AKA Dennis. Dennis is my oldest and best friend. We met back in the 80’s. Why we became friends, I’ll never know. We are very different. Our relationship got tight as we ended up spending a lot of time together when we were both single. But that only lasted about ten years because I moved […]
Strawberry – Post Ice off
16th Day of fly fishing – May 24, 2024 Strawberry Reservoir Brought the Hyde Montana Skiff home to Sandy, UT in anticipation of May/June trips in the local area. Strawberry was first up! Planning on the Green River and a few other places to follow. Also, I have been having fantasies of fishing the stillwaters […]
The 3 Amigos – aka Reid, Mel and Bolderado
All about Reid and Mel Reid and I met about 15 years or so ago. We we both active members of the Backcountry Fly Fishers in Orlando and met at a meeting and began to bond at club fishing trips. Three years into our friendship, I moved out of state, back to Colorado for a […]
Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch – Henry’s Fork 2024!
13th Day of Fly Fishing – May 4th, 2024 – Henry’s Fork, Idaho (1,800cfs) Here we are, it has been a slow start for me fishing wise in 2024. Only at 13 days on the water so far and we are already a third of the way through the year. March and April really seemed […]
Tough Day on the Middle Provo + First Euro Rig Catch!
12th Day Fly Fishing – April 23rd, 2024 – MIddle Provo, 632 cfs Today was chosen because I did not have work obligations, Tuesday is the best day for fewer anglers on the water, and the forecast called for clouds. Clouds promote a baetis hatch. Heading up Parley’s I had a few drops on my […]
Spring trip to the Green River – Flaming Gorge
11th Day Fly Fishing – Aprill 19th 2024, Little Hole, streamflow 950 cfs The reports were in. a warm day with cloudy skies were expected for Friday and miraculously, my calendar was open. Each year I try to get to the world famous Flaming Gorge of the Green River during the spring BWO hatch. One […]
First Float of 2024 – Henry’s Fork with John
April 11th – 9th Day Fly Fishing Waking up this morning I could hardly contain my excitement. Today John and i were going to float the Henry’s Fork (also HF) in his Clacka. It meant an early alarm this morning and lots to do before leaving. Molly and I had a great walk uphill this […]
Lower Provo Revisited & Orvis Recon – On the Water Review
March 10th – 6th Fly Fishing Day in 2034 – Lower Provo River Eleven years ago I fished the Lower Provo on March 9th, 2013. I had only been in Utah for six months, but the Lower Provo was particularly easy to access and even closer to where I worked. So as the memory came […]
Taking the Euro Plunge! + First Impressions – Orvis Recon
March 3, 2024 Well, the long winter is beginning to wind down and finally, the snowpacks in Utah and Idaho have reached above normal depths thanks to a big February and recent storm in early March. Now we can look forward to a normal spring with excellent run-off in early summer. However, for some reason, […]
BVI’s 2024 – Fly Fishing and Trolling in the BVI’s
1st – 7th Day Fly Fishing – Feb 1-7, 2024 Five guys on a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands with focus on fishing for a solid week! We did both trolling while we were underway and fly fishing off the boat while we were anchored. We also had a special treat of fishing with […]