Otter Tail Country Fishing

Many folks ask me if fishing is still fun for me. They watch me work
through tough bites with novice anglers on board and see it's more
than a hobby and so they can't help but wonder if I actually like to
fish. Sounds kind of strange I suppose. I love to fish. I love to
guide. I get tired but not tired of the fishing.

Fishing doesn't have to be work—if you don't care what happens. I'm
programmed to care what happens. My success as an angler and guide
comes from my perpetual need to always find a better bite. If my
clients are boating 15 walleyes an hour I want them to catch 16 an
hour so I go looking. I'm constantly in motion. I'm not governed by
any other fishermen's rules other then my own—it's my place.

Fishing is work for me. There's no better day to fish then today. I
fish every single day of the season. Marathon fishing requires
strong physical fitness levels as well as a tough mind to drive
forward into what ever low temp, windy, rainy, sleety, snowy, hot
humid, electrical day mother nature decides to provide without notice.

Consistent successful fishing implies hard work. There's no way
around it. It's not a lazy man's business. There are a lot of folks
who think I'm a good or even a great fishermen. I honestly don't
think so. I usually tell people I'm not the great angler you think I
am, I just work very hard at it and refuse to acccept average
fishing. If you want things to go the way you want them to go when
you're out on the boat, don't stop until you've found at least one
solution to the problems the fish have left for you. It takes work.