Winter Is Here

Winter has certainly set in here in the midwest. It was 0 degrees in the Twin Cities this morning. That doesn't mean that we've forgotten about fishing. I had some pals (Joe, Roy and Ben) over for fly tying last night and you'd never know it was winter. There was so much fish talk going on that we hardly tied any flies. We're all waiting for the temps to climb back to the 30s so we can do a little winter fishing. As Joe has mentioned, Iowa is always an option with their trout season being open year round. Also, we have the special MN winter season coming up Jan 1. I know as soon as a warm spell hits, I'll be out there.

Roy and I, along with our wives, attended the annual banquet for the Kiap-TU-Wish chapter of Trout Unlimited last week. The chapter always does a great job with their banquets providing good food, interesting programs and plenty of great auction items to bid on. If you are interested in getting involved with Trout Unlimited, please check the links page on http://fishingwithjoe.com/ for more information.

I had the opportunity to join Chris and Joe in the studio last week. What a great time we had. Check out episode 23 "Reel Singing". We had a discussion on fly reels, music by Kane's River, and a very special holiday tune performed live from The Fish Shack. Plus a great bratwurst recipe from Chris' Kitchen. The reel sound effect really got me going. Fish on!

Happy Holidays and see you soon out there on the water.

Ken