10th Day Fly Fishing, March 6th 2023 – Ashton, Idaho This morning, I was seriously conflicted about going fishing today. The flurries were still pretty serious and the temps were only 20. Looking for divine guidance I consulted my photos from a year prior. Yes! Just a year ago I fished the Ashton area and […]
Nymphing – In the New Year with John, Henry’s Fork
6th Day Fly Fishing – February 10th, 2023 – Henry’s Fork, Ashton Two Fridays ago, John and I decided we needed to get out and fish. We made the call to drive to Ashton and fish the Henry’s Fork. John had waded this spot more than I and I could see that he clearly had […]
Henry’s Fork, South Fork – Winter ’23
Part 1 – 2nd Day Fishing – January 16th – Ashton, Idaho, 1050cfs I was so stoked! As I headed north into Driggs on this bluebird day, the Tetons were looking magnificent! The clear skies were going to warm things up, or so I thought. The high was 23, but the sun did make you […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fly Fishing the Henry’s Fork with Barrie and Ray
May 8th – 12th – 24th – 27th day fly fishing Barrie is an old friend. We met at the Backcountry Fly Fishing in Orlando Florida. About 15 years ago I was a transplant from Louisville, Colorado to Orlando, Florida. My new job and residence there was actually Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park was actually […]
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 […]
Fishing with Barrie
Barrie and I were introduced through the fly fishing club in Florida. I joined it after moving there in 2006 and Barrie and I stared fishing together shortly after. Neither of us owned a flats boat, but we both had kayaks so that was how we fished together. That, and wading some of our favorite […]