Fly Fishing in Wisconsin
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6/26/2012 10:35:00 AMBy John Luthens I’ve been fascinated with the guiding lifestyle for years. When the other kids went through their phases of wanting to be an astronaut, firefighter, or the next U.S. President, I always wanted to be a professional guide. Guiding willing outdoor enthusiasts into the wild country and getting paid for it-what better way t...
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5/10/2012 1:05:00 PMBy Darrell Pendergrass A long way up the river I pulled my fly rod from the canoe and set to casting for trout. It’s a family tradition that we come here for the Wisconsin fishing opener. It’s a long paddle up the White River, but usually the effort is rewarded with some trout, most times German browns. Sometimes it’s brook trou...
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3/23/2012 12:30:00 PMAfter several days of home- keeping and stabilizing business, and with the forecast of thunder showers coming, I decided it was time to go fishing. Specifically, I wanted to catch some suckers to pickle, so I headed north to the small creek in Sheboygan County.If the fish would hold still, you could cross the creek without getting your feet wet. Ho...
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3/20/2012 4:05:00 PMTrout and fly fishing expert Jerry Kiesow is keeping his finger on the pulse of the steelhead runs and checked out some of the smaller creeks in Sheboygan County late last week with a friend. “Water conditions were perfect,” he said. “First quarter to a third of a mile we saw nothing. Then came across a gentleman...
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3/3/2012 7:50:00 PMCasting For Answers - March 2012 Fly Fishing Q&A with Jerry Kiesow of On Wisconsin OutdoorsSubmit your questions to Jerry via email at flyfishing@onwisconsinoutdoors.com When tying the wing of the Mickey Finn, is there a formula for the amount of hair used? - Matt Great question, Matt. The simple answer is yes. ...
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1/16/2012 4:00:00 PMCasting For Answers - January 2012 Fly Fishing Q&A with Jerry Kiesow of On Wisconsin OutdoorsSubmit your questions to Jerry via email at flyfishing@onwisconsinoutdoors.com What do you do this time of the year? And don’t tell me you head south for the bonefish flats, I can’t afford that. –Josh Well, Josh, I can&rsquo...
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1/16/2012 3:50:00 PMby Jerry Kiesow So here it is November, with December right around the corner and full-blown winter sneaking up fast. Not exactly our best fly fishing months. Really? Does that mean that there is nothing left for us who like to wave wands to do but put on heavy clothes, pull out the bows and guns, and hunt? Well, that certainly is an option, but i...
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12/31/1899 11:55:00 PMBy John Luthens Turkey feathers disappeared one by one, upturned wings and eye hackle on the shanks of hooks, tied into fishing fly creations while the winter flew. Between shovels of snow, the last of my squirrel-tail stockpile was tied into streamers. I should have been better prepared. I should have hunted harder when ...
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12/31/1899 11:45:00 PMCROSS PLAINS, Wis. – Fishery biologists doing routine population monitoring work on Black Earth Creek downstream of Cross Plains have documented a drop in fish populations from South Valley Road downstream about 0.8 miles. On-stream reports from early season trout anglers support this observation. “We can’t say with any...
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12/31/1899 11:30:00 PMYes, it’s cold, but Wisconsin’s best trout waters remain ice-freeMADISON -- With statewide temperatures projected to remain below freezing through the first week in March, the 2015 Wisconsin early trout season may be on the chilly side. - Read Full Article Visit the DNR exhibit at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sp...
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12/31/1899 11:05:00 PMHe swung the hook on which the two worms curled, dropping it gently to let the current take the line and baited hook beneath the bank. There was a heavy wildness of movement in the narrow, deep current, and the trout was torn out of the water…flopping in the air…sailing over Nick’s shoulder and tumbling into the ferns on the ban...