The Driftless Area is awesome. It’s literally a sportsman’s paradise. Some people visit for the whitetail or turkey hunting, but for me it’s the endless spring creeks loaded with trout. That place, especially the corner of Wisconsin I tend to visit, is aces. Come for the abundant browns (like the one in this blog’s header image), stay for the freckled brookies. And don’t forget a handful of Pink Squirrels.
In the late Spring and early Summer, it’s so lush and green, it’s like you’re in the Shire, only replacing the Hobbits with the Amish. I’ve written about it here before, and am now officially at the point in the calendar where the itch to return becomes unbearable, although I’m not certain if, or when it’s happening this year.
Mike from FLY ALL SZN has some really great videos from the Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Driftless up on his YouTube if you’d like a taste. The latest of which dropped last week, and I voraciously consumed all two and a half hours like a fresh bag of Westby co-op cheese curds…
Such good fishing. I’m only itchier to go back now… and it’s not because I forgot to apply the Buggins.
The Driftless. I love that f*cking place.
