Driftless Winter: This footage was shot during a day I spent with a good friend of mine on March 11th, 2018. Despite the cloudy skies it was an excellent day and the initial hike downstream saw me stripping down to a t-shirt to avoid wearing a sweat soaked cotton rag …
I write these posts as a way to log my time on the water, I do this mainly so that I have a way of going back and remembering what conditions were like or what trout were doing on a certain day under specific conditions. This site is not about …
I got my full day of trout fishing in earlier this week so I could be home this weekend with the wife and kid. I never thought I’d be a dad (things change) but I’m very happy that June is in our lives. She turned 13 months yesterday and on …
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 …
I fished from 1-3:30pm under cloudy skies and just a bit of wind. 41°F for the air temp and it felt a little colder. Low and gin clear water with active trout. I parked my car to find “Garfield” here staring back at me from the roof of my car. …
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 …
I’ll keep this one short and sweet as there wasn’t much to report other than water was stained but totally fishable. Snow is still on the ground in some areas but for the most part the spring flooding outlook from run-off looks very good in Winona Co. I fished a …
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 hate daylights savings time. My alarm went off at 6:30am which the day before was 5:30am. The view from my bedroom window was black as far as I could see, the horizons edge hadn’t even begun to show a hint of sunlight. My usual routine proceeded first with coffee, …
Quick update regarding the past two days. Trout streams are in good shape and the good conditions will continue into next week when the weather warms up more. Got out for a couple hours on both the 9th and the 10th. Friday was a quick in and out 12-2pm. Streamers …
