May 7, 2026

Driftless Fly Fishing Trip

After some planning and gathering of fly fishing gear, I was able to finally get out and try fly fishing for the first time! With the GoPro I talked about last post, I was able to get some footage and document it to share here. Check out the video below!

I didn't show it much--if at all--during the video, but the DeWalt powered battery pack worked extremely well! I brought two 20V 5Ah batteries and didn't even drain half of one after 3 days of charging my phone and GoPro. The only complaint I had was that I needed a longer charging cable so I could record as the GoPro charged. I missed all but one of my catches because of it... but otherwise it was great! I filmed all of the POV shots with the 3D printed hat clip seen below, but I think going forward I'll relieve that neck strain and get a chest mount.

I won't go much further into detail as to not repeat what's already in the video, but I had a great time and learned a lot. This trip has only sparked more motivation to get out and enjoy the outdoors this year while I hopefully hook into many more fish. There will be much more to come so stick around to see the journey!

Thanks for reading!

Driftless Fly Fishing Trip

I'm addicted to fly fishing now...

5/7/20261 min read