Sharing my passion for the outdoors, fly fishing, archery, traditional archery, hunting, and wild places with those with similar minds.
11/17/2020
A great read!
The dirty dozen: 12 proven nymphs to catch trout anywhere "Keep it simple” is a mantra often recited by many a fly fisher but rarely actually practiced. Let's face it, most anglers love collecting stuff and lots of it. In particular, fly patterns have long been a desired object to tie and or/collect. As I continue to travel more and meet new fly fishers-...
10/23/2019
Don’t Tread on the Redds Two trout on a redd _ Steve Dally image THE AGFC is urging anglers to keep a conservation mindset to minimise damage to spawning brown trout this fall. MOUNTAIN HOME — Native to Europe, the German …
04/24/2019
A good reminder!
Don't dress stupid Corey’s green-and-yellow plaid shirt stood out like a sore thumb. The yellow was almost a neon yellow. The green? Linda Blair vomit. As we hiked along a lonely trail that stretched between two small Madison River tributaries, the southwest Montana afternoon sky shimmered with sunlight as it sliced...
01/04/2019
This is so sad. Our NP’s are a big casualty in this partisan war taking place in our National Capital. I hope that our national treasures are able to return to their original splendor when and if this all passes. I’m waiting for sometyreally stupid to occur- like some separatist group deciding to occupy a NP in the name of their special interests!! But wait - didn’t that already occur one a couple years back??
What the Government Shutdown Really Looks Like in Yosemite A longtime local's perspective on the mayhem
10/27/2018
Oh yeah. Read on and start all over again if you aren’t there...
So you want to be a great trout fisherman First things first. If you’re a brand new fly fisherman, you might want to hold off on this piece. This is for folks who are already decent anglers, and who are willing to do everything possible to take things to the next level. If that describes you, and if you’re willing to put in the time, he...
09/12/2018
So very true...
Multi-purpose flies When I first saw the outflow of the Wheeler River, where trophy Arctic grayling were rumored to stage and wait for Russell Lake’s slow-moving current to deliver all sorts of buggy morsels right to them, I was pretty sure it was going to be some tough fishing. It’s big water, and there’s lots o...
08/29/2018
Now this is helpful for those of us that have to fly to our fishing destinations!
Save big on baggage fees on your next fishing trip These days, when I travel to fish, I've become accustomed to eating huge airline baggage fees. In fact, I've simply been trained into factoring $150-$300 extra in baggage fees into my travel budgeting. For anglers like myself and most others with whom I've slogged my way through airports, the usual....
06/20/2018
Sound advice!
On top: 12 tips for catching more, bigger and more difficult fish on dry flies Over the years, I’ve had the good fortune to to fish some of the finest trout streams in North America, and to hang out with some of the most accomplished anglers on the planet. While I can’t share everything I’ve learned about dry fly fishing in one sitting, here are a dozen tips that will pa...
06/19/2018
Certainly an opportunity to engage with fellow anglers. Especially here in my home waters in the east.
Trout Tips: Your fellow anglers This last week, I ventured high into the eastern Idaho backcountry to chase native Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout on a small mountain stream that clears early from runoff and sports some sizable trout for a stream its size.