Surrounded in a cocoon of down I roll over to look at my watch, it’s 8:30 am. 12hrs? How did I sleep for 12 hours? I needed to pack camp and get to higher ground to confirm plans with Carl. I boiled water for oatmeal as I packed my hammock …
I fished with Carl from ~10:30am-11pm on the 14th. The initial plan was to hit a series of beaver ponds for larger browns then during the hottest part of the day find brookies hopefully hitting dry flies. The last time we fished this water it became apparent that it would …
I call it “the show” and it started in earnest at 1:35pm and lasted until roughly 3pm today under sunny skies and an air temp of 61°F. I arrived at 11am and put on a very lightly weighted streamer for the hike downstream. Wet wading season is finally here and …
Arrival Time: 10:42am Arrival Air Temp: 31°F Arrival Water Temp: 38°F Mostly Sunny Skies Light 5-10mph S. Wind Rising on Arrival Water Temp @ 11:45 40°F Water Temp @ 12:40 42°F Water Temp @ 2:45 44°F Water Temp @ 3:45 46°F Find the Midge, that was the goal. Parked at …
Just a bit of video from the other day as I trudged through snow drifts in search of open water. I did eventually find some but fishing most of it was a challenge. The afternoon was not without its high moments though as eventually I would come across midge, …
Low wind, high of 20degrees and sun. Had a few hours, got out later than I normally would. In a hurry I put my mind to the spot and didn’t think much about it. Everything was set to be spectacular until I drove across the bridge and got out to …
I don’t see my family all that often and truth be told (oh man am I gonna get it for this) I live in the boonies for a reason, I like solitude and doing my own thing. Maybe I’m selfish…maybe I’m smart, all depends on how you look at it …
Bugs…Beer…Browns…. My yearly excuse (birthday) to take some vacation time occurs during one of the best times to be a trout angler in S.E. Minnesota. The end of April, typically rather nice, bugs about, hungry fish too. This year I lucked out, three days sandwiched between two seven day long periods …
The fishing was damn good today, I opted to get out today knowing that snow melt would be causing problems soon and right I was. With air temps climbing and the overnight lows staying in the upper 20’s/low 30’s the spring run off has begun. The creek I fished today …
[singlepic id=3305 w=275 h=195 float=right] [singlepic id=3307 w=268 h=188 float=right] Notes and Observations: Arrival Air Temp: 59°F at 10:29am Arrival Water Temp: ~49°F at 10:39am Low Slightly Stained Water Ephemerella Subvaria and Baetis Nymphs Present in Lrg #’s Baetis Nymphs showing Translucent Wing Pads (Not Fully Developed, See Image) Water Temp …
