My first outing of 2022 was on a Thursday in January. The cold temps and  wind had been sucked or blown to some other latitude. My locality was to reach 33 degrees with calm winds. Perfectly acceptable conditions to sneak away into the snowy woodlands and escape the shack nasties.  The previous weeks had […]

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  It is that time of year. Weather is variable and the same can be true with the catching part of fishing for trout. Now, hard fast rules, I am not here to give you, nor am I a believer in definitives when it comes to our favorite pass time. I tend to look at […]

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  Why we do this! This year, together, we have a chance to buy this piece of land and give it to the community. A 44 acre parcel of land that is strategically located in the heart of the Kinnickinnic River canyon, and privately owned for decades, is finally available for sale and will be […]

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Waters in Pierce County took a bit of rain this week. Their flows are at/or above plump and cool. On Wednesday the Rush had a bit of stain from an isolated storm that quickly dumped a bunch of rain into the watershed. The Kinni pushed a bit of water through on Monday. Isolated rain is […]

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9AM, cool and overcast. The forecast said no rain until 3PM. Perfect………. It began raining at 10:30AM. Tuesday was a school day on the water for my friend Chris and I. The students were anglers but not fly anglers……yet. They (Charlene, Molly and Siri) work together on staff at the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust writing grants, […]

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Streams are clear as glass. Water in good condition. If you have not been fishing enough to explore all of your favorite Pierce County Waterways, likely they have changed in character from the high water this spring. Some stretches for the worst, some for the better. As I am slowly getting to explore I am […]

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Today,,,,, you get a three  in one report. Short and sweet, no long winded extra verbiage. No pomp and fluff…I digress. First a fishing report, then a Film Fest Report, then a trout in the classroom report. Yesterday I attempted to fish. I could leave it at that but I won’t. Short and sweet. Wanted […]

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Hey Andy, My buddy and I were thinking of heading to the Rush this next weekend as it will be in the 50° range but we don’t know the conditions it will be in. Do you think there is a lot of runoff/will be a lot of runoff then? Hey Bill There is still a […]

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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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  Yes, it has begun. The first Saturday in January marked the start of the inland trout season in Wisconsin. At 2 weeks in this is a catch and release season provides a much needed outdoor break to the cabin fever that grips the masses of fly anglers(really a small group) in these parts of […]

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