Scouting Trout Streams in Southeastern Minnesota

Finding fishing spots is only part of the reason to hike along trout streams in the Spring.

A pheasant rooster tries to hide in the long grass along the edge of the treeline and a field near Miesville, Minn.

Farmstead ruins along Belle Creek near Welch, Minn.

A large brown trout lurks below a run in a southeast Minnesota stream. 

Finding a snagged streamer and morel mushrooms are bonuses for time spent along trout streams in the Spring.

Leaf-out on Belle Creek near Welch, Minn.