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Catch and release stream fishing for trout with ultralight spinning gear.
"Spinning for Trout" blog and photos by Dan Geddes in Appleton, Wisconsin.
FAVORITE GEAR
Stren clear/blue 4# test
Panther Martin deluxe #4 silver spinners
Delorme PN Series GPS
St. Croix Avid Series 4'6" UL spinning rod
Pinnacle Tiny Deadbolt spinning reel
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Spinner Fishing For Trout: A Proven System of Tackle, Techniques, and Strategies for Catching Trout by Jeff Deitrich
Spin Casting Brilliantly by Michael Rutter, J. Alan Baumgarten, Ed R. Jenne, and Greg Siple
Map Guide to Improved Trout Waters of Wisconsin by Todd Hanson
Spring Creek Treasure: Wisconsin's 100 Best Trout Streams by Jay Ford Thurston
Backcountry Fishing: A Guide for Hikers, Paddlers, and Backpackers by Johnny Molloy
DAN'S SLIDE PRESENTATION (Right click link below to download)
Spinning for Trout
LINKS
LureMaking.com
Nature Conservancy
Trout Unlimited
Fox Valley Trout Unlimited
Laughing Whitefish Folk Music Group
KC9DEF
NOTABLE QUOTES
I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without actually landing you in an institution. John Gierach
If people counted on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. Doug Larson
After all, great fishing is like great poetry: It makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck, and if you didn't see it coming, so much the better. John Gierach
The trout do not rise in the cemetery, so you better do your fishing while you are still able. Alfred Miller (Sparse Grey Hackle)
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. John Buchan
A trout is a moment of beauty known only to those who seek it. Arnold Gingrich
It is impossible to grow weary of a sport that is never the same on any two days of the year. Theodore Gordon
I salute the gallantry and uncompromising standards of wild trout, and their taste in landscapes. John Madson
