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15th Apr 2020

Below Zero

Last year around this time I wandered over to the Kinnickinnic River in Wisconsin to do a little exploring. It was -10 below zero when I left Saint Paul that morning, and I was really just curious wha …

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15th Apr 2020

Filming Trout in the Kinni

Yesterday my friend Adam, who is visiting from LA, and I decided to go film some trout in the Kinnickinnic River, even though temps were barely above zero. I had no idea what we would find in the dept …

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15th Apr 2020

Robert's Favorite Fly

You can call it what you want, and there are all sorts of variations out there. But in Montana we called it the JJ-Special. This fly brings back so many good memories for me. It was always the first f …

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15th Apr 2020

Vices and Vises, by Russ Gontarek

Definition of Vise:a : any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or camDefinition of Vice:a : moral depravity or corruption : wickedness b : a moral fau …

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15th Apr 2020

Winter Fly Fishing Whitewater State Park

I made it down to the Whitewater River yesterday near Rochester MN, the temps were great and so was the fishing. There was a layer of fresh snow on the ground and everything looked fresh and new. We m …

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15th Apr 2020

Taking my Dad fishing in Arizona

I have been threatening to go and visit my dad for quite a while now. He moved from Denver down to Phoenix about 3 years ago and I had not seen him in 4 or 5 years. About a month ago I opened my inbox …

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