56th Day Fly Fishing – Sepember 11th, 2025, 52-57 degrees With the air finally cooling, the water temps are cooling too. This past summer was hot, but only the sixth hottest on record. The biggest effect on the summer heat from a fishing perspective is the way the water has been warmed by the sun, […]
Wylie’s Fish Camp – Star Valley, August, 2025
50th and 51st day Fly Fishing – August 15th & 16th, 2025 This is year two for me at Wylie’s Fish Camp. Last year it was all new and I knew Mike and Troy but not Wylie or any of the others. What I had learned on this trip was how each of the participants […]
Fishing with the Dude – Sun Valley, Idaho
45th – 48th Day Fly Fishing – August 4th – 7th – SunValley, Idaho & Stanley, Idaho Happily, I got my friend “the Dude” into fly fishing over 20 years ago. And although his primary residence is in the San Francisco Bay Area, he and his wife Annie also own a rustic cabin in the […]
Mel and Matt’s Excellent Adventure!
38th – 41st day of Fly Fishing – July 15th – 18th, 2025 The Teton It was my pleasure to meet and fish with Matt, Mel’s son. Fishing varied, but we had an excellent time! Our journey began with an evening float on the Teton. The pair arrived at my cabin in Idaho at 3pm […]
Fishing a high mountain stream in Idaho
37th Day Fly Fishing – July 5th, 2025 – water temp 50 degrees, ~ 250cfs It was a day where deep inside, I wanted to head up to Last Chance and fish the Ranch. But, the wind curve was not favorable and although I could have gotten up early, we got in late after watching […]
Green River Wyoming Float – Below Fontenelle
32nd Day of Fly Fishing – June 12th 2025 There are sections of the Green River in Wyoming that are closer to the Salt Lake City area, by about an hour in each direction, than the Flaming Gorge. Last Thursday, Ron, Kim and I decided to float a section of the Green below the Fontenelle […]
First Time Fishing the Canyon Section of the South Fork
29th Day Fly Fishing – June 3rd, 2025 – South Fork of the Snake, Canyon Section The night before last, I was so excited, I couldn’t hardly sleep. After many years of fishing the upper stretches of the South Fork, I finally had the opportunity to fish the Canyon Section with my friend John. It […]
Ice Off in mid-May? Get out! Except when your lake is at 9,000 feet!
25th Day of Fly Fishing – May 16th, 2025 – Water temp 37 degrees One of the great things about being part of a fly fishing club, especially one with extremely passionate, active members, is that you get the benefit of everyone else’s knowledge and experience. Many of our members know a lot more about […]
Fishing Trifecta – 2 Amazing Days on the Henry’s Fork, 1 on the Teton
April 30th, May 1st & 2nd – Fly Fishing days 20-22 – The Henry’s Fork and Teton Rivers It was bound to happen and as luck would have it, it did! The “It” was excellent fishing conditions on two of my favorite rivers, the Teton and the Henry’s Fork. Mother’s Day caddis? Mother’s Day was […]
Strawberry Ice Off 2025!!
April 21, 22, 25 2025 – Fly Fishing days 16-18- Strawberry Reservoir, Utah It’s Crazy, but I have lived in Utah for almost 12 years now and this is my first Strawberry Ice Off! I’m just realizing now that I have participated in this annual event, just how special it is. But truthfully, I have […]