135 Days Until Trout Opener!!

Yes I said 135 days!!!!!


Wisconsin has the longest closed season of any of the Driftless Area states.

Iowa stays open year round and Minnesota opens on January 01.

These last 2 weeks of excellent weather could have been spent trout fishing here in Wisconsin. The dog days of winter in February when I need a trout fix I should be able to fish Wisconsin.

Nope .....I have to wait until the first Saturday of March each year to go chase trout.

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The snow is coming down hard in this photo and the trout are eager! I love fishing in the snow. I am the angler in the photo.

That is a long wait, but don't you have ice fishing for 'Eyes"? I know you have to use a really short fly rod :) but at least you are getting out there. Just think of the wait as a time you can build a rod, tie a massive number of flies or for once actually get the old tying table cleaned and organized. Have a good winter. It is slow to arrive over here but I finally had ice on my truck for the first time two mornings ago and our leaves are finally turning. Larry ---sagefisher---

Ah, the anticipation is the thing...

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Hang in there.

Kelly.

Kelly,
Go south young man.....
I live in a Hawaii now, but grew up in the lower Midwest.
Next week, I am traveling to a family function in Minnesota. Along the way, I am going to stop and fish one of the Missouri "Trout Parks"...Bennett Spring.
I grew up 12 miles from there. The park closes Nov 1st, but opens a week later to catch and release...fly fishing.
Also some good winter fishing in Ark. The White, Norfolk.
Ever try those during the fall/winter?

Short fly rods like...... this? They don't work. Trust me. ;)

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QK, yea it is kind of hard to get the line to load the rod and still cast it into that 6 inch hole. By the way, looks like that outfit you showed worked fairly well to me, nice collection of pan fryers. Larry ---sagefisher---