BilletHead Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Jeff thanks for the post and your Blog, I check it often and like it. IT makes me a bit too hungry at times. I have a friend in the Minnesota part of the driftless and he invited me to come up. Might just have to, BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Greasy B Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Hey, smarty pants -- cut me some slack, I've been busy! BTW -- I've caught wild browns in the Driftless area -- so that's no news to me. Slack granted. Maybe when your done reading it we should start a thread about the book. Compare the progress of the conservation movement from the time the book was written and now. Aldo Leapold's description of the Colorado River delta when he roamed the area and it's current state should jerk a tear out of any outdoorsman with a heart. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
Members DaveMac Posted August 22, 2012 Members Posted August 22, 2012 I was there in June and had a great time. I stayed at the Old Hospital Lodge in Highlandville. Absolutely great place to stay - the owner Paul is a nice guy who can give you tips on where to go and what to use. The best part is the price - $55 per night single occupancy for a room with a full kitchen. Had an absolute blast with the 3-wt and size 16 nymphs. The streams I fished, North and South Bear Creeks, and Waterloo, were chock full of trout, and I had the place mostly to myself. Be prepared to do some walking and bushwhacking - the streams are small and have lots of tall grass and trees around in the summer, but unlike the Ozarks, there is nothing to get too concerned about (no poison ivy, ticks, chiggers, snakes).
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