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. […]
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 […]
In winter, sometimes you have to NYMPH!!
Day 6, 2022 – Feb10th The Set-up(Long) Nymphing happens to be at the bottom of my fly fishing techniques or forms. Starting with my most favorite; dry fly casting. The dry fly cast is just so special, and there is always room for improvement. Nothing feels better IMHO than standing in the middle of the […]
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 […]