Softer Adventure
After barely crawling out of the hardest year of our lives, Kyle and I pointed ourselves toward white sand and warm water. Nine days in Los Barriles, Baja — a snook that looked me in the eye and walked, a Rooster that took a dog and three grown adults to land, and a rooftop dinner we caught ourselves. This is what a softer kind of adventure looks like.
Trout, Morels, and a Wood-Fired Sauna: Inside the 2026 Spring Driftless Trout Camp
We added a wood-fired sauna and cold plunge to spring trout camp this year. That was just the start. Here's a look back at two and a half weeks in the Driftless — blown-out water, a DNR burn crew, morels, and three nights of food that had nothing to do with fishing.
Is April the best month for fishing the Driftless?
It's the first month where those warm breezes actually carry spring in the air. The limestone floors are coming alive, the trout are looking up, and the streams are uncrowded. April on the Driftless doesn't wait.