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 […]
Henry’s Fork – First float of 2025!
13th Day of Fly Fishing – April 4th 2025 – Ashton, Idaho It was such a stoke! First struggling to get the boat out of the garage. Yeah, the image below depicts that pretty well. Today, it will be Molly and me, getting through the checklist, working all the kinks out and not practicing on […]
Sportsman’s Paradise – A Fishing Disneyland – Real World, or No?
12th Day of Fly Fishing – March 30th 2025 Sportsman’s Paradise, AKA White’s Ranch has been popular with members of my fly fishing club – Bonneville Fly Fishers for some time. It’s essentially a private water in northern Utah. To fish there, you have to have a membership or go as a guest of a […]
Winter 2025 Summary: Midge Fishing on the Middle Provo River
10th Day of Fly Fishing, March 21, 2025 -> January – March 2025 – Summary of 8 days of fly fishing the middle Provo In winter, we don’t make it up to Victor as often as in other seasons. Therefore, for me in winter, the fly fishing focus in the SLC metro area is the […]
When you are on fish and they won’t eat, change it up!
2nd day fly fishing 2025, February 19th – Middle Provo River – water temp 37, browns rising to midges Sounds a little too obvious, doesn’t it? One of the great things about trout rising to the hatch, is that they easily give up their position. Easy right? Put on the right fly, make a good […]
Trip Preparation – It can be intense when you are the host
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 […]