Nice to meet you!
My Fishing Buddies Call Me Uncle JT.

Fishing has been my passion over 50 years; I have competed at the highest level of professional fishing tournaments and I have been guiding professionally for over 30 years.

My zeal is to help normal people catch fish, be it numbers or their personal best fish of a species. When I was young I was tagged with the nickname “The Fishin’ Magician” and an old catch phrase remarks that a magician never gives away his best tricks; I beg to differ. My single goal is to give away all my best tricks to those I serve. When you fish with me, I’ll give you professional tricks that have taken me decades to master. At this time in my life I believe I am an educator of anglers.

It all began with my grandpa; he would teach me how to fish when we would visit him in La Crosse. When I was very young, grandpa would drag me out of bed at the crack of dawn whispering, “Lets go to the river to catch some Sunnies!” When we arrived at the river with a coffee can full of night crawlers, I thought the sun spots on the water were the Sunnies that he was referring to. (These days, I call sun fish “lake Geneva gold”)

I was 16 years old when I got my first guiding gig. My friend owned a bait shop in Kenosha and he offered me a position helping novice fisherman catch trout and salmon. As the years progressed, I gained a reputation for knowing where the fish are and how to catch them. These foundational years prepared me for my career as a fishing guide.

Today I help hundreds of clients catch fish, some of the biggest of their lives. I am a multispecies guide and can help you catch whichever species of fish that you desire. Those who enter my boat, will catch fish and leave feeling like family.