I just picked up the new Iowa Trout Map.  Big improvement from the old ones.  Lots of good info and pictures.  There is even a picture of me in the map this year.  That was a nice rainbow caught on a streamer, it had some nice color.

The Caddis were thick this morning. This is a picture of my leg.  They were all over the place, even my waders.

The Fish were rising to them non stop.  What a great day to be out on the water.  This is why we love  fly fishing.

 

 

 

This is another Northeast Iowa Brown Trout.  The color on these fish is something else – my pictures don’t do these trout justice.

The weather is warming up and the fishing is great right now.  It’s time to get out and go fly fishing in Northeast Iowa.

What a great weekend in Northeast Iowa!  David and I took advantage of the Sunday afternoon with a temperature topping out at 70.  It was an overcast day for the most part, but the fish were active.

It had been a while since David and I had fly fished together and we covered a lot of  water in a short time.  David excels at fly fishing with streamers.  The trout were all over his

style, and after a few helpful tips I started hooking trout, too.  We were fishing  black and brown bead head micro streamers tied by our local bamboo rod maker and fly tier, Chris Wasta.  I was not use to such a small streamer, but these little flies are hot.

The warmer spring weather should be here by the end of the month, but despite cooler temps, the fly fishing has been very good so far.  Now is the time to get out and explore some new streams.  The weather is cool and the weeds have not grown, so scouting new water is a lot easier.  Casting streamers in the spring is a great way to see a lot of new water and a chance to catch some big fish.