Jizzy Pearl wrote on Yesterday at 4:10pm: [ I know we are just getting started and it may be to0 early to tell, but the recent weather and long range forecast are indicating this post by George may be true this summer. Wooooo....Eeeeeeh...Might be a scorcher this summer!!   Yeah, looking like the third consecutive summer of drought over here...conditions are becoming very reminiscent of 2021 right now ..read more

Olive Tungsten Head size 6 or 8. Last resort fly for me though, since I prefer to fish them on top with deer hair poppers ..read more

After the worrisome trip to the Mayfly River, Saturday, it was with a huge relief to go to the River Sunday night and find the fish feeding in places where they should be feeding. Pass Lake dries, quarter drifted wet flies and, finally, when the first late season Hendricksons and early Sulphur spinners appeared, #16 Hare's Ear Parachutes all took fish. The fishing was fast enough to help a person ignore the clouds of mosquitoes. Browns from modest 10 inchers to an almost 18" beast fed off the bankside cover. Bright brookies, looking almost Autumnal in color, fed more in the chutes and riffles ..read more

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https://www.news8000.com/news/wisconsin-news/mining-company-wins-approval-for-drilling-in-wisconsin/article_8d457780-e24a-5fd9-8697-4d6fe5b149e1.html They'll hire a couple hundred folks, destroy the land around them, and the profits will surely leave the state.   ..read more

I really dislike bug spray... I wear the anti-bug clothing offered by many outdoor oriented companies.  It works really well ..read more

WiBugMan wrote on Yesterday at 9:01pm: . A compass is a must for me when grouse hunting. Same.  Best of all, no batteries required.   ..read more

Another option if you have a kayak or canoe are the ponds in that area ..read more

Another typical Michigan opener, rivers high and wild plus rain and snow!  Gotta love it ..read more

Any Wisconsin residents interested in some input to the Spring Conservation Hearings, there's a questionnaire open here until noon on April 13th (this Thursday). https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/wcc/springhearing?fbclid=IwAR1uN2rQNJg1mWiVyKd6w-f9luo-EtRQUa3aDZEcN4r07M3tb4JbZr8Zdxg ..read more