Fly Fishing in Wisconsin
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6/30/2015 8:20:00 PMhttp://dnr.wi.gov/news/releases/article/?id=3638 EAGLE, Wis. - A dam that formed the trout pond at Paradise Springs in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest failed earlier this week and the pond has drained. Water had undermined the water control structure for the dam and is flowing under it and through the outlet. Department...
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5/15/2015 3:05:00 PMBy John Luthens Come the month of May, my yard is prone to dandelions and violets. The neighbors are civil, never coming right out and voicing their disapproval, but I can feel their sideways glances. They are hardworking and wonderful gardeners, edging their shrubs just so, mulching in the right places and manicuring their grass until it looks li...
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3/31/2015 9:55:00 PMGood morning all, Well, it was supposed to be a nice day yesterday. It wasn't, but I went anyway. That is after three hours of collecting sap. Second day in a row and will do it again later today. Did I sleep well? Well ... ask my wife. Never got to church last night. Didn't wake until 6:30 this morn...
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2/13/2015 1:30:00 PMhttp://dnr.wi.gov/news/releases/article/?id=3489 FITCHBURG, Wis. -- The public is invited to an informational meeting on state, local and federal response efforts to the discovery in October 2013 of the New Zealand mudsnail in Black Earth Creek, Dane County. The meeting is set forFebruary 23 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Cross Plains Public Libr...
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1/28/2015 12:50:00 PMhttp://dnr.wi.gov/news/releases/article/?id=3467 BRULE, Wis. - Sustainable forest management practices on the Brule River State Forest will expand to account for the acquisition of 6,505 acres to the forest, under a master plan amendment approved today by the state Natural Resources Board. Management activities including the harvest of timber wil...
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12/18/2014 2:35:00 PMJohn Luthens Phantom railroad crossing and the starting point of the Christmas map. The anticipated snow came that night as I rumbled through the cabin basement in a map-making scavenger hunt. Besides housing countless boxes of who-knows-what, the basement is a holy shrine constructed for the sole purpose of trout fishing. I found a box ...
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12/11/2014 1:40:00 PMJohn Luthens Like the Christmas ornaments that come out of our storage closet every year, this story always seems to get unpacked with them. It’s a winter’s tale of old that’s never seen the light of print – maybe because I just keep forgetting about it till the holidays roll around, but more likely because I don’t wa...
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9/26/2014 9:35:00 AMWisconsin Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Report summary for September 25, 2014 Complete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Fall colors at or near peak in northern Wisconsin Fall colors are at or near peak this week in far northern Wisconsi...
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9/25/2014 2:20:00 PMFrom the Pendergrass Library For the trout-chasing angler the most sought after trophy next to an actual fish on the wall is ‘the photograph.’ You’ve seen the picture before, it’s of an angler - usually a guy - he’s got on his waders, the ball cap perched atop his head is askew, and he’s down on one knee. Acros...
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9/25/2014 2:15:00 PMFrom the Pendergrass Library Each year, when the roof begins leaking in the family room of my house, I know steelhead season is close at hand. Don’t laugh, it’s true. One would think the first order of business would be to fix the roof, but it never it is. No, now is the time to put away the ice auger and tip-ups, slide the boots into...
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9/25/2014 2:15:00 PMFrom the Pendergrass Library The ‘hatch’ would be upon us if the weather would cooperative even just a tiny bit. It’s close, but it isn’t quite here. Typically we should have had a string of hot, humid days well before July, days with enough heat to leave shirt collars sticking to the backs of your necks, and glasses of be...
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9/25/2014 2:10:00 PMFrom the Pendergrass Library Down below the bridge I crossed the river where it was shallow, moving slowly so as not to spook any of the already rising trout, and now the nearly full moon was to my back. Away from the river the blackened shadows danced quietly in places where the moon couldn’t reach, the land yawning at the approaching night...
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9/25/2014 2:10:00 PMFrom the Pendergrass Library In 1995 the president of the United States was Bill Clinton, the Twin Towers of New York loomed large over that city, and a gallon of gasoline would run you about $1.35. Nineteen years can seem like a lifetime ago and still pass in the blink of an eye. I caught my first steelhead in April of that year, on my first ope...
