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 […]
Winter Fishing on the Lower Provo
8th Day Fly Fishing – February 26th, 2023 – Lower Provo, UT 168cfs Some days, sitting at home in Sandy, UT gets really boring. Especially if it has been multiple days in a row. So on this cold day I ventured forth and decided to fish a regular spot on the Lower Provo. I was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Timing the Hatch – Midges in January
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 […]