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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Oncorhynchus Clarki Stomias

Posted on April 26, 2010 by c_richter12

I headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend with my friend Nick and was amazed at the amount of open water; most creeks were flowing well. We took a long hike and and found some real solitude up in the high country. We weren’t really expecting to catch many fish, but we were wrong. The Greenbacks … Continue reading »

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Guiding on the Big Thompson River

Posted on April 26, 2010 by c_richter12

Recently, I landed just about every fisherman’s dream job; guiding. I took out my first trip last weekend and river was on fire! Browns and Rainbows in the 12″ range were caught frequently using a size 20 ray charles. Lucas, my 16 year old customer, landed a total of 12 fish within a four hour trip. What … Continue reading »

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Spring River Cleanup!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by a_rosati18

Here is a great link that Milwaukee angler Karsten sent me today. http://www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=48 Milwaukee Riverkeeper.org is sponsoring the 15th annual river cleanup. This is a great chance to lend a hand and improve Milwaukee area waterways.

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Pike/Bass Bleeding Bunny

Posted on April 14, 2010 by a_rosati18

Here is a step by step for an easy pike, bass, and saltwater pattern that might be a nice addition to any warm water anglers fly box. Start with a large hook and position your thread at the rear of the hook shank. Tie in a good deal of flashabou of the rear end. Take … Continue reading »

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Baby Bow

Posted on April 12, 2010 by a_rosati18

Here is a nice little streamer pattern I tied up recently……. I call it the baby bow. It should be a great spring and early summer streamer considering that the rainbows spawn in the spring and the weeks following there will be an abundant amount of rainbow fry in the rivers.

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Right Place at the Right Time

Posted on April 12, 2010 by a_rosati18

I guess the driftless area is hit or miss right now depending on where you’re fishing. I had limited time to fish this past Friday so I headed for some new places in the southeast part of the driftless area closest to where I live. Fishing new water is always exciting and can be very … Continue reading »

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