A bit of color, Caddis and Blue wings still lurking, Nymph fast water and concentrate on heads and tails. No new news!

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The rain added a bit of moisture to the soil but that is about it. Water levels are slightly low and clarity is like there is no water in the stream at all,,,,,soooooooo clear. Anglers must take care to be extra stealthy until we get some color back in the system. Friends out last evening [...]

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I am bushed. Windy, cold, overcast, crummy weather. Great fishing. Gray caddis built today to a fine late afternoon hatch.

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First, The rivers are in great shape. Clear, cold and the chance to scare a whole bunch of trout before you even make a cast. Be stealthy. Morning water temps have ranged from the high 40′s to the low 50′s. The last few mornings have taken a bit of time and temp rise to get [...]

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First, About .25″ of rain last night, water should be fine for the weekend.  I arrived at the Lower Kinni lot around 8:45am. Two men were working on the data collection box and gauge height monitor that send the signal to our computers each day about flows and such on the lower Kinni. The green [...]

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After a brief cool down the rivers of Western Wisconsin are in great shape. The water is mostly clear and a few more fish are coming to the surface for midges. Water temps are in the high 40′s to mid 50′s and the fish are cooperating on a wide variety of patterns from scuds to [...]

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A fast moving storm brought the area about a half inch of rain last night. The rivers kicked up their flow and stained a bit but are coming back down just as fast. Most waters will have some color but will be fishable. Tom Helgeson’s Greatwaters Fly Fishing Expo will be at the National Sports [...]

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The last two days have been nothing short of fantastic. The trout are fat and sassy. They are eating most any reasonable pattern. The weather has been basking heaven. The waters are perfect. What more can I say. Oh, the trout are fat. They have been eating a lot. Stones, midges and a few Blue [...]

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As of 2 pm today’s high temps put water into the streams, but it was not enough to cause a clarity problem. Most rivers except the very small are holding a bit of small particle stain which will add a bit of cover for anglers. Go fish. The Southeast of Minnesota waters also have cleared [...]

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Looks like the warm weather yesterday has kicked all the run-off gullies to flow again. Most all of the waters in Pierce County went off color at 4 Pm yesterday and continue to run high. The ground is muddy and there is not to much snow to melt yet which should be a good sign. [...]

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