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All tagged Wisconsin trout streams
Over the past couple of years in my travels through the Wisconsin Driftless, it has amazed me to see how some farms, houses, and businesses have survived over 100 years.
My friend Jim Furley and I fished Thursday morning until 11am. It was sunny out and the trout were quite persnickety this outing.
It was a foggy morning in my home water. I was fishing with Chris Young. This morning was not the best for fishing but the scenery was very memorable.
When an employee of the DNR is impressed with a trout, you take notice.
I didn't even have the trout on and it haunted me. My friend Andy's encounter with it was chapter one of the saga. I remember reading his email at first and dismissing the possibility of a monster in that stretch. My left knee was at full "I hate you" phase and I dismissed the fish story partially because of my knee not cooperating. I was supposed to be with Andy that day but I chickened out because of my knee.
