Spring Trout Fishing Trip to SE Minnesota
A foot of snow fell in southern Minnesota this week, seemingly ruining my plans for a recon trout...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Mar 27, 2016 | Blog, Featured | 0 |
A foot of snow fell in southern Minnesota this week, seemingly ruining my plans for a recon trout...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog | 0 |
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...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Aug 4, 2015 | Blog | 0 |
Most of the time if I go camping it is because of necessity, not just because camping is so much...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog | 0 |
There is a special place not far from here, known by many as Willow River State Park. Before I had ever been there, I knew it as Middle Dam. My grandpa was a retired teacher who fished a lot, and often talked of this place. ...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | May 20, 2014 | Blog | 0 |
A fine day in May, what to do? I love trouting this time of year, the streams and the woods are alive with all kinds of life. The contrast between the streams when I start out in March and what they look like now is amazing. ...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | May 14, 2014 | Blog | 0 |
There may not be any other event that defines Minnesota fishing like the Walleye Opener. Although the Minnesota fishing opener is a tradition long held sacred by many Minnesota anglers, for a variety of reasons I often skip it....
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | May 5, 2014 | Blog | 0 |
I can’t say for sure what the first year was that I fished the Wisconsin Trout Opener, very early 70s though. Grandpa took me every year, and for the most part I haven’t missed an opening weekend since. Grandpa has...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Oct 19, 2013 | Blog | 0 |
“Nice fish!” Gunnar yelled from the back of the boat. I looked back to see a...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Jul 28, 2013 | Blog | 0 |
I have been threatening to take Savannah camping for two years now, we finally made it happen. We made it to our campsite, a semi-remote lake in Paul Bunyan State Forest in the early afternoon, and had the boat launched by...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Jul 3, 2013 | Blog | 0 |
Small Tiger Muskie Mason Johnston from Shawnee, KS Yeah, yeah, the rivers have been too high. The Mississippi has been flowing at over 20,000, the St Croix over 10,000, even the Rum has been approaching 5,000 CFS. No one loves...
Read Moreby Chris Hansen | Jun 17, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized | 0 |
Yesterday was the first of many family fishing outings I’ll have with my clan. Fishing with a bunch of girls does present problems, there’s almost guaranteed to be at least one outburst of crying, and I don’t...
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