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Milwaukee River Steelhead
Without any major rain to bring in large numbers of fish it has been tough so far for most anglers throughout most of the midwest. Fish are being caught, but not very consistently. My brother got a nice steelhead last week and I picked one up this morning. Both fish slammed larger flies on the … Continue reading
Swinging Old School for Lake-Run Trout
Today I switched up my presentation a bit to suit the low, clear river conditions by sizing down my fly and tippet to see if the old saying might pay off. The general rule is that a smaller fly is best in low/clear river conditions and a larger fly for higher/stained water. In the past … Continue reading
The Browns are Back in Town
Fishing has proved to be more difficult than I had expected on the tribs in southern Wisconsin the last couple weeks. I have been out three times in two weeks, and one of those days I fished almost sun up to sun down covering all my favorites spots without ever seeing the indicator drop or … Continue reading
It’s Steelhead Time!
Adam and I met at sunrise this morning in Milwaukee to see if we could get lucky and find some fish. Adam and I both have had a hard time putting down the two-handed rods for the last few seasons, which has kept us fishing the Milwaukee River most of the time. As far as … Continue reading
Lake-Run Trout 9/30/12
I attended my fourth wedding of the summer this past weekend and thankfully it was the last because It’s time to use my days off to chase steelhead and lake-run brown trout! Luckily for me this wedding was in Milwaukee, and my friend Chad was in from Boulder and he just so happens to be … Continue reading
Family Float on the Milwaukee River
My lady Megan, my son Asher, and myself all took our first family float on our pontoon boats last week down the upper Milwaukee River. The weather was great and the float is very easy and safe for beginners and children. A canoe seat strapped onto the rear rack of the pontoon made a … Continue reading