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Day of Discovery
I am happy to report that I am really starting to get the hang of this fly fishing thing. I met up with Toby this morning and we decided to fish a section of river that neither one of us had ever...
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A Winston Man
"Since the very first moment that silver spoon touched my lips I knew that I would some day grow up to be a Winston Man."One evening last December I received a phone call. The desperate voice on the...
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Chocoholics
The rivers are like chocolate milk they said; the conditions are not good for fly fishing they said. They didn't realize how much both Taylor and I love chocolate milk.I had initially planned on...
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Streamer Fishing in the Driftless Region-Follow your Leader:Part 1
Ever since I started this blog I usually spend one to two hours a day answering questions and responding to fan mail from around the world. I get a lot of inquiries about the "how to" aspect of...
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Poor Man's Grand Slam
Rick picked me up at 7:00 AM as we we had planned the night before. I was ready and waiting outside when he pulled up. We have known each other from the internet for a few months now but this was the...
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Sunday 4/10/16
Chris had secured permission for us to fish a private section of river. He examined the map to make sure we were fishing in the right area. It was a beautiful morning. Slightly cloudy and not too...
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A month and change
Are you hungry now? I can tell because I'm pretty sure sure it's been a little while since you last feasted on my literary delights. I've been pretty busy finishing up spring semester, starting up...
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Trout Bummin'
I really only had one week between the end of spring semester and the start of my summer session class and I was determined to make the most of it. I decided to become a trout bum for a few days.It...
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PLAN B
Upon arrival to the river I was going to fish today I discovered that it was running high and dirty. Maybe fishable but a little too dirty for my liking and PLAN B seemed like an enticing option so I...
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Return to Clearwater Creek
I made the trip out to Clearwater Creek this morning. I wanted to make sure that nobody had been fishing my spot this year and while I was there I figured I should probably fish a little myself.As I...
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Weekend Warrior
My weekdays have been consumed by work and school lately but when Friday evening hits I transform into what one might call a Weekend Warrior.I had a default plan in place to fish by myself on Saturday...
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Hexy Time
During the month of June a natural phenomenon occurs across the upper Midwest known as the "Hex Hatch". I've known about it for a long time but hadn't ever fished it.While eddierivardflyfishing.com...
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Willow
They removed Little Falls dam on the Willow River last year which means for a few years the Willow River will flow free through what has been Little Falls Lake. I really wanted to see what the river...
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Eddie's Western Vacation 2016
The original plan was to head out to the Bighorn's on the evening of Tuesday, August 9th, fish for three days and head back on Saturday, August 13. The plan changed changed on July 27th when John...
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Golden Boy
There is a park close to where I live where there is a bridge over a small creek. One of the routes I take when I take Foxy for her daily walks takes us over this bridge. I always look at the water...
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Journey to Valhalla
Nick and I have been fishing buddies for a while now and aside from him using spinners and I fishing flies we have a surprising amount in common. We are both young and pretty. We fish hard and are in...
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Trapfest 2016-A Weekend To Remember
Every Fall, some of the finest and most charismatic trout fishermen in the Driftless Area gather at the Westby Rod and Gun Club campground on the banks of the Timber Coulee in southwest Wisconsin....
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2016 Year In Review: The Lost Episodes
As I sit here in my study beginning to write my last blog post of 2016 the winter winds are howling and my aging Jack Russell Terrier is laying a few feet away from me drifting in and out of...
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My Opener
New Year's Day in Southeastern Minnesota marks the beginning of the stream trout catch and release season. I had to get out even though I knew I had to be done fishing by 11:20AM if I was going to...
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Winter Trapfest-2017
Ever since the inception of the Wisconsin early inland trout season in 2016 a Trapfest has been held at the Westby Rod and Gun Club on the banks of the Timber Coulee to commemorate the event. Trapper...
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