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Ken Baldwin

Charleston

Editor/Writer/Photographer at Sports Illustrated

Contributing Editor/Writer for "Fishing on SI" - part of the Sports Illustrated family, creator of TV show Season on the Edge.

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  • 1 week ago | si.com | Ken Baldwin

    This is #3 of a three-part series on the city of Grand Rapids, MI, and its fly fishing. Part 1: Why Grand Rapids Should Be Your Next Unexpected Fly Fishing HotspotPart 2: Fly Fishing for Steelhead Just Minutes Outside of Grand Rapids, MichiganThe Algonquin name for the smallmouth bass is Achigan, or "one which fights." The name fits. The smallmouth is a fish with anger issues. When a smallie hits a topwater plug, there seems to be an extra attitude that the fish brings along with it.

  • 1 week ago | si.com | Ken Baldwin

    Cont. from Why Grand Rapids Should Be Your Next Unexpected Fly Fishing Hotspot, Part 1Bad weather can often lead to good fishing. I crawled out of my bed in a Grand Rapids hotel and looked out the large sliding glass doors. It's mid-April in Michigan, but it looked like winter, with snow and sleet coming down. If bad weather does lead to good fishing, today was going to be an opportunity to prove that point. I had a guide waiting for me in a parking lot forty minutes outside the city.

  • 1 week ago | si.com | Ken Baldwin

    Straight to the point: Grand Rapids greatly exceeded my expectations, steelhead were in abundance, and smallmouth bass are still a favorite. This is what my week was like when I visited Grand Rapids, MI. I knew the smallmouth bass fishing in Michigan would be good, and I was hoping for a productive steelhead bite, but Grand Rapids was the wild card. It was a city I knew nothing about.

  • 2 weeks ago | si.com | Ken Baldwin

    I scored big this last weekend at Costco. I found an Orvis short-sleeved fishing/casual shirt for 14.99. Let me write that again, 14.99. These aren't knockoffs, seconds, or low-quality shirts. These are the real deal, and let me emphasize the word "DEAL." This isn't the first time I've found quality outdoor clothing at Costco. It happens often enough that I'll go shopping there with my wife at least once a month. She goes weekly, but that is too high a hill for me to climb.

  • 2 weeks ago | si.com | Ken Baldwin

    Ross Reels introduced the San Miguel fly reel to the market in 1973. I remember fishing one in the early 2000s. It was my first "quality" fly reel. It felt different in hand than the other reels I had fished. It had heft, felt solid, and in one turn of the spool, you could feel its worth. I fished that reel hard until I lost it to the bottom of the river with a Sage rod, S&W 44 magnum, and Nikon camera. That was a bad day. Ross discontinued the San Miguel around 2013 and brought it back in 2020.

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22 Apr 25

The question isn't "Will you encounter a bear?" but "How many will you encounter?" https://t.co/y8yTJUpJnA

Ken Baldwin
Ken Baldwin @foxalear
22 Apr 25

Add this tool to your fly fishing toolbox. https://t.co/4ybfZPwT4a

Ken Baldwin
Ken Baldwin @foxalear
21 Apr 25

Yeti Rolling Duffel Comes Through Big for Fly Fishing Travel https://t.co/Lr4Z2gwCzL