Happy St. Patrick's Day

A rare glimpse into the past... Short documentary clip about Garnett's & Keegan's fly shop from Dublin, Ireland. This place was wonderfully depicted by Ernie Schwiebert in his short story The Trout of the Shamrocks.

Expedition Style

“Behind the perfection of a man’s style, must lie the passion of a man’s soul.” Oscar Wilde

Homemade

Homemade integrated head: slow intermediate/floating shooting line...

Crease Fly

Tied a few "sticky heart foam" crease flies this afternoon and went looking for blitzing stripers Dave found earlier today. I found only hickories attacking huge schools of silversides in the dusk...

Fly & Rod Room

Blue & Green

Fall

The Best Solution

...for measuring shooting heads and custom tips, readily available on Ebay. This particular model measures down to 0.01 gram or 0.15 grains. That's more precision than you'll ever need for flyfishing!

The Lost World of Mr Hardy

Evening on the Estuary - The Lost World of Mr Hardy extra from Trufflepig Films on Vimeo.

Extra footage from a great movie... http://www.thelostworldofmrhardy.com/

Scenes from the Caddis Blanket Hatch

The River's Call

Windy, rainy, with thunderstorms-that's was today's forecast. We were ready for the river's call and by noon, the fishing gods were smiling. The rain stopped and the caddis hatch was on. Fish were lined up along the rocky bank.

The wind was blowing in strong gusts, and the greatest challenge was to get a perfect drift...

Little browns and one lonely brookie fell for caddis dries. We enjoyed our tea on the bridge after the fishing, while watching sporadic risers. The spring is finally here!

This Morning...

I was getting ready...

To feed some hungry mouths! I found a typical spring scenario on the nearby spring creek: a smorgasboard of Early Stoneflies, BWO's, and some midges. Most fish took nymphs, but I had a couple of dry-fly takes. The weather turned blustery within a short time, but that is Wisconsin in the early spring!

Casting Fun

Lake water was still too cold and high, but I had alot of fun casting the bass rod from the wooden dock. Waves and wind made my casting platform oscillate and shake wildly! I was throwing Crystal Schminnows and small Jig-hook Clousers, without much happening. With nice temperatures we've been having, it shouldn't take much longer... On a side note, trout fishing has been good-I had some nice action on both dries and nymphs a couple of days ago on a local spring creek.

Is Spring Far Away?

Revisiting the Past...

Revisiting the past, while anticipating the future...

Fishing with a Friend

There are not many better ways to spend a glorious September day than to go fishing with a friend. We were on a pristine brookie stream for several hours, and ended the afternoon on the beautiful spring creek, throwing terrestrials to brown trout. Here's Jeremy with a nice brownie taken on a cricket imitation.

An Ode to a Cricket

Warm September wind and quiet afternoon on the Wisconsin spring creek were a dream-like combination for some cricket magic. Fish were everywhere, looking for a tasty meal delivered by the late summer zephyr. Glass rod delivered low casts and bent easily under the strain of wild, hungry browns. It was good time to be on the water-the fish gods were smiling!

Coldwater vs. Warmwater

I did a bit of both during the past ten days... Fishing was just OK, but still fun, nevertheless.

Fishing with Natalija

Spring creek looks so inviting just before the rain...

We are drifting a heavy nymph on the short line-Natalija is impatient...

Luck is on our side!

A quick pose just before the release...