Streamside Report

Brule River

Douglas

11/4/98

Weather: cloudy, 40*F-50*F
Water: clear/low
Hatches: none
Time: AM (10/29 - 10/31)

Comments: The river was lower than normal for this time of year, so it made fishing a bit challanging due to the fact that fish could see you. A low profile combined with camoflage clothing and an upstream approach seemed to help a little, but fish were quite spooky. We did however, manage to land and release a few nice steelhead in the 23" to 31" range over the three days. Yarn flies in orange and peach seemed to attract the most attention. We also caught some nice browns in the 22" to 24" range using the same patterns.

Although we were practicing catch and release, many anglers seem to be unaware of the 26", one steelhead per day regulation, as the owner of the Brule Motel abserved anglers taking undersized fish and more than their limit. It is too bad that not everyone shows the same respect and stewardship for our limited resources. The Brule River is a wondrefully wild and prestine place to enjoy and I hope that it will remain this way for generations to come. The only way we can assure that this will be, is to carfully tread on this fragile resource and leave no trace of our passage there.

David Tupa dtupa@gibraltar.k12.wi.us ---------------------------------------------------------------------------