Blog: a quote from the late Tom Helgeson – headwatersflyfishing.com

A quote from the late Tom Helgeson:

“If you live in the Midwest, there is more good fly fishing water within a couple hours drive time of your home than you could fish in a contemporary lifetime”

We have endless warm-water fly fishing opportunities for the experienced and new fly fisher: bluegills, smallmouth, and largemouth bass in lakes and rivers. Fly fishing for musky is truly world-class, and rivers with smallmouth bass are equally productive and hold large smallmouth. Wild trout are found in a region called the Driftless Area, which is a huge area covering three states.

Tom was right, a person could not cover all of the water in this part of the country in a lifetime.

All the Best,

John Edstrom

Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Headwaters Fly Fishing Company

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