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July 22nd, The Plague: Early Stage
Knowing that trout are opportunists, and that as the seasons progress, the available food source for the trout that live in our driftless streams morphs throughout the year. One of my goals has been to...
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The Tiny Trico
While out of town recently I visited a few fly shops in West Virgina and Pennsylvania, unfortunately my time was limited and I was unable to fish except for the last day, to my disappointment it rained...
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Down by the River
Pretty cool night tonight, there is a great Neil Young tune that goes “down by the river, I shot my baby.” I thought of it on the way back to the house. Liz and I took the dog out swimming the other...
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August 7th, Bring the Rain
Fished early this morning attempting to find Trico’s hatching. Water temp was 56 degrees upon arrival and the stream was tea colored making for good conditions but no real hatch to speak of. I saw a...
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August 9th, Skunked (It Happens)
The day was more about meeting up with a few friends of mine who happened to inform me of their camping plans not to far from my home but I managed to sneak a few hours of fishing in before they were...
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My Fly Mug
Liz’s father who is largely responsible for starting my fly fishing journey recently dropped off a mug that has several flies painted on it. I dig it very much and have added it to my tying bench where...
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August 11th, If You Don’t Try
Started the day early, waking to coffee during the pre-dawn hours preparing to take on the day and hopefully a few trout on dry flies. As it were it was not to be this day. Think of three points A. The...
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August 13th, A Quick Hop
Stopped by a spot I visit every so often returning from CSMP work and dropped a hopper pattern looking for a quick dance with a trout. Not much time to fish, just trying to get one or two to come up...
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August 14th, The Fruit of My Labor
Goals for the day: Find Trico’s Hatching Catch fish on Trico Pattern Enjoy another day on a S.E. Minnesota Trout Stream Work Hoppers Later in the Day With the goals laid out before me I set out at 5am....
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August 17th, Clover’s First Trout
I agreed to watch my neice Chloe yesterday and with the nice weather I decided that we needed to get out of the house for an hour or two. Being realistic with my expectaions I picked a place that was...
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