January 8th, 2025 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! If you are like me, you feel 100% responsible for the outcome Here we are 2025! It is time to plan trips for the new year. The 3 Amigos are planning to get back together in Victor this summer. As you would expect, in previous trips we have had […]
John
My regular fishing buddy John, is my go-to for all of my southeast Idaho adventures. John is actually one of my newer fishing buddies, but we hit it off right from the start. My wife introduced us at a Music on Main event about three summers ago. John and I hit it off right away […]
2024 – Year End Wrap! On the water, it’s all about the variables
December 27th, 2024 – Taking a holiday break from fishing Well, if I don’t fish again in the next five days, I still will have met my goal for this year of 60 days on the water. In fact, I’m up to 65 as of last week. Last year when I wrote a similar post […]
Gear Review – Galvan Fly Reels
Galvan has been prominent in my fly fishing experience from the first time i invested in Scott Fly rods, my first was a 904/4 STS – 9′ 4wt 4piece. The STS was the workhorse of the Scott line thirty years ago. STS stands for “Saltwater Tactical Series” and the heavier rods were guide favorites in […]
Pressured, Picky Fish – Don’t Forget The Rig!
63rd Day Fly fishing – December 6th, 2024 – Middle Provo River, Heber, Utah These days, it is getting harder to find places to fish in a post pandemic US that are not pressured. It may be just me, but it seems like there has been an explosion in the sport both during and since […]
Everglades Adventure – Part III (Dos Amigos)
58th – 62nd days of fly fishing – November 16-20, 2024 – Fishing the Everglades with Mel Mel and I reconnected in November this year, sans Reid(Dos Amigos this time instead of Tres Amigos), who was unable to come along due to a previous travel commitment. Mel missed out on our June trip to Teton […]
Fall Streamer Fishing on the Teton – Small Fish Right?
54th Day Fly Fishing – October 23rd, 2024 – Teton River Float Wrong! My friend John has introduced me to so many fishing spots near Teton Valley Idaho. This latest was a new float for me – Packsaddle to Harrops Bridge on the Teton. I knew of it and also knew it was a long […]
St. Thomas – USVI
August 31st – September 12th 2024 This is NOT a fishing post, this is a travel post. I fished a little both at Megan’s Beach and at Bro Beach, which really isn’t a beach at all, but it is right below my brother’s property, which is where we stayed on St. Thomas. Celebration time! Firat […]
Fall Henry’s Fork Float with Molly the Wonder Schnauzer
52nd ay of Fly Fishing – October 21st, 2004 – The Henry’s Fork 850cfs Molly has been on a few floats in her four and a half years. You might ask why so few? Well, it’s largely because Molly is basically ADHD. We she is on a boat, which is a small space for a […]
The High Uintas – An Excellent Alpine Fishery
29th and 30th Days Fly Fishing (July 28th, August 3rd 2024)- Washington Lake, Mirror Lake, Trial Lake Sunday, July 28th 2024 – Washington Lake, Uintas It’s 97 degrees in Salt Lake City on July 29th. It is so great to go up to be able to climb up to 8,500 feet following the Mirror Lake […]