37th Day Fly Fishing – July 5th, 2025 – water temp 50 degrees, ~ 250cfs It was a day where deep inside, I wanted to head up to Last Chance and fish the Ranch. But, the wind curve was not favorable and although I could have gotten up early, we got in late after watching […]
Ice Off in mid-May? Get out! Except when your lake is at 9,000 feet!
25th Day of Fly Fishing – May 16th, 2025 – Water temp 37 degrees One of the great things about being part of a fly fishing club, especially one with extremely passionate, active members, is that you get the benefit of everyone else’s knowledge and experience. Many of our members know a lot more about […]
Fishing Trifecta – 2 Amazing Days on the Henry’s Fork, 1 on the Teton
April 30th, May 1st & 2nd – Fly Fishing days 20-22 – The Henry’s Fork and Teton Rivers It was bound to happen and as luck would have it, it did! The “It” was excellent fishing conditions on two of my favorite rivers, the Teton and the Henry’s Fork. Mother’s Day caddis? Mother’s Day was […]
Henry’s Fork – First float of 2025!
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 […]