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Tag: Dry Flies

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Week Off pt. 2: 7/5-7/7
winonaflyfactory July 10, 2018 July 10, 2018 Fishing The Streams

Week Off pt. 2: 7/5-7/7

The day that I fished with Carl and filmed the Goldilocks video I watched him confidently fish a cranefly pattern in the pouring rain and bring multiple trout to the surface when none were rising. He didn’t fish that pattern the entire day and it wasn’t completely effective the entire …

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Week Off pt.1: 7/2-7/4
winonaflyfactory July 9, 2018 July 10, 2018 Carp on the Fly / Fishing The Streams

Week Off pt.1: 7/2-7/4

Started my week off with a bit of carping with almost nothing to show for my effort save a few tears. The spots I’ve come to enjoy have filled in with thick weeds. The carp are present but this change is striking and my lack of experience made me go …

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The Second Half: June 14th, 2018
winonaflyfactory June 20, 2018 June 20, 2018 Carp on the Fly / Fishing The Streams

The Second Half: June 14th, 2018

If you haven’t read the First Half I suggest you do so as it will give this post better context. Sitting on the bank of the creek with a beer in one hand and watching Carl strip his crane fly across the surface I took note of the time, 3pm. …

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The First Half: June 14th, 2018
winonaflyfactory June 18, 2018 June 18, 2018 Carp on the Fly / Fishing The Streams

The First Half: June 14th, 2018

I fished with Carl from ~10:30am-11pm on the 14th. The initial plan was to hit a series of beaver ponds for larger browns then during the hottest part of the day find brookies hopefully hitting dry flies. The last time we fished this water it became apparent that it would …

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Video: The Caddis
winonaflyfactory April 26, 2018 April 26, 2018 Everything Else... / Fishing The Streams

Video: The Caddis

Long leaders, tiny flies and rising trout. This is what I remember about my first few years as a trout angler in southeast Minnesota and I was fortunate enough to catch it again yesterday. Nothing except my daughter (she’s 14 months old now) is as challenging to film and photograph …

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Dry Flies: 4/25/18
winonaflyfactory April 25, 2018 April 26, 2018 Fishing The Streams

Dry Flies: 4/25/18

I call it “the show” and it started in earnest at 1:35pm and lasted until roughly 3pm today under sunny skies and an air temp of 61°F. I arrived at 11am and put on a very lightly weighted streamer for the hike downstream. Wet wading season is finally here and …

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4/10 & 4/11/2018
winonaflyfactory April 11, 2018 April 13, 2018 Fishing The Streams

4/10 & 4/11/2018

I’ll be brief, conditions the past two days have been excellent. Tomorrow will be the same or better for dry fly fishing and being outside in general, I plan to take advantage of it while I can. I spent a few hours under cloudy skies on the 10th tossing a …

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3/22/18: Searching
winonaflyfactory March 23, 2018 March 23, 2018 Fishing The Streams

3/22/18: Searching

Weeks ago I made a few phone calls and secured a one time access on a creek I’ve never fished but stared at on the map wondering and day dreaming of what it might hold. I knew it had the potential to hold large numbers of brook trout and because …

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May 28th, 2014: Skating
winonaflyfactory May 29, 2014 May 29, 2014 Fishing The Streams

May 28th, 2014: Skating

Got out yesterday for a few hours on a creek that is small and difficult to fish especially during the late spring and summer. The weeds are already knee to thigh high and crowding the banks making casting accuracy more important. It is quickly feeling more and more like summer, soon …

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May 21st & 22nd, 2014: Driftless Spring
winonaflyfactory May 27, 2014 May 27, 2014 Fishing The Streams

May 21st & 22nd, 2014: Driftless Spring

May 21st Hit a short section of creek that I haven’t seen in over a year and in fact I think it might have been almost two  since I had walked these banks. This section of creek offers brown trout and they are typically difficult to catch, minimal nymphing opportunities and …

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