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Maine Fishing with the LD Group
Every year on the last full week of June I rent the entire Wilderness Escape Outfitters lodge in North Maine and anyone who has ever
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Mid June Top Water Bite
Mike Miller and his 2 teenage girls came fishing with me for their annual trip. Mike has fished with me about 12 years and this
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The right rod helps!
This might be long. I took out two great guys on a charter yesterday,(Jon and Paul), that had fished with me last year in the
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Trophy Smallmouth
This 21 1/2″ smallmouth was no doubt at least 20 yrs old. Rare up here on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. She was
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RageTail Swimbaits and Predator Jigs
When the water turns cold say from 35 degrees to 43 degrees it’s hard to beat a RageTail Swimmer for river fish. Fish it very
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High/Dirty/Cold Water
Like I tell the people at my seminars in the winter or early spring when the water is only in the 30’s or low 40’s
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Back on the river
The day was overcast, the water was dirty, fast and 39 degrees. Just got “The Beast” back from Snake Creek Marine where they installed my
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Well that didn’t Take Long
Got back Sunday night, Just got confirmation from the NRA today, Feb 14th, that they want me back as a speaker in 2025 for the
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Just got back from the Great American Outdoor Show going through a thousand emails where 25 of which were in reference to charters. The NRA
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Getting Ready for show season
Starting to load the truck today for the Early Bird Expo in Bloomsburg PA. Jan 25th through the 28th. I Have a 20ft booth this
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Great Winter Lure
When the river water gets below 40 degrees the main food for the predator fish is the minnow. The Rage Tail 3.25 Swimmer fills bill
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Great December day
The day was sunny, the water dark stained and up to 35 degrees. The plan was to fish for musky for about 40-50 yds with
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Bonus!
Anyone who purchases a gift certificate for a LD Guide Charter, good for 2 years, will also receive my newest signed book,(The River) as a
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December fishing-snow
Had a couple of gents come up to try their hand at musky fishing today. The air was 27 degrees when we started and the
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Cold Water
The water was 34 degrees, see bottom at 2ft. Tough fishing, went with a buddy for 4 hours and caught a few big ones. The
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Thinking about another one
Hi folks Book #2 will be here next week. I don’t hunt on a Sunday, just catch and release fishing. Started thinking about book 3
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Giving thanks to all my family, friends, sponsors, and client/friends that helped me throughout my 43 year career doing what I love doing the most.
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Never get skunked!
Fished with a friend today for a few hours. Two days ago the river was clear down to 11ft. Today you couldn’t see down more
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New Book Here Very Soon! A Great Christmas Gift!
You’ve been waiting all summer and now it is scheduled to be delivered to me by December 6th. Keep checking our website, we will be
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Just me and the cameraman
It was a good thing I didn’t have a client on board, The air temp this morning started out at 27 degrees and the water
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Clear Cold Water Nov 18, 2023
This whole week , while enjoyable, has been somewhat tough fishing. The water has hit a 40 degree high mark and nothing wrong with that.
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Nov clear water
Water temp started out at 36 degrees with clear water down to 10ft. The fish were real spooky. Lots of boats around us on the
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Cold Day
It was 19 degrees at my house this morning, At 8:00AM when I met my client it got up to 26 degrees. The water started
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November Fishing
November can be a great time to go fishing! The fish still bite, just dress warm and dry.
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November Day
The sky was overcast and the water light stained and in the mid 40’s. Todd was chartering again today. We boated an average of 10/hr
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Sponsor Meeting
Had a sponsor meeting on my boat Tuesday October 31st with Randy Emerich of Big Dady Rods and Bob Odell of Trolling Motors 101. The