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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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Carping: 5/18 & 5/19/18
winonaflyfactory May 19, 2018 May 21, 2018 Carp on the Fly

Carping: 5/18 & 5/19/18

It’s been years since I touched a carp, not because it doesn’t intrigue or interest me but more that during my fishing lull caused primarily by a desire to race my road bike and the birth of my daughter I just didn’t have the time to find carp. I used …

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5/14/18: In The Rain
winonaflyfactory May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 Fishing The Streams

5/14/18: In The Rain

I fished from ~11:30am-3pm yesterday and lucked into two factors that made the day. I arrived at my given location to find a seriously large heard of cattle crowding one bank. I spied the water and noted it was stained but with only that medium stain where you could still …

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May 10th, 2018
winonaflyfactory May 11, 2018 May 11, 2018 Fishing The Streams

May 10th, 2018

I was out in the later afternoon from 3-5pm enjoying the sun and beautiful weather yesterday. I arrived and noticed a couple random caddis skittering around, saw a rising trout or two but opted to fish some deeper holes so I put on my sinking leader and a heavier streamer. …

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Fly Factory Films: Searching
winonaflyfactory May 10, 2018 May 10, 2018 Fishing The Streams

Fly Factory Films: Searching

Blood, sweat and tears went into this project. I tried to push myself beyond my comfort zone, working harder to tell a story and to move away from only images set to music. I started, then restarted this project more times than I can count but I never give up. …

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May 9th, 2018: A Brief Reprieve
winonaflyfactory May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 Fishing The Streams

May 9th, 2018: A Brief Reprieve

After many laborious hours staring at a glowing screen to put the finish on a new fly factory film I decided a lack of screens and the sound of the stream was much needed. I fished from 11-2pm and managed to touch close to twenty or more browns all smaller …

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4/30 & 5/1/18: Two Hearted
winonaflyfactory May 2, 2018 May 2, 2018 Fishing The Streams

4/30 & 5/1/18: Two Hearted

I spent the majority of the past two days fishing larger water with two guys who both love fishing for trout almost as much as me and enjoying a handful of one of my favorites, bell’s two hearted ale. Thursday I met up with Ryan and fished late into the …

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4/29/18: Sunday with June
winonaflyfactory April 30, 2018 April 30, 2018 Fishing The Streams

4/29/18: Sunday with June

Fished with my daughter June and a good friend today from 10am-3pm. Given the time of year and the high likelihood of running into other anglers we decided to do some exploring figuring if someone was already on location we would just go find another place to hike around. I’ve …

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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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