Milwaukee river
Milwaukee River Smallies
A couple friends and I headed up to Milwaukee the other day to work on our spey casting and try our luck at some smallmouth fishing. It was my first time fishing the Milwaukee River for smallmouth and sure won’t be the last. Action was good until the sun got high and the day really … Continue reading
Milwaukee River Report
This past week I had the chance to get a couple of first time steelheaders into some fish, and it’s almost as fun as catching them yourself. My cousin Chase, who is a teacher in Colorado and avid fly fisherman used his spring break time to come visit family in the Chicago area, and of … Continue reading
Southern Wisconsin Steel
My friend Adam and his brother Joey headed back up to the Milwaukee area on Saturday and toughed out the cold temps and snow we got for a chance at some more steehead. When it comes to steelhead fishing, persistence usually pays off! Adam landed two and Joey hooked a nice chromer but was unable … Continue reading
Spring has Sprung!
The weather couldn’t have been better this weekend to get out and do some fishing. My original plan was to head up to the driftless area Saturday morning, fish all day and stay the night to get another morning of fishing in before returning to work Sunday evening. Things didn’t work out quite as planned, … Continue reading
Game On!
With temperatures now starting to average above freezing it’s time to get all my gear in order and make time to wet a line. Great lakes tributaries should start producing some bites when the conditions allow. Egg and nymph patterns seem to be the most consistent during the spring run, but that doesn’t stop those … Continue reading