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Driftless Area

Great Outdoor Expo – Woodstock, IL

Bob Clouser will kick off the 5th annual Outdoor Expo  Saturday morning with a seminar about catching bass on the fly, followed by a variety of skilled anglers sharing their favorite techniques and waters throughout the weekend.  Here’s the schedule. http://www.greatoutdoorsexpo.net/program_schedule.cfm

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Driftless Proven Patterns

The pink squirrel – a driftless favorite. This last fly ALWAYS catches fish wherever scuds and sow bugs are present.

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Trout Rising to Black Caddis – Driftless Area

Saw this on youtube and thought I would share.  Videobum1 captured some nice shots of trout rising to caddis in southwest Wisconsin.

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Bad Ass Art From Bad Axe Design

In early March I attended the Great Outdoor Expo in my hometown Woodstock, IL.  There I ran into Jonathon selling his artwork and t-shirts inspired by the driftless area and elswhere.  We talked briefly about the driftless opener and I bought a shirt.  Recently, I visited his website and again was impressed by his unique … Continue reading »

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Driftless Area – Wisconsin

Saw this nice little clip on the Front Range Angler Blog about the Driftless Area trout streams. Peter, the guide in this video is a great guy. I remember meeting him when I had just begun to fly fish up in Viroqua. He shared some flies from his box and marked a few creeks on … Continue reading »

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Iowa Driftless Report

With cabin fever beginning to set in I decided it was time for trip to Iowa; where the season is still open, the water is still flowing, and the trout are still hungry. I had fished one of Iowa’s trout streams last winter for the first time and despite the freezing temperature the trout were … Continue reading »

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