by Chris Hansen | May 2, 2017 | Blog
Will I see you give more than I can take Well I only harvest some—Neil Young, from “Harvest” There is something about the descent into a trout valley in Southeast Minnesota that puts me in a good mood like few other things can. I started my journey on Saturday with...
by Chris Hansen | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, Featured
I mostly fish alone unless I can get one of my kids to come with, but they’re usually not too keen on the whole getting up early thing. I don’t blame them. So my wife was quite surprised when I told her I was going fishing with a Facebook friend I had never actually...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 19, 2016 | Blog, Featured
It troubles me that I am going into this trout season with a genuine lack of enthusiasm. I’m still looking forward to walking the creeks, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells, but I just know the trout catching is going to be off. For reasons I’m...
by Chris Hansen | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog
2015 — a look back It seems like I’ve got it in my head that 2015 was a terrible fishing year for me. As a dad, a homeowner, a landlord, an employee, and an actual grownup, I sure don’t have the time to get out like I used to. Although part of that is that I...
by Chris Hansen | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog
There was a time when I tied flies a lot. Almost every night in my smoky one room apartment you would find me drinking cheap beer and adding to my inexhaustible supply of flies. There were, and still are, certain flies that I can’t ever seem to have enough of—things...
