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 […]
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 […]
Maiden Voyage – solo on the Henry’s Fork (+caddis!)
May 4th – 23rd Day Fly Fishing in 2022 On this day, I was truly excited and a little nervous. After all, this was the day I was taking a brand new boat out on the water. There is always that rock just below the surface. The one you don’t see until it is too […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]