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 […]
2023 – A Slow Start
Day 1 2023 – Friday, January 13th – Middle Provo A weird first start for the year. Went to the Middle Provo which is not very far from my Utah home. Got there at the perfect time. Pulled over onto the shoulder, which looked snow packed, or so I thought. My passenger side wheels had […]
The Nymphing Paradox – A New Years Resolution
December 26, 2022 Fish sitting on the bottom barely moving, are waiting for a nymph to drift by. As I have said many times before, nymphing is my least favorite form or method of fly fishing. It is a paradox for me because it can be extremely effective. So why is it that I don’t […]
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 […]
Teton River Float – with John
38th Day Fishing – July 15th, 2022 John is a new fishing buddy. We literally only met a few weeks before this float. John and I as it turns out are super compatible. First off, we both live in Teton Valley and we are the same age, but there is much more. We also have […]
Alpine Lakes Slam!
44th Day Fly Fishing – Uinta Mountains Lake, August 18th, 2022 Yesterday was a lot of fun! Most of the time I would prefer to chase big fish over catching bigger numbers of smaller fish. But sometimes I like to change it up. Slams are fun and not every fishery supports 3 or more target […]
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 […]
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 […]
Days when “getting better counts for something”
Today was one of the those days. March 15th 2022, Whites Ranch, Paradise Utah. Some of the readers of this blog are undoubtably from Utah and many of you will know about White’s Ranch. It is a private, membership based fishing venue and offers a combination of a meandering stream connected to a few ponds. […]