create the perfect all-around spinnerbait: the Strike King KVD Finesse spinnerbait. Chief among its features is a smaller, redesigned Perfect Skirt® with natural colors for a

Hi Folks Been keeping out of trouble the last few days running my boat with guests on several Vermont lakes.  Visited 3 different bodies of water the last two days in pursuit of smallmouth bass largemouth bass and northern pike.  My angler

Early June Fly Fishing Report Posted by  Ted Kraimer  -  June 1 2016 With Memorial Day behind us and a flip of the calendar to June it’s time to welcome the big bugs on a trout stream near you.  10 days of near consistent (

This is a shallow water lure blends wonderfully with other bait fish and will not look out of place in the shallow water. Critical to shallow water fishing, the Shallow Razor allows for confident fishing without a lure action that will receive bass r

June Fly Fishing Report – Northwest / Traverse City Michigan Posted by  Ted Kraimer  -  June 8 2016 Other than a change in the weather not a whole lot has changed on the local waters since last week’s report. After 10 days

Hi Folks Just guided two full days back to back and mixed up the fishing.  Feel like bounced all over northern Vermont.  Spent Friday morning on the lower Lamoille chasing smallmouth bass and then moved up river to cast to trout.  Wat

This week was all about adjustments and fishing the conditions. Wind kept us off the main lake a couple of days which made it challenging but we were able to catch them every day. The fish are moving shallow and everyday a different bait or differe

Doesn't this beautiful picture conjure up images of a perfect summer day? Great weather the sun is shining and a whole day of fishing with a good friend ahead of you. Photo taken by guest Eric Schaaf during his recent trip with good friend Kevin

July 1 Report – Fly Fishing Traverse City Posted by  Ted Kraimer  -  July 1 2016 With July upon us we are catching our breath from catching fish lots of late nights and looking forward to what’s ahead. On the Trout Rivers

Hi Folks Another wacky weather weekend of fishing. Rain thunderstorms and changing weather fronts.  Still we managed to catch a few fish along the way on my guide trips.  River levels and lake levels are still up and our larger rivers have

Early June Fly Fishing Report Posted by  Ted Kraimer  -  June 1 2015 With June here anglers will find that the rivers are running full after some much needed rain throughout the week. The weather has been up and down but the forecast

Hi Folks Arguably one of the warmer days of the summer yesterday on my boat with clients.  Guided for bass with spin anglers in the afternoon.  Been a hot muggy week and it looks to continue for a few days.  No wind to speak of yester

Hi Folks Good weekend for the Catfish on the water.  Guided two trips yesterday in the hot bright sun.    Took guests out today in the rainy colder weather.  Started yesterday in my boat spin fishing for bass and pike.  Surf

The freshwater bass have moved into the shallows and have begun to fan out beds. The males are not aggressively defending them yet but this morning the bigger fish were nearby and very willing to take a large streamer fly like this nice largemouth d

I am frequently reminded of the variety of outdoor recreation that is available in Maine. Once in a while though I am struck by the variety offered in the region of the state that I call home. In the last week I have fished for native wild brook tro