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Author Archives: a_rosati18

Pike/Bass Bleeding Bunny

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

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

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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Big fly…big fish

Justin has been making his way out to southwestern Wisconsin’s spring creeks every chance he gets, and when you put in your time you will be rewarded! He landed this impressive brown trout the other day on a woolly bugger.

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Wisconsin Trout

If your ever fishing in a river or creek with a good population of natural reproducing browns and brook trout you have the chance to encounter a tiger trout. These hybrid trout are a cross between a brook and brown trout and are very rare and very beautiful. Any angler who finds one on the … Continue reading »

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A Driftless Favorite

This is a fly pattern that a friend of mine found in an old American Angler magazine that talks about spring fishing in the driftless area of southwest Wisconsin. Last spring we tied some up and put it to the test and had very positive results. I caught most of my fish on this fly … Continue reading »

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