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Category: Everything Else…

Category: Everything Else…

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Thoughts on Driftless Streamer Fishing
winonaflyfactory April 16, 2018 April 16, 2018 Everything Else... / Fishing The Streams

Thoughts on Driftless Streamer Fishing

I should start by prefacing this with a disclaimer, I am not an expert and I’m not claiming to know it all. I taught myself then compared notes and information with other like-minded anglers who fish similar water in this area. I tend to fish streamers more often than not, …

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Foraging for Fungus
winonaflyfactory May 19, 2014 May 19, 2014 Everything Else...

Foraging for Fungus

Life in the Driftless Area is good. The caddis are out, the creeks are in great shape and the Morel mushrooms are starting to come up. More moisture and warmer weather will help things along but for now if you look you’ll start to see these popping up around the …

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Introducing: The Driftless Exposure
winonaflyfactory May 1, 2014 May 2, 2014 Everything Else... / The Fly Factory

Introducing: The Driftless Exposure

I’ve been approached a handful of time recently for images and it has spurred a push to increase my photographic skills. I’ve spent some time and money investing in a bit more advanced photography equipment and in what little free time I have available put together a second site dedicated …

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Chironomidae & S.E. Minnesota
winonaflyfactory March 28, 2014 March 28, 2014 Everything Else...

Chironomidae & S.E. Minnesota

Chironomidae (Diptera): The Non-Biting Midge. They have been everywhere as of late it seems. I was hoping to see more of them this winter season as the last few years hadn’t given up many large emergences that I was able to take advantage of. That’s not to say Midge didn’t …

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Whole Roasted Rainbow Trout
winonaflyfactory March 11, 2014 March 11, 2014 Everything Else...

Whole Roasted Rainbow Trout

Recipe: Whole Roasted Rainbow Trout Procured from an Online Resource found here. Review: I used the last three trout I had stashed away in the freezer for this recipe. I did make adjustments to account for the 3rd trout as the recipe indicated only 2. The prep was minimal and …

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Follow-Up: SE MN & Gill Lice
winonaflyfactory February 25, 2014 February 25, 2014 Everything Else...

Follow-Up: SE MN & Gill Lice

I posted the first portion of a conversation between myself and a fisheries biologist that works for the MN DNR here. After reading some information put out by the WI DNR and Wisconsin Trout Unlimited I became more concerned about this issue. I sent the fisheries biologist a follow up …

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SE Minnesota & Gill Lice
winonaflyfactory February 24, 2014 February 24, 2014 Everything Else...

SE Minnesota & Gill Lice

So the photo’s from last week’s Brook trout adventure turned out to be evidence of Salmincola edwardsii also known as Gill Lice as Cam noted on my last post. This parasite is Salvenius specific and does not affect Rainbow or Brown trout. I emailed staff at the SE Minnesota Fisheries office …

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winonaflyfactory December 31, 2013 December 31, 2013 Everything Else...

The Anticipation

So it has been a while. I’ve been busy, trust me. I haven’t forgotten this place and I won’t forsake it. Tomorrow is the 1st, the beginning of every year and with it the usual ritual will be carried out in standard fashion. I’m truly looking forward to it. With …

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winonaflyfactory May 30, 2013 May 30, 2013 Everything Else...

This Made My Day…

“Guys at the WFF, I want to thank you for such a great blog on fly fishing the driftless area.  A year ago I caught my first brown on one of those streams and my own addiction started.  I soon found your blog and ever since, I check daily for …

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winonaflyfactory April 11, 2013 April 13, 2013 Everything Else...

Mysteries of the Driftless

I saw this the other day and I thought it was pretty interesting. I love the Driftless Area, I live here and I never plan to leave. I fish, hike, bike, hunt for morels, float rivers, grow a garden basically anything that involves being outdoors in the Driftless Area I’m …

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