It came to me the other day, while fishing the middle Provo, below the Jordanelle dam. There is a lot to timing a hatch. I was up there for a fly fishing club outing. In fact, there were three local clubs coming together to share an event. A BBQ social, timed early on account of […]
Jack’s Black Drum
This is a story about Jack’s Black Drum from about ten years ago. We were on a club outing on the Banana River in Florida with most of us two to a canoe. The group found a school of tailing black drum and Jack managed to hook into one that I got on video with […]
What a Difference a Day Makes!
This post is a sequel to the post “WInter Dry Fly Fishing at it’s Best”. So last night after posting the story referenced above, I got all excited about returning to the same spot the next day, Sunday. That was this morning as it is now Sunday night. I even had the same dinner tonight […]
Winter Dry Fly Fishing at it’s Best!
Just got off the water, showered, ate. It is Saturday, January 15th. I worked quite a lot this week and came up to the Teton Valley on a Wednesday, had busy work days Thursday and Friday. Headed out when the temperature was 12 in Victor. Made it to the Henry’s Fork around noon. Decided to […]
To Fish, or not to Fish, that is the Question
Ok, it should be known, that i fish all year. Sure, fewer days in winter overall, but I already have three days under my belt so far this winter. Last Sunday I decided to go and it did not go well. When I arrived at the river, t was 12 degrees. The cold didn’t bother […]
Jumping a Tarpon
Early December of 2021, with all of the COVID testing going on, we managed a sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands, via San Juan Puerto Rico, with many thanks to my brother and his wife who are the sailboat owners. On the first night of the sail from Tortola, we moored in a protected […]
Why the Dry?
When there is a big hatch and the fish are on it, of course everyone grabs their 3 or 4 weight and ties on the dries that best match the hatch. There are magical green drake hatches on Henry’s Fork(see pic below for instance) and amazing Blue Winged Olive (BWO) hatches in the spring on […]