Hook-n-Trigger Guide Service

Hook-n-Trigger Guide Service Fishing guide, bow fishing guide, upland game hunting guide, nuisance animal damage control (trapper), consultant, licensed marriage and family therapist.

I have a multi-faceted business including multi-species fish guiding, and upland game bird guiding in Minnesota with my two beautiful Gordon Setters - Sam, and Junie.

03/06/2026

Hook-n-Trigger Guide
Minnesotafishinghunting.com
218-232-6067

Big smallmouth! Right up there with my favorite fish to go after.We chase them locally in the Brainerd Lakes Area, Mille...
03/06/2026

Big smallmouth! Right up there with my favorite fish to go after.

We chase them locally in the Brainerd Lakes Area, Mille Lacs, the Mississippi River, and the Longville area lakes - where you’re probably more likely to get a giant smallie than largie- but either one could happen!

May and June are prime months, and right around the corner.

Spring fever is setting in. Reward yourself to an adventure to the lakes of Minnesota!

Message or call Cap’n Tim
218-232-6067

Never could resist a giant, floating buff - irregardless of what boat I was in.If there’s a bow on board - the fish is g...
02/27/2026

Never could resist a giant, floating buff - irregardless of what boat I was in.

If there’s a bow on board - the fish is gonna get it!

But yes- I usually chase ‘em with the carp boat!

April - June is prime time for a Minnesota bow fishing adventure. Call to get your dates booked!
218-232-6067

As hunting seasons are over, and we have now pulled the spear house - I look toward spring fishing. By April, we will be...
02/23/2026

As hunting seasons are over, and we have now pulled the spear house - I look toward spring fishing. By April, we will be in the “carp boat” bow fishing and in the regular boat chasing crappie and bluegill. By mid-may, it’ll be time for bass, pike and walleye.

Message or call me for an adventure in Minnesota!

Hook-n- Trigger Guide Service
218-232-6067

Anybody sit in a proven spot with no decoy (when fishing is slow)?We’ve had a couple slow days staring down the hole dur...
01/28/2026

Anybody sit in a proven spot with no decoy (when fishing is slow)?

We’ve had a couple slow days staring down the hole during the cold snap on these -20 days. You can change decoys if you want. Doesn’t seem to matter. They’re moving aggressive, neutral, or inactive. Lately it’s been nothing - in the same place we have nailed them under different conditions, and for years.

I have been running with a theory that fish have a window of tolerance … how close they will come to a decoy. Sometimes it’s right on it, sometimes 2, 4, 6 feet or more. That’s why I like a big hole - but I still think fish are coming by that we have no opportunity to see. They see the decoy and avoid it.

Lately, on a slow day - I’ve pulled the decoy and just watched the hole to see what happens. The last two times - I’ve had a nice fish in the hole within 5 minutes.

Coincidence?

Well, I’ve been doing this for years and it happens a lot. Especially with whitefish.

Anyone else?

While I journal, My sweeties enjoy a snuggle and a good book of a cold winters’ night, in front of the fire.With Junie, ...
01/12/2026

While I journal, My sweeties enjoy a snuggle and a good book of a cold winters’ night, in front of the fire.

With Junie, and Debbie, and good ole Sammers curled up in the foreground.

It’s a “deer camp day” where we enjoyed many of the fruits of our fall harvests, cut out the technology, read, write and relax.

It’s hard to believe - but Junie will be coming into heat soon, and will be having her first litter.

She has the greatest temperament and personality , and is, in my opinion, the easiest dog. She has become quite the huntress, is very obedient, and just as good of a snuggler who is so soft, loving, and doesn’t wiggle!

My sweetie Debbie Petersen had her a day yesterday!She’s been cooped up a few weeks now - after having had back surgery....
01/11/2026

My sweetie Debbie Petersen had her a day yesterday!

She’s been cooped up a few weeks now - after having had back surgery. She deserved some fun.

Interesting because I sat the house on Thursday, and it was about as slow a day as you can ever imagine. But yesterday? They were moovin’!

