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 …
I’ve been busy these past two weeks. Turns out learning an entirely different video editing program is daunting and frustrating at times but in the end will likely be a major upgrade resulting in faster smoother post production work. I carried with me multiple cameras and fly rod in an …
We are imperfect creatures. I am imperfect. I am stubborn. I am also determined. I approached a slow shallow section of creek laden with what could have been hundreds, literally hundreds of brook trout, from upstream as I hiked my foot prints back downstream from where I’d came. I passed this …
Driftless Love. This is a compilation of footage I’ve taken over the last couple years. I put this together for a Citizens Watershed Summit last fall and I’ve been holding onto it since then. Part of me is really not a fan of dialogue in my videos and until now …
For those of you wondering if I’m still alive trust me I am. Just happen to get caught up in a backyard marriage, the start of school and continuing my day job. I also upped the number of hours I spend on my bike to prepare for cycling races and the …
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 …
I had been getting the itch to fish all week and by Wednesday it had become too much, some vacation time was requested and with that I put together a plan that would have seen me hiking into a remote area I’ve never seen. Plans change, even the best laid …
[singlepic id=3177 w=360 h=280 float=right] Arrival time ~9am. Airtemp in the upper 20’s. With frost on the ground Carl and I began the morning hike downstream passing up over two miles of creek. I didn’t bother to stop once to look, the goal was to get to the starting point, …
I don’t think I’ve been this anxious about anything regarding fishing, I want the winter season so damn bad I can practically feel my toes going numb from sitting in the same spot for hours trying to take tiny brown trout on a #20 Midge. Everyone has their favorite time …
[singlepic id=2873 w=320 h=240 float=right] That would stand for Super Secret Sexy Streamer Stretch. Say that five times fast… Better yet? Hike around the Driftless Area for a couple years looking for the most amazing piece of streamer water holding some of the largest trout in high quantities, then if …
