Fly fishing in Northeast Iowa at the end of October can be a coin toss sometimes, depending on the weather.  Chris and Eddie picked the day a month in advance and ended up with great weather.  The sky was overcast but it was warm and calm.

Chris grew up fly fishing for salmon but now that he lives in Iowa, he took this opportunity to come to Decorah and get back to his fly rod, this time for trout.  For some people like Chris it’s just like riding a bike.  He was back in the zone in no time.

Eddie was ready to give fly fishing in Northeast Iowa a shot.  He fished his home state of North Carolina quite often and found the streams around Northeast Iowa similar to the mountain streams he fishes.

We were fishing just under the surface.  The fish were active, and we landed numerous fish with emerges and bead heads size 16-20.  Eddie was successful fishing a sausage and egg combination.  He chose to leave out the sausage (aka, San Juan Worm) and went with a red copper john instead.

Thanks guys.

It was another nice weekend for fly fishing in October and George came up from Kansas City to do some spring creek fishing.  It was a very nice morning and the fishing was good.  As the water warmed up we started to fish emergers and soft hackles size 19 and 20 with 6x and no weight.  The fish were not overly active so our drifts had to be drag free and right in there feeding lanes.  We had luck fishing the tail end of the runs and letting the flies swing down stream.

We are having great weather around Decorah with highs in the upper 80’s.  The fishing has been great the past week.  This week looks like more nice weather.

If you live in Iowa make sure you read up on Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy before we vote on Nov. 2nd.

www.IowasWaterAndLandLegacy.org

My wife and I hit the water today for a long over due fly fishing trip.  The sun came out just in time for this picture of Kelly and a nice Rainbow Trout but it didn’t last long.  We battled the cold tempertures and a strong wind all morning but we had a good time and landed a few nice fish.

The water levels are good and the weather seems nice for the rest of the week and into the weekend.  If you are in Decorah Thursday night for a weekend of fly fishing, you should stop by the local TU meeting at T-Bocks sports bar.

Check out the website for more info on the Driftless Chapter of Trout Unlimited.  www.iadriftless.org