13th Day of Fly Fishing – April 4th 2025 – Ashton, Idaho It was such a stoke! First struggling to get the boat out of the garage. Yeah, the image below depicts that pretty well. Today, it will be Molly and me, getting through the checklist, working all the kinks out and not practicing on […]
Sportsman’s Paradise – A Fishing Disneyland – Real World, or No?
12th Day of Fly Fishing – March 30th 2025 Sportsman’s Paradise, AKA White’s Ranch has been popular with members of my fly fishing club – Bonneville Fly Fishers for some time. It’s essentially a private water in northern Utah. To fish there, you have to have a membership or go as a guest of a […]
When you are on fish and they won’t eat, change it up!
2nd day fly fishing 2025, February 19th – Middle Provo River – water temp 37, browns rising to midges Sounds a little too obvious, doesn’t it? One of the great things about trout rising to the hatch, is that they easily give up their position. Easy right? Put on the right fly, make a good […]
2024 – Year End Wrap! On the water, it’s all about the variables
December 27th, 2024 – Taking a holiday break from fishing Well, if I don’t fish again in the next five days, I still will have met my goal for this year of 60 days on the water. In fact, I’m up to 65 as of last week. Last year when I wrote a similar post […]
Gear Review – Galvan Fly Reels
Galvan has been prominent in my fly fishing experience from the first time i invested in Scott Fly rods, my first was a 904/4 STS – 9′ 4wt 4piece. The STS was the workhorse of the Scott line thirty years ago. STS stands for “Saltwater Tactical Series” and the heavier rods were guide favorites in […]
Pressured, Picky Fish – Don’t Forget The Rig!
63rd Day Fly fishing – December 6th, 2024 – Middle Provo River, Heber, Utah These days, it is getting harder to find places to fish in a post pandemic US that are not pressured. It may be just me, but it seems like there has been an explosion in the sport both during and since […]
Fall Streamer Fishing on the Teton – Small Fish Right?
54th Day Fly Fishing – October 23rd, 2024 – Teton River Float Wrong! My friend John has introduced me to so many fishing spots near Teton Valley Idaho. This latest was a new float for me – Packsaddle to Harrops Bridge on the Teton. I knew of it and also knew it was a long […]
Fall Henry’s Fork Float with Molly the Wonder Schnauzer
52nd ay of Fly Fishing – October 21st, 2004 – The Henry’s Fork 850cfs Molly has been on a few floats in her four and a half years. You might ask why so few? Well, it’s largely because Molly is basically ADHD. We she is on a boat, which is a small space for a […]
The High Uintas – An Excellent Alpine Fishery
29th and 30th Days Fly Fishing (July 28th, August 3rd 2024)- Washington Lake, Mirror Lake, Trial Lake Sunday, July 28th 2024 – Washington Lake, Uintas It’s 97 degrees in Salt Lake City on July 29th. It is so great to go up to be able to climb up to 8,500 feet following the Mirror Lake […]
Greys River, Wyoming – A Beautiful Native Cutthroat Fishery
27th Day Fly Fishing – 530cfs – 10 fish on dries, Royal Stimulator The Greys always calls to me around mid-July every year. The first time was about six years ago. I had read a few articles about it and then also noticed the river mouth right there in Alpine, WY. So I tried it […]