Pescador on the Fly

About us We love fly fishing, and those that fly fish. We produce products that help those that love fly fishing always have a fly rod/reel with them when the opportunity arises. What we do We produce fantastic super compact travel fly rods and rod/reel combos for the traveling angler or for those that want

Solid Rock Masonry Heat

About us Solid Rock Masonry Heat is close knit company of stone and brick craftsmen based out of Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Our passion is building the most efficient, functional and beautiful fireplaces, masonry heaters and wood-fired ovens in North America. Eric is a 3rd Generation Master Stonemason that is physically involved on every project.

Assessing flood damage in the Driftless Area

The view of West Fork downstream from Highway S bridge at Bloomingdale Road. Duke Welter Now that much of the high water from the recent heavy rains in the Driftless Area has receded, it’s possible to assess the damage. Plenty of ink and pixels have been devoted to telling the human story of loss and

Projects in Driftless area informing approaches to future efforts

By Duke Welter TU and partners continue to work together to improve trout streams — and to improve trout fishing — in the Driftless Area. Lessons learned along the way are being used to inform future efforts. Kiap-TU-Wish Trout Unlimited, Wisconsin DNR, NRCS and other TUDARE partners recently completed a project on the Trimbelle River

Tour TU’s Driftless projects on Oct. 16

Save the Date: Tuesday, October 16, for the 2018 Driftless Projects Tour. We’ll spend a lovely autumn day on a comfortable charter bus touring a major multiyear Driftless Watershed project and a smaller stream with some unique characteristics. If you’ve fished the last day of trout season October 15 (except in Iowa), you can ease

Charlie and the hat

Editor’s note: The following was inspired by the “A dog’s life” blog post last week. I have a black lab named Charlie and she is a great hunting and fishing dog. Charlie comes from great retrieving stock and I worked hard on a daily basis to teach her the game. She was about two when