61st – 67th Day of fly fishing, September 27th – October 3rd The Amigos have been fishing Victor since 2018. Reid and I met in Florida around 2008 at the Backcountry Fly Fishing Club in Orlando and we fished together several times before I moved back to Boulder, Colorado a couple of years later. Thankfully, […]
Strawberry – Post Ice off
16th Day of fly fishing – May 24, 2024 Strawberry Reservoir Brought the Hyde Montana Skiff home to Sandy, UT in anticipation of May/June trips in the local area. Strawberry was first up! Planning on the Green River and a few other places to follow. Also, I have been having fantasies of fishing the stillwaters […]
Taking the Euro Plunge! + First Impressions – Orvis Recon
March 3, 2024 Well, the long winter is beginning to wind down and finally, the snowpacks in Utah and Idaho have reached above normal depths thanks to a big February and recent storm in early March. Now we can look forward to a normal spring with excellent run-off in early summer. However, for some reason, […]
BVI’s 2024 – Fly Fishing and Trolling in the BVI’s
1st – 7th Day Fly Fishing – Feb 1-7, 2024 Five guys on a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands with focus on fishing for a solid week! We did both trolling while we were underway and fly fishing off the boat while we were anchored. We also had a special treat of fishing with […]
Prepping for BVI Fly Fishing on a Sailing Catamaran – 2024
January 29th 2024 Any long trip that involves considerable travel warrants extensive preparation. When you spend 10 hours each way by jet and several days on a saliboat the investment in time and money is huge. If you were to arrive unprepared and it adversely affected your fishing, it might spoil your trip, at least […]
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 Everglades
The 54th- 59th Days of Fly Fishing – October, 2023 Two weeks have passed since I returned from the Everglades, at our latest Three Amigos outing, hanging with my fishing pals Reid and Mel. The weather was beautiful with a daytime high of about 80 degrees, little rain and only a couple windy days. And […]
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 […]
Nymphing – In the New Year with John, Henry’s Fork
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 […]