Temps on Sunday night had not dropped below freezing, and as the water ran off my roof top I hit the road. By 10 AM under sunny skies on Monday,  I was on the river attempting to get ahead of the snow melt that will eventually cause the rivers to swell into un-fishability.

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It’s a wrap. An awesome weekend of opening day festivities drew to a close on Sunday morning with a group of hardy, tired and hung over anglers bidding farewell to each other once again. The weekend began Friday night with the f3t Fly Fishing Film Tour in River Falls Wisconsin. We could have not asked […]

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Good The Rain last night did not appear to have blown up the rivers. While I am in search of a new camera send me your pictures with a short story and I will see if I can get some of them up. I am on the river today. good luck. Here are a few […]

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Just got an email from a fellow angler heading this direction for the Wisconsin Early Season Trout Opener. Brad enquired: Hello Andy, I’m coming up from Iowa to fish Saturday’s opener. Can you give me a quick Rush and Kinni river update? Is the upcoming rain and snow going to cause problems with water clarity? […]

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By 6pm today the fate of the Rush River was sealed. Lost Creek looked like Willy Wonka had located his factory on Lost and began to pump uber chocolate into the main stem of the river. Moving above Lost Creek was better than below, but not by much. The river began the day reasonably clear […]

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50 degree air temp. The snow is getting mushy and slushy. The gage height has crawled up just a bit each day. These are shots taken at 2:30pm today on the F bridge on the Kinni. The river has held today. Still clear, maybe a hint of tint to the deep water. Tonight we will […]

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I know It is Wednesday, sorry for the delay. Opening weekend has come and gone. The gathering of old friends and new friends is in the books. The little black stones and the gray midge were there as well, celebrating their call to adulthood. Almost every year these insects are there with us, taking their […]

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Went out to take some photos today around 5PM. The waters in Pierce County look great with a bit of color in them and water temps warming. I ran into stone-flies about an inch and a half long. Fish were actively feeding on them in the fast water, visibly coming out to get them! It […]

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