Day 1 2023 – Friday, January 13th – Middle Provo A weird first start for the year. Went to the Middle Provo which is not very far from my Utah home. Got there at the perfect time. Pulled over onto the shoulder, which looked snow packed, or so I thought. My passenger side wheels had […]
2022 – A Fishing Year in Review + Key Learnings
Fishing Days – 1- 65, December 24, 2022 It’s early morning Christmas eve day, December 24th 2022. What can I say except that I’m in the mood to write so here we go! At a high level, 2022 was both a good year and in many cases a very challenging year. The goal here is […]
The Nymphing Paradox – A New Years Resolution
December 26, 2022 Fish sitting on the bottom barely moving, are waiting for a nymph to drift by. As I have said many times before, nymphing is my least favorite form or method of fly fishing. It is a paradox for me because it can be extremely effective. So why is it that I don’t […]
Scott Fly Rods – G2
Rod of choice for dry fly fishing My journey as an advocate of Scott Fly Rods began 20 years ago. Living in Boulder, Colorado at the time where Scott was immensely popular, it seemed like a good choice. After all, they were manufactured in Montrose, Colorado. Back then I did not have the budget to […]
Henry’s Fork, Ora to Chester – Solo float
June 7th, 2022 – 30th day fishing First day on the water with my new boat decals!!! An early June day when it would be reasonable to expect a baetis hatch or an evening caddis hatch. My plan was to launch late, between 1-2pm thinking I could be well behind the flotilla of guide boats […]
Teton River Float – with John
38th Day Fishing – July 15th, 2022 John is a new fishing buddy. We literally only met a few weeks before this float. John and I as it turns out are super compatible. First off, we both live in Teton Valley and we are the same age, but there is much more. We also have […]
The Three Amigos – Yellowstone (part 2) Green River (part 1)
October 29th – November 4th, 2022 – 55th – 61st day of fly fishing Yes! The Amigos were at it again! Once again we returned to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) just before the park closure on November 1st. Next we headed south to Dutch John Utah and spent two days floating the famous Flaming Gorge […]
Alpine Lakes Slam!
44th Day Fly Fishing – Uinta Mountains Lake, August 18th, 2022 Yesterday was a lot of fun! Most of the time I would prefer to chase big fish over catching bigger numbers of smaller fish. But sometimes I like to change it up. Slams are fun and not every fishery supports 3 or more target […]
Strawberry – A unique Cutthroat Fishery in Utah
October15, 2022 – Wrap-up 43rd Day Fishing 8/14, 51st Day Fishing 9/25, 52nd Day Fishing 10/2 Strawberry Reservoir which sits between Heber and Duschene in Utah, right off of Highway 40. This fishery is a Utah gem which features the Bear Lake Cutthroat trout, 60% of which reproduce naturally. Also present is a healthy rainbow […]
Venerable, Incomparable – The Ranch
June 20th, June 23rd – 32nd and 33rd Day Fly Fishing Many of you may not understand and that’s OK. Your waters are your waters and I make no judgement. However, the “Ranch” and I’m talking the Harriman Ranch section of the Henry’s Fork, Last Chance, Idaho for clarity. This is the place where fishermen […]