I can’t imagine a more perfect or underutilized fish… especially for the freshwater fly angler. Smallmouth bass inhabit nearly every piece of flowing water in the midwest. They are eager to eat a well-presented fly or lure and fight like no other. My half-day and full-day smallmouth bass floats are for one or two people and [...]
About World Class Fly Fishing with Josh Lantz
I offer a variety of exciting and productive fly fishing and light tackle angling adventures for trophy largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, steelhead, salmon and muskie in Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana. Want to learn fly fishing? I'll teach you. Have questions? Call today! • Largemouth & muskie trips are done from a well-equipped 19’ center console. • Up to two anglers per boat, two-boat trips available. • Driftboat / wade fishing for steelhead, trout, salmon & smallmouth. • Call for available trips and pricing. • I have over 12 years experience as a licensed, professional guide. My goal is to help you enjoy your day on the water and to make make any angler -- regardless of his or her experience -- a better angler! I am always happy to share my experience and recommendations regarding fishing gear and tackle. Please call (219-728-8996) or email (josh@sandcreek-media.com) me anytime if you have specific questions.Author Archive | World Class Fly Fishing with Josh Lantz
The Best Fishing of the Year is Almost Here!
Greetings Fishing Friends! I hope you've made the most of this strange winter season.A few notes here for your fishing calendars… SPRING STEELHEAD We have a lot of fish right now and we'll continue to receive moreover the coming 4-8 weeks. Based on current numbers, this springrun will definitely be better than the past two years. [...]
Indiana Fly Fishing Show – Reel Women-Reel Men of Indianapolis
Anyone within a reasonable drive of Indianapolis this Saturday, January 7th should plan to attend Indiana on the Fly at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. I'm giving a seminar on fly fishing for largemouth bass beginning at 10:30 AM. Hope to see you there!
My Boats
A client recently asked me why I don't have photos of my boats on my GoFishn page. Hmm. . . Good question. Here they are. Steelhead, salmon and smallmouth trips are done from my 1993 Osprey drift boat. This little drifter is short on storage, but is a dream to row and a pleasure for [...]
Fall Fishing
The salmon are fuzzy (farewell and adieu you less-than-fair spanish ladies) but the steelhead fishing is finally picking up. We received nearly three inches of rain in SW Michigan over the past 2 days. This kind of flush at this time of year should really get the steelhead charging. Trophy brown trout are a bonus [...]
Minn Kota Talon provides much needed boat control
There is no perfect fishing boat. I've rigged my 19' center console as a versatile and trailerable battlewagon that can chase bass and muskies on inland lakes then run 20 miles offshore for Lake Michigan trout and salmon — but it has its drawbacks. Specifically, I struggle with boat control when the wind kicks up. [...]
Saint Joseph River Smallies
Good SMB fishing on Indiana and Michigan's Saint Joseph River usually begins in May, but our cold, wet spring sure messed that up this year. For the past two years, actually, most of the river didn't even become fishable until mid-June. Flows were too high to fish comfortably from a drift boat and the water [...]
Misc Pics Summer 2011
I'm a better fishing guide than I am social media user. Sometimes time gets away from me and I get behind on posts. Here's a few pics from this summer so far. . .
Learn this technique and never kill another gut hooked bass
The biggest problem with most commercially available bass flies is that the hooks are too small. I tie most of my surface patterns (poppers and divers) on 3/0 and 4/0 hooks. Even so, bass still sometimes take the flies right to the back of their throats and you have a gut hooked bass on your [...]
Bass and Muskie Time
BASS FISHING FINALLY HEATING UP Despite last night's the freeze warning, it only got down to 33 at my house last night. This spring's cold, wet weather has certainly been different from last year's. I checked some of my fishing logs and was shocked to recall that the water temps were in the mid 70s [...]
