[singlepic id=2557 w=320 h=240 float=right] Tomorrow is the greatest day of the year, forget the pink lines hello any and all water that flows. Been waiting for this day since January 1st, I love the winter season but we didn’t have much of one this year. With the nicer weather …
[singlepic id=3261 w=400 h=320 float=right] To quickly address the lack of content, lack of motivation and lack of fish. This winter season, despite the above average air temperatures, below average precipitation totals and number of days spent on the creek has produced little to write about. I felt my motivation slipping …
[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 …
[singlepic id=2758 w=300 h=220 float=right] After tying up my initial stash of #16 Free Range Soft-Hackle flies in a variety of colors I knew I needed to get creekside to test them out. I woke and got the girl out the door, ran the dogs hard and weeded my garden …
[singlepic id=2737 w=300 h=220 float=right] Field Notes: AT: 7:00am DT: 11:30am WT @8am: 57°F @11am: 56°F Clear Water on Arrival AAT: 75°F DAT: 84°F Rising Trout on Arrival Onstream at 7am…late for this time of the year. I hiked downstream roughly a mile and began working back upstream to the …
[singlepic id=2685 w=280 h=200 float=right] Damn, what an afternoon. Got onstream later than I wanted but found myself pulling up to a bridge with a family of six swimming in the big hole just downstream. The adults and I discussed fishing while I got my gear togather, the kids played …
[singlepic id=2680 w=320 h=240 float=right] I love tossing them. I love the rise. I’ve been caught in the “I want a fish and I’ll just stick to my streamers or nymphs” rut to make sure I get my fix in and as such I’ve been trying to force myself to fish …
