2011 Stream Trout Winter Opener
My angling season officially began Jan 1, 2011, as has been my tradition for eight seasons. I have learned numerous new winter angling skills in the last eight seasons which compliment my 22 previous winter trout seasons. These skills have afforded me the pleasure of successfully and comfortably angling for stream trout in freezing temperatures. [...]
2010-07-11_BrownsandBows
To those of you who are avid trout anglers and thought that this was an all trout post: The names Browns and Bows don’t just refer to two of the three species of fish that are the predominate exotic biomass in southeast Minnesota’s Driftless Areacreeks. Shawn and I had fun catching sturgeon in the shade [...]
Winter Creek Rainbows; how to video.
This is the first episode for the 2010 season of On The Water. Filmed entirely in southeast Minnesota. January brings ice and snow to Minnesota however the few of us that are smart enough to know where to go to fish trout in the dead of winter typically have a successful time. This video shows [...]
2009-01-31_DuscheeCreek
After a long week at school and life there is nothing finer than being in the forest with circling Eagles, chirping Nuthatch, flying Kingfishers, dabbling Wood Ducks, slurping Trout, flying Midge, crawling Spiders, and friends. We spent the day in our usual Winter haunt as we have gotten to know the fish a bit better. [...]
2004-04-04_DuscheeCreek
The black midge were swarming today! 11:45AM-2:30PM Air temp 58 degrees farenheit Water temp 47 degrees farenheit No Aquatic sample taken. Midge hatch peaked from 1pm – 2pm. Fish came off dries at 2pm. Brown Midge size 26+. Fished a black skunk. 9 fish taken. 6 rainbows, 2 browns, 1 white sucker. Biggest fish 14″ [...]
2004-04-02_DuscheeCreek
The midge were swarming today! Time 1:15pm Air temp 58degrees farenheit Water temp 46 degrees farenheit BWO(Baetis) -50+/per, sz. 18-24++. 5+/per 4th instar with wing pads Fish holding in usual haunts. Footballs taking midge.