{"id":11285,"date":"2018-05-01T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=11285"},"modified":"2018-05-14T07:34:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T12:34:04","slug":"rush-river-wisconsin-trout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/","title":{"rendered":"RUSH RIVER \u2013 Fisherman&#8217;s Road #trout"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rush River<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>The\u00a0Rush River\u00a0is a 49.8-mile-long tributary\u00a0of the\u00a0Mississippi River\u00a0in western\u00a0Wisconsin\u00a0in the\u00a0United States. It rises just north of\u00a0Interstate 94\u00a0in\u00a0St. Croix County\u00a0near\u00a0Baldwin\u00a0and flows generally southwardly through\u00a0Pierce County. It ends in\u00a0Lake Pepin\u00a0of the Mississippi River, about 1 mile west of the village of\u00a0Maiden Rock\u00a0in Pierce County. The largest tributary is Lost Creek.<\/p>\n<p>Three small communities are located on the river: Centerville,\u00a0Martell, and\u00a0El Paso. While the land near the source is relatively flat, the river soon falls into a steep valley typical of the\u00a0Driftless Area, with outcrops of sandstone and limestone.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0delta\u00a0of the Rush River is a State Natural Area, designated in 1986.\u00a0The heavily wooded\u00a0floodplain\u00a0provides an ideal location for\u00a0waterfowl. ~wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Fisherman&#8217;s Road &#8211; El Paso, WI<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fishermans-Road-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Fisherman&#8217;s Road\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Fisherman&#8217;s Road\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/fishermans-road-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fishermans-Road-1.jpg?fit=969%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"969,779\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fisherman&amp;#8217;s Road\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fishermans-Road-1.jpg?fit=474%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11303 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fishermans-Road-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fishermans-Road-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fishermans-Road-1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fishermans-Road-1.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fisherman&#8217;s Road (425th) in El paso, WI is a quintessential trout experience.\u00a0 Access to these beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gameandfishmag.com\/fishing\/fishing_trout-fishing_wi_0506_02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blue ribbon trout waters<\/a>\u00a0is easy and plentiful thanks to generous land owners like Craig Purse and conservation organizations like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/egrrsc.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eau Galle Rush River Sportsman Club, Inc<\/a>.,\u00a0 who received a large track of land (148.5 acres) donated by the Koch Family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use of this land is not without conditions; the biggest of which is &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">take out what you bring in<\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0 This goes for private land as well.\u00a0 It is simply not acceptable to leave behind plastic worm containers, aluminum cans, glass bottles &#8211; any form of liter!\u00a0 This isn&#8217;t a difficult concept, yet I see it most every time I am on a stream.\u00a0 I make it a point to pick up what I can.\u00a0 The net hanging off my vest is an excellent receptacle for trash on the hike back to my vehicle.\u00a0 Land owners will appreciate you making this effort.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>On the trail<\/h2>\n<p>My fishing partner Linnae and I arrive at Fisherman&#8217;s Road @ 7:30 a.m. on Saturday 4\/29\/18.\u00a0 It was a chilly 27 degrees with frost on the ground.\u00a0 This time of year, it feels good to get your waders and gear on for warmth.\u00a0 It was shaping up to be a beautiful bright-sun-shinny day on the Rush.\u00a0 We crossed the river from the parking area and walked along the wonderful trail that Craig and his wife maintain.\u00a0 They even have a fire pit (with split wood stacked) at the bend in the river for people to enjoy.\u00a0 This is why respecting the land is so important.\u00a0 Too many shenanigans and the access the public enjoys can easily be revoked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/traun-photo.com\\\/dan\\\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:62155923}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 391px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"391\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 252px; height: 391px;\" data-original-width=\"252\" data-original-height=\"391\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/2018-04-29-rush-river-fishermans-road-0038\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"248\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"387\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11295\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0038.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"692,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX Optio WG-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524989378&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &amp;#8211; Fishermans Road-0038\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0038.jpg?fit=192%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0038.jpg?fit=474%2C740&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0038.jpg?w=248&#038;h=387&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0038.jpg?w=692&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0038.jpg?resize=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0038.jpg?resize=656%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 656w\" width=\"248\" height=\"387\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"248\" data-original-height=\"387\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River - Fishermans Road-0038\" alt=\"Rush River\" style=\"width: 248px; height: 387px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 222px; height: 391px;\" data-original-width=\"222\" data-original-height=\"391\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/2018-04-29-rush-river-fishermans-road-0002\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"218\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"387\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11287\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"608,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX Optio WG-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524989508&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &amp;#8211; Fishermans Road-0002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0002.jpg?fit=169%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0002.jpg?fit=474%2C843&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0002.jpg?w=218&#038;h=387&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0002.jpg?w=608&amp;ssl=1 608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0002.