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Trout fishing is both a sport and an art. Wisconsin boasts more than 10,000 miles of trout streams, creeks, and rivers. Writer Kevin Searock has devoted his life to fishing and shares some of the wonders he’s seen wading in.
Kevin Searock teaches high school science in Portage and is the author of the Troutsmith: An Angler’s Tales and Travels.
Photo: Kevin Searock

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Trout Season:
Father’s Day is this weekend. Writer Susan Lampert Smith reminisces about her father and a 65 year tradition marking the opening of trout season.
Susan Lampert Smith is a science writer with the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

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Trout Caviar:
The word “caviar” conjures images of opulent luxury and the crashing waves of the Caspian Sea — not the lakes and streams of Wisconsin. Yet in the fall, Wisconsin waters yield the jewel-like egg sacs of freshwater caviar. Commentator Brett Laidlaw shares the story of his favorite local delicacy.
Brett Laidlaw is the author of Trout Caviar: Recipes from a Northern Forager as well as the Trout Caviar blog. He and his wife life divide their time between St. Paul and an off-the-grid cabin on 20 acres in northern Dunn County.
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