This Weeks Show

Episode 31

Cast for Courage

Show Date: August 1, 2026

Location: Bay of Green Bay, Oconto, Wisconsin

Guide: Brett Jolly [715-581-5678 | captainjollycharters.com]

This week we're honored to be part of a very special fishing trip made possible by Fleet Farm and the Green Bay Packers. Together, they organized a day on the water for retired Army veteran Philip Olson, giving us the opportunity to spend the day fishing and getting to know someone who's spent his life serving others.

Philip is an Afghanistan Army combat veteran who now serves Wisconsin through the Veteran Outreach and Recovery Program. Working with veterans across several counties, he helps connect those facing physical, emotional, mental health, or addiction challenges with the support and resources they need. His dedication to fellow veterans has earned him tremendous respect throughout Wisconsin's veteran community, and we couldn't have asked for a better person to spend the day with.

Joining us is former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jared Abbrederis, a Wisconsin native who starred at the University of Wisconsin before spending three seasons in the NFL. Jared was the perfect addition to the boat, and it didn't take long for everyone to settle into a great day on the water.

To make sure the fishing matched the occasion, we called our good friend Captain Brett Jolly, who put together a fantastic walleye trip on the Bay of Green Bay. While many anglers troll these expansive waters, Brett prefers a much more hands-on approach. His presentation is simple but incredibly effective—a full nightcrawler suspended beneath a slip bobber on a light jig, allowing the bait to stay right in the strike zone. Watching that bobber disappear and driving home a sweeping hookset makes every bite exciting.

Mother Nature cooperated, the walleyes cooperated, and before long everyone was enjoying exactly what we had hoped for—a relaxing day filled with great fishing, great conversation, and plenty of laughs.

We're grateful to Fleet Farm and the Green Bay Packers for making this trip possible, to Captain Brett Jolly for once again putting us on fish, and most importantly, to Philip for both his military service and the incredible work he continues to do helping Wisconsin veterans every single day.