Tagged With: driftless area
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
May Caddis in the Driftless
Every spring around the end of April my angling focus turns toward caddis hatches in the driftless area. These hatches have provided me with some of my most memorable dry fly experiences. I know that to people who are lucky enough to travel, or even live out west where large stoneflies and mayflies get more attention a caddis hatch may … Continue reading
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
Iowa Trout
I’ve lamented missing the Driftless closer for awhile now, but during the Fall I just can’t shift my attention away from migratory trout and the occasional failed Muskie outing to make it to Iowa’s spring creeks which are open to fishing all year. During the Winter I check the 10 day forecast daily yearning for … Continue reading
Driftless Season Drifting Away…..Salmon and Steelhead Are Moving In… Get Out Now!
The end of September marks the end of the inland trout season, and the beginning of the lake-run trout and salmon season making for some difficult decisions for anglers who like to chase both. It’s go big or go home on the great lakes tributaries with long days of combat fishing the crowded rivers for … Continue reading
2 Books: Improved Trout Waters of Wisconsin & Improved Trout Waters of Minnesota and Iowa
These are two books I would recommend to any Driftless Angler, especially if the Driftless is uncharted territory for you. These books outline where your trout stamp dollars have gone. More importantly, they tell you where stream improvements have been done, what improvements were done, and when the improvements happened. These improvements can allow a stream to hold … Continue reading