Trout Trip 2019

May of 2019 marked the second annual Trout Trip, sponsored by TheRiffle.blogspot.com and TimberOfFaith.blogspot.com. When I say that the trip was sponsored by two blogs, really I am just saying that the two bloggers who are responsible for those two blogs went fishing together. It was three days of fun, fish, and fellowship. I am already planning out Trout Trip 2020 in my mind!

I had a free couple of minutes before we left and threw this logo together. We both agree that it's a little much...

Last year, for the first annual Trout Trip, my cohort, Bryon, and I went to SE Minnesota, and fished in and around Forestville State Park. This year we decided to stick a little closer to home, staying in western Wisconsin and fishing the streams that I honed my skills on in my youth. Again we had a great time and caught quite a few fish.

Bryon, 3 of my kids, and our rig.

The back of the rig. Bryon's 2 rods are on the left. My slightly larger pile of rods is on the right...

The weather was fine for the first two days, with highs in the low 60s and lots of cloud cover. Then it rained all night, and the streams got high and muddy on the third day. The fishing cooled off quickly once that happened, but we still had a great Trip.

First rod of the Trip, my Scott F2 8'2" 5wt glass rod and Marryat MR8 reel.

First fish of Trout Trip, a non-trout Horny Head Chub. 

2nd rod of the Trip, my Fenwick FF805 glass rod and Marryat MR8 reel

Nice brown. Caught on a size 14 Squuck.

Lunch the first day. Delicious!

This tree hadn't fallen down the last time I was here...

Looking upstream.

Bryon's fly box.

3rd rod, my Orvis Superfine Glass 7' 3wt and UFM UEDA 2150 reel.

My biggest brook trout of the Trip, caught on a size 8 silver Bugger

A nice brown in the water.

A nice brown in my hand.

Mmmmmm, delicious egg bake for breakfast!

I think there was some run-off this spring...

5th rod of the Trip, my Scott Pow-R Ply 9' 4wt graphite rod and Daiwa Alltmor S-200 reel.

Last stream of the Trip, before it got high and muddy...

My last trout of the Trip.

High and muddy...

The soles of my brand new wading boots fell off after I crossed the river once. Ugh! The manufacturer is taking care of it, though, so I won't rip them. Yay!