A couple months back I sat down with Assistant Professor of Biology at Winona State University Dr. Jennifer Biederman to discuss trout, trout streams, invertebrates and the research going on in the driftless area. Dr. Biederman lives near Winona on a local trout stream I am quite fond of. She …
I’ll be brief, conditions the past two days have been excellent. Tomorrow will be the same or better for dry fly fishing and being outside in general, I plan to take advantage of it while I can. I spent a few hours under cloudy skies on the 10th tossing a …
Report Notes of Interest: 12:30-3pm on the water. Midge and Little Black Stoneflies all over the place. Airtemp was 37 degrees F. Sunny skies and a 5-10mph breeze. Rising trout noticed almost immediately. A heat wave hits Southeast Minnesota and I made every move I could to take advantage of …
Arrival Time: 12:30pm Arrival AirTemp: 34Degrees Arrival WaterTemp: 44Degrees Conditions: Sunny Skies, Low to Moderate Wind. Slight stain on arrival at first creek. Large numbers of scuds and caddis noted at first riffle crossing. Minimal to no mayfly nymphs. Notes: Nymphing was not as effective as I would have expected. …
Chironomidae (Diptera): The Non-Biting Midge. They have been everywhere as of late it seems. I was hoping to see more of them this winter season as the last few years hadn’t given up many large emergences that I was able to take advantage of. That’s not to say Midge didn’t …
Sit back after a day of work, two hours of quality trout angling, a 5.4 mile run at a pace of 7 min/mile with a glass of red wine, Faded From Winter on the radio and try not to smile. Try not to feel like you’ve got everything the world …
Beautiful weather, hatching midge, and cooperating trout made this day spectacular. I should note that I’m about to make big investments in new and updated photography and video equipment as I am feeling rather limited with what I can do given my current equipment. It’s likely going to take a …
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 …
Arrival Time: 10:30am Arrival Air Temp: 37°F Water Temp @ 11:09am 44°F Midge On Arrival Rising On Arrival Water Temp @ 12:27 45°F Water Temp @ 2:30pm 47°F Water Temp @ 3:38pm 48°F I parked and from the roadside without seeing the water, before I turned the ignition off I …
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, …
