Author Archives: a_rosati18
FWC Making Changes to Tarpon Regulations
If you’re a tarpon angler or have dreams of chasing these silver giants and you haven’t heard of all the controversy in Southwest Florida (Boca Grande in particular) about the use of the bottom weighted “boca grande jig” you may want to take a look at some of the discussion going on between both parties. … Continue reading
Milwaukee River Smallies
Water on the Milwaukee River has been flowing above average for almost the last three months, and at times it was so high it wasn’t all that practical to fish. The last couple weeks however we’ve seen some warmer weather and a little less rain. Finally, the river is within its banks and has a … Continue reading
Love Your River!
Over the years I’ve found throughout my friends whom I fish with and also with myself that since our early days of fishing we’ve evolved from eager, fish-hungry type who strive only for size and numbers to a more patient, grateful kind that has found peace in almost every outing be it good or bad. We’ve … Continue reading
Cloud forms familiar shape….
Looked too good to resist the photo… now that’s a mushroom cloud
May Caddis – Driftless Area
Saturday morning Bret and I went to fish some spring creeks south of the Wisconsin River in the Driftless Area hoping for enough sunshine to get some caddis active and find some fish in a frenzy, but really any trout on any fly would do. It’s just that in the last five years the most … Continue reading
Steelhead Starting to Happen – Southern Wisconsin
All the rain that passed through in the last month brought the rivers up and the fish have started to make their move. On Sunday I took a look at several different rivers before settling at the Root. The Milwaukee was running slushy and high in most places. Oak Creek surprisingly was void of people, … Continue reading