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A Busy Weekend: 4/21 & 4/22/2018
winonaflyfactory April 23, 2018 April 23, 2018 Fishing The Streams

A Busy Weekend: 4/21 & 4/22/2018

I fished both Saturday and Sunday this past weekend. Going into the weekend I had tempered my expectations for a couple of reasons. 1st, the weekend had the best weather we’ve had since last fall and because the opening weekend was a bust for many I knew anglers would be …

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BWO Sparkle Dun
winonaflyfactory March 15, 2018 March 15, 2018 Fly Tying

BWO Sparkle Dun

BWO Sparkle Dun Hook: #16 1x or 2x Short Emerger Thread: UTC Olive 70 Denier Wing: Dun Deer or Elk Fur (I prefer Elk) Post: White or Dun Antron Body: Tying Thread Shuck: White Antron Thorax: Olive/Brown Dubbing Investing in the future over here at the winonaflyfactory and I’m not …

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4/5 & 4/9/14 Carnivores & Elk Antlers?!?
winonaflyfactory April 10, 2014 April 10, 2014 Fishing The Streams

4/5 & 4/9/14 Carnivores & Elk Antlers?!?

Trout are carnivores and this time of year they demonstrate that fact by chasing fat streamers to your feet despite the clear low water. These fish are hungry, period. Note the below image for this post, look closely and you’ll see a brown trout holding a sucker in it’s jaws. I peered …

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winonaflyfactory May 10, 2013 May 10, 2013 Fishing The Streams

Where Does Your Creek Come From?

The beauty and awe of the Driftless area is in part due to the numerous springs that are the primary source of our coldwater, without it we would not have the wonderful place I call home and my back yard. I am possibly one of the most fortunate people on …

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winonaflyfactory May 8, 2013 May 8, 2013 Fishing The Streams

April 27th, 2013: Family and Fishing

I don’t see my family all that often and truth be told (oh man am I gonna get it for this) I live in the boonies for a reason, I like solitude and doing my own thing. Maybe I’m selfish…maybe I’m smart, all depends on how you look at it …

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winonaflyfactory April 25, 2013 April 25, 2013 Fishing The Streams

April 25th, 2013: Spring in the Driftless

BWO’s at 1pm Dark Hendrickson’s at 2:30pm Gray Caddis at 3pm Sunshine, Green grass, No wind. Enough said. GO FISHING!

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winonaflyfactory March 28, 2013 March 28, 2013 Fishing The Streams

March 28th, 2013: S.E. MN Update

The fishing was damn good today, I opted to get out today knowing that snow melt would be causing problems soon and right I was. With air temps climbing and the overnight lows staying in the upper 20’s/low 30’s the spring run off has begun. The creek I fished today …

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winonaflyfactory March 28, 2012 March 28, 2012 Fishing The Streams

March 18th, 2012: The Show pt. 3

[singlepic id=3324 w=300 h=220 float=right] Notes and Observations: Arrival Water Temp: ~53°F at 9:59am Arrival Air Temp: Low 60’s Again Low Stained Water Again Fished the SMB First First BWO’s arrived at 11:44am Fished the SMB after the Hatch Again A Down/Across into the Tail of Runs Worked Well [singlepic …

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winonaflyfactory March 5, 2012 March 7, 2012 Fishing The Streams

Feb. 25th, 2012: The First BWO’s

[singlepic id=3237 w=320 h=240 float=right] Air Temp: ~30 Degrees F Water Temp: 52 Degrees F Conditions: Sunny Skies/Minimal Wind Time: 12:28pm The first BWO’s I’ve seen since I stopped crossing the border showed up the other day. I nearly dove head first into the creek after them but it being …

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winonaflyfactory November 26, 2011 November 28, 2011 Fly Tying

Biot Comparadun: #16 BWO

[singlepic id=3063 w=320 h=240 float=right] Biot Comparadun: #16 BWO Hook: #16 Dry Fly Thread: Olive UTC 70 Tail: Dun Microfibbets Wing: Dun Deer Hair Body: Olive Turkey Biot Thorax: BWO Dubbing Head: Olive UTC Thread Critical Thoughts: The wing is too long on some of the flies I tied, tails …

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