When I was seven years old, my grandfather Jay DeYoung passed away, and left my dad a 1979 Johnson 15hp outboard motor. We lived on a small bayou, and I grew up with the tiller of that motor in my hand just about everyday that there wasn’t ice on the water. When I left […]

When I got a call from a friend, and heard that he had a very rough week at work, and was so stressed out he could barely sleep at night, I knew just what he needed. I called the ranch manager at a local pay-to -play lake, and booked two rods for the following day. […]

Living in South Western Montana only limits you in one way as an angler…it very tough to pack up your gear and drive very far in any distance, because you are bound to pass amazing fisheries soon after leaving home in almost every direction. This Fall I managed to keep driving, and went down and […]

Derek’s Facebook Posts on his Alaska Trip Day 1 “I’m about to cross off the bucket list: fishing in Alaska. A long day of flights and driving, but I’m cozy and ready for a night of sleep before our week of fishing begins tomorrow.. 1st on the list, halibut fishing on Cook Inlet! should be […]

Since last years “Annual Yellowtail Reservoir Carp Tournament” was rough (I only landed one carp), I had no doubt I would do much better this year. Well, at 10AM we rowed out from the launch with roughly 25 other drift boats. It was so cool to be part of an event like this. I couldn’t […]