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. …
Notes of Interest: For the usual notes regarding conditions and observed temperatures see the short post I put up the day before. On Friday afternoon I put my daughter in her pack and set off with my two dogs on a short hike out to see the sunset. As we …
First day of the season and we knew it was going to be cold. When it’s this cold you become acutely aware of a few things. 1. Which creeks and the locations on those creeks that are heavily spring fed. Areas froze solid that would normally be wide open and …
Then fish like it’s March. I picked a new creek not realizing it would turn out to be the Holy Grail. You might be thinking what the… Holy Grail? Well, it hit me as I was hiking back to the car at the end of the day with a grin so …
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. …
Just another day in S.E. Minnesota. Stream conditions are the same as they were the day prior, getting up to the low 80’s again and sun, oh the glorious sun. We have only had alittle under half an inch of precipitation at my house in the last week or two and the streams …
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 …
Arrival Time: 11:26am Arrival Air Temp: 24°F Wind: 26mph from South West Water Temp: 41° F Snow Depth: ~16inches Cloudy Skies Departure Time: 4:37pm Departure Air Temp: 27°F The cold has a put a hamper on the progress of 2014. Normally I’m not one to complain, I accept and …
11:00am, Arrival Air Temp: 3°F. Minimal to no wind, the saving grace for a 3°F start. High topped out at 7°F but began to fall quickly. Overcast the entire time. All in all it was a good start to the year. Pulling up we found a ton of trout just waiting 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 …
