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Middle Branch Whitewater River - Near Elba
Fly-fishing nuts like me first think of Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. These states do in fact have great streams. But you take the Whitewater River Branches…any of them and the fly fishing doesn't get any prettier or more productive. Consistently producing awesome fishing. Stay at beautiful Whitewater State Park.
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North Branch Whitewater River - Near Elba
Off the beaten path, hard to find, but worth it when you hike across the field and fish it toward its source.
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Trout Run Creek - Near Lanesboro
If you fish real slow and stalk the fish you can actually spot and go after individual fish. This creek runs into the Whitewater system. Brooks and Browns.
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Badger Creek - Near Lanesboro
South East Minnesota is beyond description for Trout Fishing. Lots of great streams, rivers and creeks. A beautiful setting with cold streams and lots of fish. This is a very deceiving Creek. Too small to fish? Think again. The DNR did a shock test of this little stream and the numbers and size of the Brooks and Browns even surprised the guys doing the test. Stay hidden and fish streamers and nymphs into the holes and cutbacks.
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Hay Creek - Near Red Wing
This is one of my favorite streams in all of Minnesota. Except during the opener this stream is a dream for someone wanting to get away from it all. Idealistic and pristine. Fish the top section. Large, Large Browns. I will never forget an opening day years ago that I was bummed out because there was a large number of fisherman fishing every spot. I just found a deep pool and started dropping, a new steamer I had tied, down to see how it reacted to the current. WHAM out of nowhere a large Brown slammed it. I have loved that stream ever since. Hay Creek taught me to be patient, go slow and fish all the pocket water.
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Knife River - Near Two Harbors
Brooks, Browns, Rainbows. The streams that run into Lake Superior north of Duluth are a fly fishers dream come true. The Knife is just one of many. I like the Knife because it is so beautiful. The rusty colored water and the boulders make you feel you are out west. These streams have great trout fishing but also offer runs of Steelhead and Salmon. Fish for trout with your normal fly tackle. But don't forget to gear up with larger Fly set-ups if you fish during the spawning runs.
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East Beaver Creek - Near Caledonia
If you like a beautiful setting you can't beat Beaver Creek Valley State Park. Great camp sites and don't let the small creek deceive you! There are a lot of trout! I like to fish here because you don't need waders. You can stay cool wade wet and have great fishing.
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Mississippi River - Near Twin Cities
I know what your thinking! Fly fish the "Big Muddy"? The truth is this water holds some really nice fish. Small Mouth Bass and panfish are just the beginning. Book a guide out of a fly shop in the twin cities and get ready for one of the best days of fishing you will ever have. Watch out for the barges? Just kidding! You can drift the really productive Smallmouth Bass sections North of the twin cities or take a boat and fish the slow backwaters down south.
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Cloquet River - Near Duluth
Upper Cloquet. Walleyes, Northerns, and some Smallmouth Bass. You can even cast for some Brook trout in the upper reaches where the tributaries are cold. Lower Cloquet. Trout both Browns and Brookies are throughout the lower section. Up to 3lb Brookies have been caught. Float the lower section and fish streamers and nymphs. If you take along a person who usually fishes lakes you just might convert them to stream fishing. The Cloquet is best fished early and late in the season. Colder the water the better.
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Upper Lester - Near Duluth
The Lester even has a Spring Steelhead run and a run of Chinook Salmon.
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French River - Near Duluth
Has a nice run of Chinnok Salmon and a spring steelhead run.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Where to fish in MN
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