Slight weather change, wind shift, barometer, and lightly falling snow. I have no idea how, but the fish know. It wasn’t lights out fast, but just real steady with a fish coming right to the decoy every 45 minutes.

Proud of my honey as she did not miss! Came out the gates swinging and never missed a chance. Hit all of them in the ears except one big white that kept turning and moving and would not stop; that one got it center mass.

I’ve been there and done that my entire life. It’s more fun for me to see her spear, while we talk about life and I tease them in. This is quality time at some of its finest - for how often do we just get to sit, relax, and talk all day?

We’ve got a fish fry in the works, more fish to pickle, whitefish to smoke, some to share with family- and even fish heads to dissect in biology class.

Grouse. I’ve been seeing their sign over and over as I hike the woods… mostly on my small backcountry trapline. I love f...
12/24/2025

Grouse. I’ve been seeing their sign over and over as I hike the woods… mostly on my small backcountry trapline. I love following their entrance, tracks and exit - to better understand what they are doing this time of year, in these conditions. I’ve flushed some, but overall, they zig when I zag. It’s good to know there is breeding stock in areas I hunt.

Last year - I set my sights on one particular big Tom (track) , and feel fairly certain that I caught that specific anim...
12/22/2025

Last year - I set my sights on one particular big Tom (track) , and feel fairly certain that I caught that specific animal.

This season, after witnessing a similar mature Tom while deer hunting - I decided to see if I could do a repeat.

Though I have done the truck trapline before, that is not possible in the remote country where this cat lives- and though I am considering a snowmobile for deep snow years like this, I don’t own one yet. So my primary option is boots.

I’m quite used to doing things the hard way, but this year,bobcat trapping just felt out of reach. I’d all but resigned myself to taking the year off, until we had a 75 degree temperature swing, and snow levels dropped 6-8 inches last Tuesday. I went on a couple of scouting missions, and decided that perhaps I could give it a whirl on a limited basis.

Getting a late start , and I won’t have many sets - but just maybe… I can catch the big Tom I witnessed chasing blue jays in an oak tree about a month ago.

Is he as big as this 36 # Tom from last season?

I sure hope to find out.

I was out spearing last week in the bitter cold. Got lazy and left my portable out there. 40 plus mph winds were forecas...
12/20/2025

I was out spearing last week in the bitter cold. Got lazy and left my portable out there. 40 plus mph winds were forecast - so I had to go get it. With just a couple hours of daylight left, I decided to drop the decoy for a bit. Glad I did. The fish were running! Wound up with 3 pike and two nice lake whitefish. Old Sammers had fun watching. Was batting 5/5 and would have been 6/6 if I didn’t accidentally stand on the rope! Seems I have to be reminded to be more careful of that at least once each season.

12/19/2025

10:30 am breakfast. Spied this ruffy budding in an Ironwood tree. It’s not a food source that many are aware of - but I’ve witnessed grouse exhibiting this behavior too many times in my 60 years to overlook it. Like oaks - Ironwood often hold their leaves into winter. Grouse love their buds and may linger in the tree long after feeding.

The pups and I contacted a few other birds yesterday before the huge winds hit. After a 50 degree day on Tuesday, snow levels shrunk dramatically - and made hiking in the backcountry much easier. No birds collected on my 6 plus mile trek - but it sure was nice to get out one more time!

As upland game, waterfowl, and deer season closes in Minnesota - we usually transition to our winter pursuit of spearing...
12/16/2025

As upland game, waterfowl, and deer season closes in Minnesota - we usually transition to our winter pursuit of spearing.

Nothing against those who angle; I’ve done plenty of it in my lifetime - but right now, we prefer the big screen TV - where we can watch, interact with fish, and do some selective harvest.

Pretty relaxing - listening to music, sitting side by side with a really good friend, just talking… or not.

Testing out a new portable this season, and decoys too.

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23795 Cuyler Lane
Deerwood, MN
56444

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