" Who wants to go fishing ? "

When I looked out the window and the sun was shining, the forecast was calling for temps in the 40's, I quickly asked,"Who wants to go fishing?"  Loud and clearly I heard Sephora say, " I do!"  So we got set to go and said our goodbyes and off we went.  We headed out to a creek with Brookies and Browns and traveled about a half hour to get there.  By the time we arrived the weather had changed drastically.  The clouds were out and the wind was cutting like a knife.  It actually started snowing as we got all of our gear on.  I asked Sephora if she still wanted to go and she happily said yes.  What a trooper!  So we headed up stream with hopes that the wind would die down and the sun would return.  Casting straight into the wind made for some less than ideal conditions.  Sephora decided to leave her fly rod behind and just wanted to help put the fish back in the water.  O.K. by me so Bombs away.  No browns this time but the Brookies didn't let the conditions curve their appetite.  I had most of my luck using a Bomber trailed with a small bead head.  All fish were taken on the Bomber.  Here are a few pics from our adventure.  HOpe you enjoy :) 

Two thumbs up and she's ready to GO!!

Although it was pretty cold I decided it would be a good test for the new shoes.

New Camera - Check!

Found this little Brown up on the bank dead? Maybe high waters pushed up there ??

Decided to focus on the smile that a Brookie brings to a persons face.  Priceless!

I think she likes a Brook Trout almost as much as I do :)

Brookie, say hello to my Jack Daniels Bomber :)

The water was cold but the shoes helped the water drain and my feet stayed pretty warm.

Baby Brook Trout

Sephora took this picture of me trying to keep my line under control.  Vicious Winds :)

Slippery when wet!!

She decided to take her gloves off so she could get her hands wet before holding the fish.

A Brookie with out color is still beautiful.

Same Brookies as above with color this time :)

She insisted on carrying these logs so that she could build a fort to stay in over night.

Another Brookie that couldn't resist a shot of Jack Daniels :)

This was our final destination and we didn't give up until we made it up to this sweet hole. 

It was another great day on the stream and Sephora enjoyed every minute of it.  Even after all of the hiking she still wanted to race me the whole way back to the car!!  Oh if only I had as much energy as she does!!!

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

Finally My Camera is Fixed :)

My Nikon D5000 recently took a crap and would not turn on.  After some waiting and messaging I finally got it back and fixed for free thanks to Nikon.  It had a bad power switch which was preventing it from turning on.  Since the weather has been quite nice for January I decided to head out with the kids and test out the camera.  It ended up being a great hike and the weather was as beautiful as the stream was.  Hope you enjoy the pics.

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

Last Day of Trout Season in Wisconsin

Sept 30th was the last official day of trout season here in Wisconsin's Driftless Area.  I realize that this post comes a little late, but better late than never I guess. 

I woke up late, but not too bad considering I didn't even set the alarm.  Up at about 7:00 a.m. and filling my belly with 2 Bacon Egg & Cheese biscuits at about 8:00.  Arrived at the stream of choice at about 8:15.  On this day, the last day, I chose a stream that I knew would produce some nice Brookies and hopefully a few Browns as well. 

As I walked along in absolute peace, my senses were at full attention.  The smell of the air, that only comes when fall is here.  The sounds of the leaves, as I watch them drop from trees, while the wind blows.  The sound of the huge 8 point buck crashing through the stream within yards of me.  Scaring the crap out of me.  It was one of those days where the clouds move across the sky and it goes from sunny to dark every other minute.  The  wind was making it difficult to cast and the hooks were popping out right and left.  It was perfect.

I made it up to the final hole around noon.  I was perched up high to where I could see each fish come out from it's hiding spot and attack the flies.  It made for some easy hook sets.  I had to be on my way so I hiked the trail back and headed for home.  About 2 miles downstream from where I just was, there is a really nice bridge hole.  I had no choice but to stop and see if I could coax some Browns out of their hiding spots.  The last trout I caught out of this hole really had some nice fall colors going on.  At first I thought I had on a huge Brook Trout.  Probably my favorite trout of the season.

Finally I made it home.  My wife and son headed of to swim lessons and Sephora and I stayed home.  She loves trout fishing so I told her we could head out and fish for a while if she wanted.  On went the boots and we were off.  I can't imagine a better way to finish out the season.  The pressure to bring a fish to hand was high.  One last fish for the season, one last memory. 

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