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New Improved Top Water Lure
Just got a few of the new Adams LD CHOP’R 80 top water lures in to put on the boat. Tried out my favorite pattern

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

November Fishing
November can be a great time to go fishing! The fish still bite, just dress warm and dry.

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

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