Andy, My friends and I have tickets for the film festival on Friday.  Can you help me understand the event a little better?  I see the screening starts at 7:00 and the doors open at 5:00.  What happens during that two hours?  Are there food and drinks available or should we grab a bite before […]

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As a Pro-Staffer for Scientific Anglers since the late 1990’s, I occasionally have been asked to test new or developing products.  About 6 or 7 years ago some new tippet spools arrived in the mail. I was told the tippet was stronger per diameter than previous products. The letter in the package explained how the […]

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  Finally……….. After an unusually long snow breakdown, the landscape of Western Wisconsin is beginning to show its face. Don’t get me wrong the winter scenery and fishing has been fantastic but it seems to have taken forever to reduce the snowpack, find some sunny spring temperatures to bask in. And even more, to fish […]

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Well,,,,, thank you for all the hopeful, inquisitive communications. To those of you who thought I had died off,,, not so fast. To those living vicariously through my words,,,,I ran short of them after May 15th,,,,, apparently. For that one brilliant man thinking of sending the rescue team. The pony kegs would have hit the […]

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This week we have continued our rain/cold roller coaster. Looks like the weekend crew will once again have optimal fishing conditions. Over an inch of rain on Tuesday of this week kicked the color out of the streams again, but briefly. Last weeks almost 3″ on Wednesday, really put some mud, nitrogen and phosphorous into […]

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Good morning Great news! As you know, driving an hour to get to your favorite trout stream and finding it muddy can be disheartening to the angler. New editions to the USGS water flow data site for the Kinnickinnic River have been installed to help monitor the water quality and fishability of the river. The site will now […]

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When fishing with barbless hooks what is best way to keep fish on? I get hits but have a hard time keeping them on. Thanks Gary Gary While there is skill involved in playing fish on barbed or barbless hooks that is learned over time, I believe a higher percentage will escape or be involuntarily […]

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