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Wisconsin trout

Hoppers

Andrew and I went to check out some spring creek hopper fishing on Sunday, but the weather was cool and cloudy and the hoppers never started hopping.  We could see plenty of hoppers in the tall grass along the creeks acting kind of lethargic.  In my experience it takes some good sunshine to get them bouncing … Continue reading »

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Driftless Area Trout Fishing 6/13/2014

Not often do I get enough time to spend more than half of a day fishing in the Driftless Area, but over the weekend I was able to stay the night on a favorite trout stream in Vernon County.  Brett had already been bouncing around creeks for a day before I had arrived and said the fishing … Continue reading »

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Grip it and STRIP IT!!!

Sunday I headed to Grant County to get my Driftless fix, in hopes that I might find some caddis hatching despite the cloudy forecast.  After poking around the earlier hours with a small streamer I only had one rainbow to show for it.  As I moved around and waited for the sun to gain momentum … Continue reading »

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A Day in the Driftless

The last week or so the weather has finally started to resemble spring.  Saturday morning Andrew and I geared up and headed for the Driftless to get our first fix of the year on small stream trout.  Upon our arrival at the first creek we noticed the run-off had stained the water more than we … Continue reading »

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Paradise Springs 2014

For the last few years Paradise Springs has kinda saved me from insanity during the long cold midwest winters.  If winter temperatures are mild enough (around 20-30 degres fahrenheit) there are many places around the great lakes to chase steelhead and lake-run trout.  If winters are like this one options dwindle down to mostly ice … Continue reading »

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Driftless Daydreams…

Here are some Driftless Area shots from years past that may help some of you keep your sanity through the week.  Enjoy!                         

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