Troutnut Forum > Fishing Reports > Rush River, Page 2
Report at a Glance
| General Region | West Central Wisconsin |
| Specific Location | Hwy 72 |
| Time of Day | evening until dark |
| Fish Caught | 1 16" brownie |
Details and Discussion
| AftonAngler | August 13th, 2007, 9:19 am | |
| Brule, WI Posts: 39 | Freepow Check out El Paso Days this coming weekend if you are able to get up that way. That is a great chance to meet the locals... The Rod and Gun Club is a pretty tight group and I think you need a sponsor to join and they make you go through some kind of blood oath:) JK Actually you are better off looking up the Eau Galle Rush River Sportsmans Club if you are wanting to socialize. I was a memeber for a few years but my dues have expired and they have never kept up with my address changes. I would suggest joining either KIAP-WISH TU (out of Hudson, WI) or OJIBLEAU (out of Eau Claire) if you are hoping to find more like-minded anglers. Taking nothing away from the previously mentioned groups they tend to be worm dunking, fish whacking types...not that there is anything wrong with that. | |
| See you on the Water. Brad Bohen The Afton Angler www.BradBohen.com AftonAngler@BradBohen.com | ||
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| AftonAngler | August 13th, 2007, 9:26 am | |
| Brule, WI Posts: 39 | Freepow Check out El Paso Days this coming weekend if you are able to get up that way. That is a great chance to meet the locals... The Rod and Gun Club is a pretty tight group and I think you need a sponsor to join and they make you go through some kind of blood oath:) JK Actually you are better off looking up the Eau Galle Rush River Sportsmans Club if you are wanting to socialize. I was a memeber for a few years but my dues have expired and they have never kept up with my address changes. I would suggest joining either KIAP-WISH TU (out of Hudson, WI) or OJIBLEAU (out of Eau Claire) if you are hoping to find more like-minded anglers. Taking nothing away from the previously mentioned groups they tend to be worm dunking, fish whacking types...not that there is anything wrong with that. | |
| See you on the Water. Brad Bohen The Afton Angler www.BradBohen.com AftonAngler@BradBohen.com | ||
| Freepow | August 18th, 2007, 9:02 pm | |
| menomonie, WI Posts: 33 | Thanks for the info...any idea how much dues are? I am a graduate student at Stout so my funds are limited. Thanks. | |
| Freepow | August 24th, 2007, 12:24 am | |
| menomonie, WI Posts: 33 | So I am finally finding some success after working hard all summer to become basically competent as a fly fisherman. In the last 3 trips I have caught 7 fish. 2-10", 2-12", 1-14", 1-15" and 1-16" Brownies. A couple of them came after dark with #20 Brown Duns. The others came from a green and brown grasshopper. Damn it is fun to fish with the hopper! I have heard from others that once September rolls around don't even bother fishing with anything except a hopper. I agree with this to a point...I am still paying attention to the hatches. Last night I stood in the middle of what I'm guessing was a Trico hatch and watched the stream errupt with fish of all sizes. It was beautiful. I would have caught more fish if I didn't have to spend time getting rid of the 2 beavers who were angry with me. Anyway, just wanted to share my experiences. | |
| Martinlf | August 24th, 2007, 12:58 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 902 | Glad to hear of your successes, precursors of many to come. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Wbranch | August 25th, 2007, 12:49 pm | |
| Starlight PA Posts: 228 | Freepow, "Last night I stood in the middle of what I'm guessing was a Trico hatch and watched the stream errupt with fish of all sizes." Tricos spinners typically swarm, mate, and fall in the mornings dependent on water and air temperature. The duns sometimes emerge at night or in the very early morning hours of 2:00 - 5:00. Did the bugs you saw have olive green abdomens, black thoraxes, and tiny light gray wings? What you may have seen is the emergence of one of the BWO species which have olive abdomens and thoraxes and light to dark dun wings. | |
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| Freepow | August 25th, 2007, 9:53 pm | |
| menomonie, WI Posts: 33 | I was finding success with what I had on and never stopped to catch whatever was hatching. I don't know what color the body was but I now realize it was something that I should have been looking for. I'll have to start making that a habit...I was just so excited and enthralled that I didn't stop fishing. I'll find out this week I am sure and let you know then. | |
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