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Good Morning for Bass Fishing
17 Aug 2020

Good Morning for Bass Fishing

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Summer | 0

I finally had a chance to get out for a little bit of fishing in what seems like an eternity yesterday morning. Turns out I did pretty good. Bass number one below was caught on my third cast and bass … Continued

Fishing, largemouth bass, redneck, summer
Awesome Ice Fishing Weekend
24 Feb 2020

Awesome Ice Fishing Weekend

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Nature & Outdoors, Winter | 0

Just spent an awesome weekend end with some of the best guys in the world. Since 1985 – yes that’s right 35 years – guys have been getting together at my mom & dads cabin at the end of February … Continued

Fishing, ice fishing, Outdoors
Grilling, Fencing, Fishing, Farming, Cheese Curds and Sunsets – A July 2019 Slideshow
2 Dec 2019

Grilling, Fencing, Fishing, Farming, Cheese Curds and Sunsets – A July 2019 Slideshow

by Otter Creek | posted in: Farm & Field, Fishing, Summer | 0
fencing, photos, slideshow, summer
Fishing, Family, Outdoors and Beer.
16 Nov 2019

Fishing, Family, Outdoors and Beer.

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Summer | 0

A Photo Slideshow from June 2019.

beer, family, Fishing, Outdoors
Mepps Spinner Fishing
12 Jul 2019

Mepps Spinner Fishing

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing | 0

I went fishing for a little while this morning before work. I was casting a bottom bouncing spinner bait and ended up getting hooked on something that felt like a big wad of weeds. Boy was I wrong…it was a … Continued

Fishing, outdoor, redneck, summer
Poppa Bear Norton and “The Ice Shack Song”
27 Dec 2018

Poppa Bear Norton and “The Ice Shack Song”

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Winter | 0

This has got to be the best ice fishing song ever written!

ice fishing, ice shack, music video, redneck, winter

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About Otter Creek Redneck

Otter Creek is a small rural township in northwest Wisconsin — the kind of place where the nights are quiet, the winters are long, where the people, fields and woods hold stories that deserve telling.

Otter Creek Redneck exists to preserve the quiet moments, hard-earned wisdom, and simple beauty of rural life in northern Wisconsin — through honest storytelling, reflection, and lived experience.

This blog isn’t about trends or headlines. It’s about place, memory, and the simple rhythm of life lived close to the land.

Here, you’ll find reflections from the woods, stories handed down through family, and moments that would otherwise slip past unnoticed. It’s a record of rural life as it is — sometimes hard, often quiet, always honest.

Because these stories matter.
And because someday, they may be all that’s left.

Welcome to Otter Creek.

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