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Seasons end pt. 5
winonaflyfactory November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018 Fishing The Streams

Seasons end pt. 5

It’s the second to last day of the season and I’m home not feeling any sort of urgency to get out and fish. I have to work overnight starting at 7 pm meaning I have to leave the house by six. I’ve got the afternoon to fish but its a …

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October 4th, 2018
winonaflyfactory October 9, 2018 October 9, 2018 Fishing The Streams

October 4th, 2018

My fall goals are changing due to conditions and timing. I have to be water and go with the flow as it were. Last Thursday Carl and I checked off one of my fall goals. Chase after the brookies before the fall season ends. I’ll be brief and let the …

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Carping Thoughts & Notes: 5/29/18
winonaflyfactory May 30, 2018 May 30, 2018 Carp on the Fly

Carping Thoughts & Notes: 5/29/18

Initial thoughts and a warning: This post is going to be long, a lot to unpack here and a lot to learn. I fished for the same specie in two very different environments, notable the needed change in approach and understanding between the two. The first story is of a …

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5/25/18: Summer is Here
winonaflyfactory May 28, 2018 May 28, 2018 Fishing The Streams

5/25/18: Summer is Here

Summer is here as evidence by the thigh high burning nettles, the heat and the jungle growing fast around us. Ryan and I met up to fish a spot I’m well acquainted with. This place is hard to hike this time of year and certain sections almost demand wading the …

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4/26/18: Spring Streamers
winonaflyfactory April 27, 2018 April 27, 2018 Fishing The Streams

4/26/18: Spring Streamers

I went back to some dirty streamer water yesterday. Dirty as in nasty, as in nasty big fish live here not dirty as in stained or nasty as in unclean. This kind of water holds much fewer trout and it’s big, wide water, mostly sand and muck bottom with the …

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Responsible Harvest in the Driftless
winonaflyfactory April 24, 2018 April 24, 2018 Everything Else...

Responsible Harvest in the Driftless

After the opening weekend and recent discussions with other anglers I wanted to post what I use as “guidelines” to practice the responsible harvest of trout on our southeast Minnesota trout streams. Some anglers are turned off by the idea of harvesting trout but I believe that some of our …

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4/12/18: Expectations
winonaflyfactory April 14, 2018 April 14, 2018 Fishing The Streams

4/12/18: Expectations

The plan was to meet up with Carl and cast dry flies hoping to find eager brook trout mouths. I worked the night before 5pm-5am and after getting home, getting my daughter to daycare I took a very brief nap. I woke to a text message at 9:15am instead of …

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4/7 & 4/8/18: Winter In April
winonaflyfactory April 9, 2018 April 9, 2018 Fishing The Streams

4/7 & 4/8/18: Winter In April

Those of you who read this are well aware that we’ve been experiencing colder than normal days this April. It’s easy to get discouraged when the sky is grey, the ground is a combination of muddy brown and patchy white, the bluffs are now totally snow covered and the creeks …

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4/3/18: In the Snow
winonaflyfactory April 4, 2018 April 4, 2018 Fishing The Streams

4/3/18: In the Snow

Back to swinging streamers as the snow came falling down yesterday. It’s easy to be frustrated with a snowstorm in the first week of April especially after we managed to avoid any major run-off problems over the past few weeks. I strung my rod as big wet flakes fell rapidly …

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3/18/18: The Dirty Mop
winonaflyfactory March 19, 2018 March 19, 2018 Fishing The Streams

3/18/18: The Dirty Mop

Fished with Ryan today from 10am-3pm under sunny skies with little to no wind. Air temp as we strung up rods on the side of a totally barren gravel road was approx. 38°F. Ryan temped the water at the first riffle crossing we came to (41°F), water was clear with …

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