Jan. 16th, 2012: Life as the w.f.f.
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Jan. 8th, 2012: Icing on the Cake
[singlepic id=3177 w=360 h=280 float=right] Arrival time ~9am. Airtemp in the upper 20’s. With frost on the ground Carl and I began the morning hike downstream passing up over two miles of creek. I didn’t bother to stop once to look, the goal was to get to the starting point, …
Jan. 1st, 2012: The Beginning
[singlepic id=3139 w=400 h=320 float=right] Winter season in Minnesota opened this morning, a friend and I proceeded to follow a ritual seen this day for the last four years. Wake, prep gear, drink coffee and drive to the spot. This spot is particular in that no matter the conditions the …
Nov. 25th, 2011: The Bone Yard
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Nov. 13th, 2011: Trust Your Gut
[singlepic id=3037 w=300 h=220 float=right] Fished another Sunday in Iowa, since Liz and I ended up purchasing a year license it only made sense we would use them as much as possible while the weather holds out. Arrival time: ~12:15pm, Departure Time: ~5:30pm. Airtemp was in the low fifties, the wind …
Sept. 24th, 2011: Trout, Chubs & Carp
[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 …
Sept. 18th, 2011: The Five S
[singlepic id=2873 w=320 h=240 float=right] That would stand for Super Secret Sexy Streamer Stretch. Say that five times fast… Better yet? Hike around the Driftless Area for a couple years looking for the most amazing piece of streamer water holding some of the largest trout in high quantities, then if …
Sept. 14th, 2011: Catch & Keep…?
[singlepic id=2863 w=320 h=240 float=right] So it went that the last day of the catch and keep season I went George hunting. I had spied this trout several times throughout the latter half of this summer season, I watched her come out twice on previous attempts but hesitate at the last …