66th Day Fly Fishing – December 19th, 2023 Gratitude! Ok, it is the 19th of December, and I’m calling 2023 a wrap! It’s possible that I could fish again next week. But today was epic and if it was indeed my last day of ’23, it ended perfectly. Frankly, it almost didn’t happen. I was […]
Midges are Back! And the Fish Approve! Winter is Here!
63rd Day of Fly Fishing – Provo River, Utah The last few times out have been very challenging for me. Trout fishing in general this past summer, once we got past the June was really slow. Slow meaning lots of casts and very few fish. Today I was back in my Utah home water, the […]
Gear Review – Orvis – Carry It All
There are only a few companies who produce fly fishing gear and clothing that I truly love – Scott for fly rods, Orvis for gear and boots, Simms for waders, gear and some clothing and of course Patagonia for clothing too! A newer favorite of mine is Huk, primarily for shirts and now also for […]
The 3 Amigos invade the Henry’s Fork and the Green River – June 2023
Preface Amigos Reid and Mel arrived the 12th of June at Salt Lake City International. After hitting Costco and loading up on food we made it to Victor and Mountain Nirvana in a heavy spring rainstorm. This has been an extremely wet and cool spring. And it has thrown off plans and hatches. Just two […]
Scott Meridian – My Choice for Saltwater & More…
Years ago when I first started fly fishing, I invested heavily in the Scott STS model of fly rod. At one point, I owned a 4wt, 6wt, 8wt and 10wt, all Scott STS. At the time, I also began investing in Galvan fly reels and all four sported Galvans. The STS was a heavy fly […]
Spring is finally popping, but so are the flows…
17th Day Fly Fishing – April 26, 2023 – Henry’s Fork – Ashton, 2700cfs Spring is finally in the air! John and I waited for the perfect spring day to launch a drift boat. Then upon checking flows on the Henry’s Fork yesterday morning as I always do before heading for the water, it hit […]
Spring is for swinging! Trust your back-ups!
12th Day of Fly Fishing – April 3rd – South Fork of the Snake – Secret Spot Here we are April 3rd, should be having BWO hatches every day. Anyway, I had been tying two patterns for fishing rivers now. The first was a sparkle wing RS2 emerger. This is a Charlie Craven pattern and […]
Waiting on a BWO hatch – It’s Been a Long, Cold Winter!
11th Day Fly Fishing – March 28th, 2023 – Lower Provo River, Utah In a normal season, the BWO’s would begin coming off in mid-March and by the 28th you would expect some serious hatches. Having not been out for a couple of weeks, I chose today for the weather. Finally a warm up into […]
A One Fish Day can be OK
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 […]