Caledonia Fishing

Drove down from the cities and decided to fish Beaver Creek before meeting Merill at the country club. After a short rain shower I caught two small and two tiny trout, on a caddis dry fly.


View Beaver Creek, outside of State Park in a larger map

Turkey Hunting Time

After not getting a license via the lottery last year, we are in! Can't wait for Thursday when Jim and I will be heading for Caledonia, MN ("Wild Turkey Capital of Minnesota") and to get out in the woods, turkey or no turkey! If the turkeys are not showing up, I am sure there will be a Crooked Creek (see also the excellent MN DNR map, here) trout or two going after my fly.

Fly Fishing 2008

This year we did not draw a turkey hunting license. Oh well, all the more time for fly fishing. While the month of March had been rather balmy, April into may was raw, our weekend being no exception.

Jim lands a nice trout while fisihing the South Branch of the Root River near Preston, MN.
 For the Department of Natural Resources map, see here.

Teaching James to Fly Fish

In Rocky Mountain National Park. He loves it!