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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
Fish On
Here is a great tune by a great band – Primus. Front man Les Claypool spent his youth chasing sturgeon with his father in northern California. Years later he wrote this tune about a particular outing in which his dad landed a large sturgeon. Les still tours with a number of bands including Primus; which … Continue reading
At Least Someone Is Catching Steelhead
Hit the Milwaukee again today with a few friends and got the steelhead skunk again. Bret picked up two smallmouth and a walleye and I missed a couple strikes that may have been some steel. Over in northern California Justin is keeping ’em coming!
Sea-Run Cutthroat
Justin is still picking up good numbers of steelhead in Norcal when conditions allow. He said they have been seeing a lot of rain and the larger drainage’s have been blown out for a couple weeks. Fishing the lagoons for sea-run cutties keeps him busy when the rivers are swollen and too dangerous to fish.
Driftless Area – Caddis Are Hatchin’
Dave and I headed for the hills of southwest Wisconsin yesterday hoping that the rain had stirred up some bugs, and in turn making easy prey of hungry trout. The morning started slow with just a couple fish nipping the tail end of my large streamer, but as the clouds gave way and the hot … Continue reading
Early Trout Season Opener 2012
I’ve been a bit behind on posting lately, but of course like most trout bums in Wisconsin or Northern Illinois I did get out to fish Wisconsin’s early trout season opener. No gnats, mosquitos, or tall weeds make early spring a great time of the year to fish the driftless area’s spring creeks. Trout also … Continue reading