The Driftless Boyz Guide Service - Guiding Southwest Wisconsins Driftless Area - Hunting and Fishing - Trout MaGee

Decided to go ahead and get my Wisconsin guiding license this year.  Not sure how much actual guiding I will be doing this summer but I hope its a lot of fun either way.  Here is a link to my page.  Feel free to like and spread the word.  As a guide one of my main focuses is going to be promoting Trout Fishing etiquette.  Of course I plan on sharing some of my tips and secrets as well :)  Thanks and stay tuned for posts to come.  Wisconsins Early Trout Season is back on BABY!  

The Driftless Boyz Guide Service

Until Next Time ..... Tight Lines to All!

FOR : Bill Trussell and Brookfield Angler :) and everyone else :)

Here is a quick little video I whipped up for BrookfieldAngler and also Bill Trussell of Fishing Through Life blogs. (Both great blogs and both very informative :)  I hope these give you a good enough idea of the how to part.  Let me know what you think :)  Also: Don't forget to twitch these just a little with each retrieve:)

Until Next Time ........Tight Lines to All !!!!!

New Stream - New Friends

Recently Sephora and I stopped and asked for permission to fish a new part of one of my favorite streams.  The person that owns the land was kind enough to give us the go ahead and fish it anytime we want.  Excellent!  We got our gear on, grabbed our poles and off we went.  It was getting later in the day so the sun was out in full effect.  Luckily we had packed a lunch and the camelbak was plum full of ice cold water.  Sephora was excited by a cat that decided to tag along on our fishing escapade and a new friend was made.  She loves cats!  The weather has been insanely warm lately so the fish were quite active and willing to chase some flies around.  I was amazed at some of the beautiful new holes we discovered on our journey.  Some stream improvement had been done to sections of it and proved to be providing some nice housing for the trout.  There was a nice stonefly hatch going on but I didn't notice a lot of fish rising to swallow them up.  I tested out a few new flies, but had most of my luck on the Mini Muddler Mud Honey.  I guess they just can't resist the peacock.  Casting proved difficult for Sephora due to all of the weeds on the back cast, so  I let her try and land a few trout, but they were slippery and escaped the net.  Next time for sure.  Here are a few pics from our journey.  Hope you enjoy the pics. 

Stone Fly Hatch

Some rip wrap to secure the banks from erosion is always helpful.

Sephora went running to her new best friend, that ended up following us on the hike.

Went a little to deep into the water so the boots had to be emptied.

Great minds think alike.

Spooked a few fish out of this stretch.

New Creation using hemp as the body for the fly.

Some good colors for this time of year.

Who cares about fish when you can toss rocks in and create a splash :)

A sweet new hole discovered.

Lunch stored in our sweet Plano box courtesy of O.B.N. ( Review to come soon )

First fish of the day fell for the M.M.M.H. creation.

First fish wide view.  Healthy and strong.

Another nice hole and another healthy brown, released by Sephora to swim another day.

There has got to be trout in them there waters :)

There's always time to stop and build a sand castle. :)

Hide Out Trout

Big ole Chubster in your face.

Another sweet hole on a different feeder stream.

This guy was hanging out at the top of the hole near the trout hide.

It is the stuff my dreams are made of :)

Just taking a detour over top of the creek on this fallen tree.

Can you find the Stonefly ?

It feels good to get out there and release some stress :)

Until Next Time..........Tight Lines to All !!!!!

Wisconsins Early Trout Season - Weather May Vary :)

March 10th 2012

Today the streams had settled down and the water quality was great.  The sun was out and the sky was blue mostly blue.  With the temps up past the 50's and much of the snow gone, what else could a person ask for??  Maybe a huge concrete wall to stop the winds gusting up to 4o mph.  With the wind to my back it seemed to push me upstream effortlessly and the next thing I knew I was at the top of the stream where the two creeks come together to form one.  I busted right and did some surveying, but was disappointed to find only one hole holding some trout.  Below where the two creeks meet there was a decent size beaver dam blocking up the stream.  I opted to do my best to take it out and ended up doing a little damage.  I know, I  know, they will just rebuild it!  Well at least they will have to work on it instead of starting a new project.  Beaver dams seem to be a real problem so far this spring.  You know what they say,"Busy as as Beaver".  The rest of the day was spent trying to get my fly line into the water and not the surrounding obstacles.  I just aimed ten feet to the left and that usually landed the flies close to where I was hoping.  Despite the winds doing their best, I was able to hook up with some beauty Browns.  They were ice cold to the touch and when released took off in a hurry.  I was testing out some new flies and they all seemed to do their intended job. Attract fish.  I had the most luck with the Mini Muddler Mud Honey fly.  Right up until the point it magically disappeared and was never heard from again. Bummer. When I finally looked back and could no longer see my vehicle I realized I was in for one heck of a long hike back.  I hopped onto the road and made the long haul back straight into the wind.  There were a few times where I was sure I had been walking in place.  I can't remember the last time I had that much of a struggle walking into the wind.  Hey if the fish are willing to come out and play then so am I ;) 

G Damn Beaver Dam !!!!

A mini surfers paradise!!!! :) A fly fisherman's nightmare!!

Castle Rock Killer Variation

Mini Muddler Mud Honey

First fella to get tricked on this fine blustery day :)

Bead Heads soaring in the wind.  Tight Lines

Where the two creeks come together.  Which way would you go??

Streamer Variation

New Name :  The Gusty Go Getter :)

Ice Cold Buddy

Close Up of some Waves breaking :)

A little Mud with a little Honey :)

Gone just as quick as it came.

My favorite pic from the trip.

Every windy cloud has a silver golden lining.

Until Next Time.....Tight Lines to All !!!!

Driftless Creations Fly Tying

Hello to everyone out there :)  I just wanted to let everyone know about the new blog site I have been working on.  It is a blog dedicated to fly tying.  Whether you tie your own flies or not I hope you will check it out and I hope there is a little bit of something for everyone.  I will be doing some how-to's and different posts on tricks from the vise.  Be sure to follow along so that you don't miss out on any future giveaways.  :)

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Driftless Creations Fly Tying

Until Next Time......Tight Lines to All !!!!!