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9/24/2014 6:50:00 PMBy Randy Williams A long time ago, before cell phones, I went fishing with a good friend, Bert. We also took my wife’s little black dog named Nikki. The place we chose to fish was Lake Poygan. Our landing was on the east shore where the Duck Inn once was. We launched, put the dog in the boat, and then Bert tied up the boat on a dock. (Nikki...
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9/17/2014 11:15:00 AMBy John Luthens I was being kicked into submission by steel-toed work boots. The higher powers deemed it an important beating for the bottom line, and they were still kicking when the quitting whistle signaled the end of the round. I stumbled from the ring and pulled out of the parking lot. There was a cabin waiting for me. I don’t know why...
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9/11/2014 10:25:00 AMTrout anglers have a chance to weigh in on a proposal to simplify existing inland trout fishing regulations and provide more quality trout fishing opportunities. Join us for a live chat on Thursday, September 11 at noon all about trout fishing in Wisconsin. DNR fisheries experts will be on hand to answer questions about the proposed chang...
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8/27/2014 12:35:00 PMA mountain hike far from home John Luthens To dance on a journey in Wisconsin one need only point a nose to the given wind direction, shoulder a pack and head down a trail. Chances are you’ll find what you’re after. Wisconsin is that good. I submit that to come remotely close to topping the wild beauty of our state you’ll need ...
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8/26/2014 1:35:00 PMWAUKESHA, Wis. – The first of 10 public meetings scheduled in September to gather citizen comments proposals to simplify existing inland trout fishing regulations will be held in Waukesha on September 3, 2014. Beyond simplifying the rules for anglers, communities that serve as home to Wisconsin's 13,000 miles of trout streams...
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8/5/2014 11:25:00 AMBy John Luthens The morning sun needled through a break in the peaks and dusted the bottom meadows as we broke base camp. Wildflowers grew in bright clusters along the slopes and we took a deep breath of the scented wind coming down from above. With a final tightening of straps and a rattling of carabineers, we shouldered our packs and...
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7/18/2014 11:05:00 AMFor a trout-chasing angler the most sought after trophy next to an actual fish on the wall is ‘the photograph.’ You’ve seen the picture before, it’s of an angler - usually a guy - he’s got on his waders, the ball cap atop his head is askew, and he’s down on one knee. Across his arms and in his hands rests a trou...
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6/13/2014 9:10:00 PMThe Angler's Guide, SECOND EDITION Steve Born, Jeff Mayers, Andy Morton, and Bill Sonzogni - Foreword by Gary A. Borger Drawing on years of conservation and angling experience, the authors tell you about great fishing opportunities unique to Wisconsin-1,000 miles of spring creeks, the amazing nocturnal Hex hatch, and big salmonids in the Great...
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5/21/2014 10:00:00 AMBy John Luthens A wooden ski ramp towered above on a pine-clad ridge. Bands of white trilliums sprinkled the forest clearings below. Campfire smoke rose lazily in the air and fly rods leaned on trees. There was only the slight matter of fording a stream to reach the camp. With a spray of water above my truck’s...
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5/12/2014 2:50:00 PMEAGLE, Wis. – Anyone interested in learning the intricate sport of fly fishing can sign up for a “Learn how to fly fish” workshop being offeredSaturday, May 17, in the clear blue waters at Paradise Springs in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial "fly" i...
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4/8/2014 9:20:00 AMAll 252 Wisconsin Kwik Trip stores statewide now carry On Wisconsin Outdoors. To find a Kwik Trip nearest you, click here! This partnership makes the free issues of On Wisconsin Outdoorsavailable to the Wisconsin hunter and angler from Spooner and Hayward in the northwest, to Green Bay and Shawano in the northeast, to Lancas...
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3/25/2014 4:35:00 PMBy John Luthens It was somewhere around midnight when I decided to go trout fishing. It was either the first or second day of spring. When I ripped my eyes from the television screen, it depended on which way I tilted my head to look at the clock. It was also either the first or second day of the March college basketball ...