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, …
The w.f.f. Hairball was originally constructed for the Pet Fly Smackdown in 2010. The PFSD was a group of guys who got together in various locations, sometimes near Duluth, Chicago, SE MN, and other places I wasn’t a part of. I was fortunate enough to participate for three years and …
Notes of Interest: Cold start to the day -4°F. Observed a few fully frozen over creeks. Fished from 11:15am-2:15pm. Nymphs were the main fare for the day. #12 Hairball did the trick. Sunny skies, minimal wind. High was 2°F. My life is now about my daughter. I used to do …
[singlepic id=3275 w=400 h=320 float=right] Woke to windy conditions, a good predicted air temp and the possibility of BWO’s. Met up with my friend Heath and we hit a creek I’ve been visiting for four years now. We pulled up to the water with no idea what the day was …
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[singlepic id=2896 w=320 h=240 float=right] Took a friend fishing the other day, woke early and drove for more than an hour to get streamside. That’s an hour for me… and over three for Paul. Coming from St. Paul this guy woke at 3:30am to get to my place at a good …
[singlepic id=2845 w=400 h=320 float=left] I know of a spot where the fish can be seen. They readily take a fly because they are stockers and in all likely hood very hungry. This provides an opportunity for anyone young or old to get into trout fishing. I don’t care if …
[singlepic id=2802 w=420 h=340 float=left] Fished a creek with Sershen yesterday, we’ve been able to get out a handful of times lately and it’s been good. I’ve advocated creek dueling with a friend before. I dig talking trout, tactics and everything else while fishing with a good friend. Everyone has that …
[singlepic id=2774 w=400 h=320 float=right] Wendy Berrell has managed to describe perfectly the situation I found myself in yesterday, the doldrums of summer. Hot and humid, taking perhaps fewer fish due to a handful of botched casts and hooksets. I’ll blame the casts on the weeds, the hooksets are all my …