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0002.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w\" width=\"218\" height=\"387\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"218\" data-original-height=\"387\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River - Fishermans Road-0002\" alt=\"Rush River\" style=\"width: 218px; height: 387px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>We surveyed the water as we walked along; not much activity as we suspected given the temperature. We tried some nymphs while we waited for the sun to warm things up a bit more.\u00a0 I connected with a single fish, but did not land it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &#8211; Fishermans Road-0003\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &#8211; Fishermans Road-0003\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/2018-04-29-rush-river-fishermans-road-0003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg?fit=1080%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX Optio WG-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524991440&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &amp;#8211; Fishermans Road-0003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg?fit=474%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11288 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg?resize=474%2C190\" alt=\"Rush River\" width=\"474\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg?resize=1024%2C410&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0003.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Streamer Guy<\/h2>\n<h2><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SQAbLQy60eM\/hqdefault.jpg?resize=133%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Related image\" width=\"133\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>As we made our way down stream further, we ran into &#8220;Streamer Guy.&#8221;\u00a0 He had been out even earlier and was on his way back in from the stream.\u00a0 He was all about the streamers.\u00a0 No nymph or dry fly fishing for for this guy.\u00a0 He was more than willing to enlighten us on his preferred method of\u00a0catching larger trout.\u00a0 This is what I love about other fly fishers on the stream that you meet.\u00a0 Their\u00a0willingness to take time and share their knowledge and experience\u00a0with you is priceless in my opinion. This gentleman even gave\u00a0Linnae a few a patterns that he personally tied himself to try.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &#8211; Fishermans Road-0004\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &#8211; Fishermans Road-0004\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11289\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/2018-04-29-rush-river-fishermans-road-0004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg?fit=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX Optio WG-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524992982&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &amp;#8211; Fishermans Road-0004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg?fit=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11289 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg?resize=474%2C267\" alt=\"Rush River\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0004.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Later on<\/h2>\n<p>Later in the day when things warmed up a bit, so also did the action.\u00a0 At approximately 1 p.m., the bugs started to rise with increasing frequency.\u00a0 The fishing was challenging given all of the natural food in the water and on the surface.\u00a0 We managed to land a few Brown Trout on a Blue Winged Olive size 18.\u00a0 We both landed a Brook Trout as well.\u00a0 In this photo you can see Linnae&#8217;s Brook Trout en route back to the stream as it flopped out of her hand while I was trying to take a picture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &#8211; Fishermans Road-0012\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &#8211; Fishermans Road-0012\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/2018-04-29-rush-river-fishermans-road-0012\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg?fit=1080%2C942&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,942\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX Optio WG-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525010138&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &amp;#8211; Fishermans Road-0012\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg?fit=474%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg?resize=300%2C262\" alt=\"Rush River\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg?resize=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg?resize=1024%2C893&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0012.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>The action was steady for a good while.\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t hook any monsters; mostly little fighters.\u00a0 I did observer some nice ones rising to the naturals, but could not coax one to bite.\u00a0 Before we knew it, it was 3:30 in the afternoon&#8230;a mere 8 hours after we arrived.\u00a0 Time flies when you are on the trout stream.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/traun-photo.com\\\/dan\\\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:62155923}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 192px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"192\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 192px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"192\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rush-river-wisconsin-trout\/2018-04-29-rush-river-fishermans-road-0009\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"470\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"188\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11290\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-04-29-Rush-River-Fishermans-Road-0009.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX Optio WG-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525004947&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-29 Rush River &amp;#8211; 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height: 132px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Take only photos; leave only ripples in the stream.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h6>Adaptation of Chief Seattle&#8217;s Take only memories, leave only footprints.<\/h6>\n<p>Views: 4269<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Rush River\u00a0is a 49.8-mile-long tributary\u00a0of the\u00a0Mississippi River\u00a0in western\u00a0Wisconsin\u00a0in the\u00a0United States. 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