Spinning for Trout

[...] Wednesday night was a beautiful evening, and I headed over to Willow Creek in Waushara County after work. Historically, Willow Creek has been very productive for me, [...]

[...] Thursday night was cold (45°F) and cloudy, and after work I headed for a favorite spot on Willow Creek. The trout were back (at least the small ones). I caught a handfull before it got too dark to [...]

[...] Last night after work, I ventured even further upstream than usual on Willow Creek. Not only that, but I also headed further cross country through the woods to get to the stream. [...]

[...] kept icing up didn’t help, either. The trout must have had some good hiding places in Willow Creek. I fished for a couple of hours and never even saw one! Even so, it is still great to be out [...]

[...] I was streamside at the Pine River as the sun rose this morning. It was foggy and humid at 5 AM. The moisture condensing on my [...]

[...] ’s nothing to keep you humble like a good skunk. Yesterday, I tried a new stretch of the Pine River, just above Saxeville and further downstream than the sections I usually fish. It was a [...]

[...] was cloudy - perfect trout fishing weather. I hit my “old reliable” section of the Pine River in Waushara County. I haven’t caught many really big ones in this stretch, but it almost [...]

[...] work, and that made me hopeful for some good fishing conditions. But as soon as I got to the Pine River, the sun came out in full force and the fish went into hiding. I pulled in a few dinky ones [...]

[...] caught some nice examples in the South Branch of the Oconto River this morning. I guess all the big ones aren’t up in the Upper Peninsula. The section I fished, in Oconto County, is managed to [...]

[...] were sucking out of me. The stream is very clear, and I saw lots of trout, including some big ones. But for some reason, they weren’t chomping down very hard on the lure. I had a bunch of [...]

[...] on either end and mostly private land in the middle. I saw lots of trout, and a couple of big ones got away after I though I had them hooked. But I did manage to catch and release an even [...]

[...] , but wasn’t able to land anything. I started to worry that the high flow had sent the big ones into hiding. I switched from my usual home made spinners to a real silver-plated Panther [...]

[...] , rainbows, and brookies in one place. Today, I caught a nice mix of browns and rainbows. The West Branch is the only place I know of in central Wisconsin that I am consistently able to catch rainbow [...]

[...] weather for fishing - darkly overcast with a threat of rain. I fished a section of the West Branch of the White River that I hit about once a year. I knew it was going to be a good morning [...]

[...] After work yesterday, I fished a part of the West Branch of the White River that always gives me an education on how to pursue trout. The water is very [...]

[...] I fished a nice section of the West Branch of the White River last night after work. Before I cut through the brush to get to the stream, [...]

[...] too short to sneak in an after work trout trip, so last night I headed down the hill to the Fox River instead. It’s late in the season. and the water is pretty green, but I still managed to [...]

[...] ’s getting harder to fish after work. But I managed to make it down the hill to the Fox River before dark tonight, and I caught a bass, a rock bass, and a small northern pike. The home [...]

[...] Last night after supper, I walked down the hill by my house to the Fox River. It was overcast, and there were a number of anglers fishing from the banks, pier, and bridge [...]

[...] days.I caught lots of trout and other fish with them this year, including a big catfish in the Fox River near my house. Here are the stats for my trout, salmon, and grayling fishing: 2014: 35 trips, 3 [...]

[...] days, I hit three rivers. Two of the three were completely new to me. My first stop was an upstream section of the White River. I jumped in at an old campground on some public land and fished up to a [...]

[...] ice for safe sailing. But Friday morning was beautiful when I got up early to head for an upstream section of the Chocolay. The river was chocolate colored from tannins, but clear. You just can’ [...]

[...] I got up early (3:50 AM) and drove west through a thunderstorm to get to an upstream section of the Mecan River. When I arrived, the weather there was appropriately “trouty” [...]

[...] I finally found where some of the fish are hiding in Willow Creek. Last night, I hit an upstream section of the creek after work. It’s been raining a lot, so there was a little flooding. But the [...]

[...] Yesterday was a productive morning on one of my favorite sections of Flume Creek. It was mostly overcast, and the water was a little low. The trout were concentrated in the [...]

[...] respooling, and so that added a little delay to the start of my trip. I headed to a section of Flume Creek that I only fished once before, later in the season. When I arrived at streamside, the [...]

[...] for a couple of hours to catch up on email, and then I headed to a favorite fishing spot in Waushara County. The weather was overcast and sprinkly, so the fishing was good even though I got there in [...]

[...] to finish the regular season in the same place I started it - on the Pine River in Waushara County. I was on the river before sunrise. It turned out to be a sunny day, and the best [...]

[...] trout fishing weather. I hit my “old reliable” section of the Pine River in Waushara County. I haven’t caught many really big ones in this stretch, but it almost always delivers [...]

[...] Wednesday night was a beautiful evening, and I headed over to Willow Creek in Waushara County after work. Historically, Willow Creek has been very productive for me, with double digit [...]

[...] Today was cloudy and drizzly, and the browns were waiting for me in Chaffee Creek. I fished a section near the confluence with Wedde Creek, and had no trouble catching well [...]

[...] It was a rainy morning on Chaffee Creek yesterday. Flow was up a little, but I wouldn’t say the creek was flooded. With the [...]

[...] The regular trout season ends tomorrow in Wisconsin. I got one more trip in this morning, while I still had the [...]

[...] to take advantage of the remaining opportunities. There are only two more weekends of the regular trout season left this year, and I’m hoping to take advantage of both of them. [...]

[...] on the banks. I fished till about noon, and had a nice long walk back to the car. The regular trout season is coming to a close soon - one more weekend left! [...]