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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2022 – A Fishing Year in Review + Key Learnings
Fishing Days – 1- 65, December 24, 2022 It’s early morning Christmas eve day, December 24th 2022. What can I say except that I’m in the mood to write so here we go! At a high level, 2022 was both a good year and in many cases a very challenging year. The goal here is […]
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 […]
The Three Amigos – Yellowstone (part 2) Green River (part 1)
October 29th – November 4th, 2022 – 55th – 61st day of fly fishing Yes! The Amigos were at it again! Once again we returned to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) just before the park closure on November 1st. Next we headed south to Dutch John Utah and spent two days floating the famous Flaming Gorge […]
Fly Fishing the Henry’s Fork with Barrie and Ray
May 8th – 12th – 24th – 27th day fly fishing Barrie is an old friend. We met at the Backcountry Fly Fishing in Orlando Florida. About 15 years ago I was a transplant from Louisville, Colorado to Orlando, Florida. My new job and residence there was actually Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park was actually […]
Back in the Saddle
14th Day Fishing 2022 – South Fork of the Snake – Swan Valley, ID As I have said before the winter flows of the South Fork make the river very wadable. Here we are March 30th and the flows are still below 1000cfs. Crazy, but they need to fill Palisades back up as the summer […]
Why the Dry?
When there is a big hatch and the fish are on it, of course everyone grabs their 3 or 4 weight and ties on the dries that best match the hatch. There are magical green drake hatches on Henry’s Fork(see pic below for instance) and amazing Blue Winged Olive (BWO) hatches in the spring on […]