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Driftless Area Update
Yesterday a friend and I woke up pre-dawn and made the three and a half hour drive up to the Big Green River in southwestern Wisconsin. After gearing up we approached the first pool and saw some fish rising. I grabbed my rod already rigged with a size 16 royal wulff and made a cast … Continue reading
Trout Fishing Iowa County Wisconsin 4/19
Tuesday a friend and I ignored the crappy weather forecast and hit the road early in the morning and headed for southwestern Wisconsin. Our first stop was at a small creek that I’ve been anxious to check out for a while now and while we didn’t run into any trout in the hour we fished … Continue reading
Root River 4/2/11
This weekend I headed up to Wisconsin’s famed Root River to fish for steelhead, and the day ended with some positive results. The Root is not only recognized for its great return of steelhead, but also for the hoards of anglers that return each year during the spring and fall migration. Though not exactly the … Continue reading
Paradise Springs
I haven’t done much fishing this winter but I did take a couple trips up to Paradise Springs near Eagle, WI. As usual the trout were a little picky, but small midges and sow bugs will usually get you a few fish. I’ve also had a few nice trout chase down a rabbit strip leech … Continue reading
Driftless Area – Wisconsin
Saw this nice little clip on the Front Range Angler Blog about the Driftless Area trout streams. Peter, the guide in this video is a great guy. I remember meeting him when I had just begun to fly fish up in Viroqua. He shared some flies from his box and marked a few creeks on … Continue reading
Wisconsin’s Inland Trout Season Comes to an End
All season long I’ve been anxious to throw streamers on some of the larger waterways in Wisconsin’s Driftless area for some monster trout, but unfortunately early season storms kept the water level a bit high when I was available to get out. September 29th was my last day to fish for inland trout in Wisconsin … Continue reading