Day 15 on the water – April 10th, 2022 Every year my fishing friends and I look forward to ice off, which usually takes place in April. A little earlier at lower elevations and considerably later at higher elevations. In Utah we have a few high profile lakes where ice off is a really big […]
Back in the Saddle
14th Day Fishing 2022 – South Fork of the Snake – Swan Valley, ID As I have said before the winter flows of the South Fork make the river very wadable. Here we are March 30th and the flows are still below 1000cfs. Crazy, but they need to fill Palisades back up as the summer […]
Tough Lessons in March
13th Day Fishing 2022 – Henry’s Fork So far this March, fishing has been a bit iffy for me. Today I had a game plan but nothing quite worked out according to the plan. A lot of the day, I was just hoping for a hatch. The weather had warmed and just like we had […]
Lower Provo – March 24, 2022
Today was a really interesting day on the Lower Provo. My friend Bryson and I had a really hard time deciding where to put in. But when we went to the spots up by the dam, we were blown away at how many cars there were parked up there. On the “About Bolderado” page I […]
The Three Amigos – Yellowstone (part 1)
In the latest installment of the Three Amigos saga, this trip took place in October of 2021. We still doing COVID protocols but we were all boosted, so we felt protected. Also, I had already had COVID a month earlier, plus I just got boosted, so I was feeling fairly immune. None the less, we […]
Days when “getting better counts for something”
Today was one of the those days. March 15th 2022, Whites Ranch, Paradise Utah. Some of the readers of this blog are undoubtably from Utah and many of you will know about White’s Ranch. It is a private, membership based fishing venue and offers a combination of a meandering stream connected to a few ponds. […]
The Three Amigos take on Boca Grande
This trip took place in June of 2018. Let me say that fishing salt is a real treat for me. Two of my friends from Florida, the other Amigos, Reid and Mel hosted me at Mels favorite spot in the Boca Grande area. Yes it was a tarpon trip. Or Poon as they say in […]
What a Difference a Day Makes! (part 2)
Back around the 17th of January I wrote “What a Difference a Day Makes”. Being a bit of a fly fishing nerd, I was really curious what it would be like going back to the same spot on my favorite river in Idaho! As the story goes, I had this great day in January where […]
Dry Fly Fishing Popular Waters
Fishing Pressure -> Smart Fish As I have mentioned in other posts, most of my trout fishing is split between Utah and Idaho. Each season I also fish several days in Montana and Wyoming, including Yellowstone. As fly fishing’s popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, a side effect is pressured waters, particularly in places where […]
In winter, sometimes you have to NYMPH!!
Day 6, 2022 – Feb10th The Set-up(Long) Nymphing happens to be at the bottom of my fly fishing techniques or forms. Starting with my most favorite; dry fly casting. The dry fly cast is just so special, and there is always room for improvement. Nothing feels better IMHO than standing in the middle of the […]