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.