Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Didn’t fish this morning. A couple of weeks ago I got a pretty good sunburn fishing the Timber Coulee. My arms have been peeling for a few days and yesterday I got a little bit of a burn again. I’ll probably fish at sunset maybe on Coon Creek. It looks ok but it isn’t very big.

Esofea-Rentz Campground and my site. The North Branch of the Broad Axe River flows through the campground. It’s pretty small but fishable.

Monday, June 7, 2021

Second day of a four day Driftless Area fishing trip. I’m staying at Esofea-Rentz county park campground, a Vernon County park. Woke at four am and got on the water by seven am. Fished mostly dry flies. There was a midge hatch but very few rises. I had no luck with conventional dry flies such as mayfly, caddis, and midges but started catching fish when I switched to terrestrials; ants, beetles, and grasshoppers. Didn’t count fish today but it was more than ten.

View from my truck to the Timber Coulee. You climb over the miniature ladder on the right
If I keep flying like this I won’t have a drone for long
This is where I’ve been fishing on the Timber-Coulee. The water is so clear I could use the drone to locate fish, but I won’t