Posts Tagged ‘March’

2011-03-27_Mississippi River Flyway Spring Migrations Video

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I am a bit wet behind my ears from this experience. Migrating swans are common place living in the Mississippi River Valley. I can hear their massive flocks migrating over my house throughout the night. The din of their call is very pronounced. I have experienced an odd Sandhill Crane in the marsh here and [...]


The mayflies are off.

here is a bit of video from Friday. 50 degrees and windy afforded me a creek to myself catching 64 trout in the afternoon.

 
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2009-03-29_BackCountryCreek


2009-3-22_SpringCreekWeekend

The heat was on for air temps, we found 52 degree water, hatching mayflies, and willing trout. Where were you?!


2009-03-21_CrookedCreek


2009-03-20_BackCountryCreek


2009-03-19_PossumCreek


2009-03-15_MainBranchWhitewater


2009-03-14_BackCountryCreek


2009-03-13_RattleSnakeCreek


2009-03-07_PossumCreek

Contrary to reports from the MNTU board that “the creeks were in tough shape(suggested to pay $20 to go to the Great Waters Expo),” I found a creek that was running clear and hatching midge that were loosing to feeding trout. I have worked the fly fishing conference tour for many years and do not [...]

 
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2009-03-06_GarvinBrook


2009-03-05_PossumCreek


2009-03-04_ShellFlyTying


2009-03-02_Rods

This weekend I found the time to glue two rods that I had built last weekend.  The rods are fine moderate action three piece rods.   Both rods feature a Rosewood insert reel seat with 7-inch, Portugese cork, half-wells handles, a hook keeper, a rod sock, free shipping, and are IM6 graphite. I take payments [...]


2008-03-29_BeagleCreek


2008-03-28_MainBranchWhitewater


2008-03-27_PineCreek


2008-03-25_PineCreek


2008-03-24_AustinMinnesota


2008-03-23_BeagleCreek


2008-03-20_OleMiss


2008-03-12_MainBranch


2008-03-09_MainBranch