Yes, when you are fly fishing in environments that include wind, rain, and/or snow, you need a specialized wading shell… better known and described as a wading jacket. You have more than likely spent a small fortune on fly rods, reels, and other fly fishing equipment. Do yourself a favor […]
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Jans Monday, January 15, 2018 Nothing is more disappointing than realizing you have leaky waders and now you will be watching your buddies hooking salmonids while you pout on the river bank. Do some research and buy the best set of waders you can afford at a fly shop or […]
So, this month’s blog comes to you by way of a true story. Last fall, my brother asked me to get on the sticks and row he and his friend down the Green on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. At the put-in, while rigging up, I suggested they throw big Chernobyl […]
So, you want to teach your obsession, fly fishing, to your son, daughter, grandkid, and/or your friend’s child because he thinks you know something about whipping the water with a fly rod. Casting a fly rod can be challenging for an adult, so imagine what it’s like for a kid […]
Back when I was just a wee water-whipper, my Grandpa taught me how to build fly fishing leaders from differing lengths and diameters of catgut. Catgut leaders had to be “greased” with floatant when used with dry flies. In my teens, I could construct leaders with blood knots and monofilament […]
All it takes in Utah is a week of warmer weather and little sunshine to get people scrambling for their fishing and bike gear. Out come the road and mountain bikes, and rivers that have seen only die hard anglers the last few months are alive with people once more. […]
The cutthroat trout has long been a favorite fish of mine. Cutthroat trout are the only native trout in Utah and many other western states. Of the 13 surviving cutthroat species, four are native to Utah, including the Bonneville cutthroat which is the Utah state fish. The Bonneville cutthroat trout […]
As the earth warms following a long, cold winter, it is easy to let the mind wander to summer trout, sipping dry flies. Luckily anglers don’t have to wait until summer. If the fishing gods are so inclined, there is a magical time between slow and low winter water levels […]
Fat bike riding has been gaining in popularity the last couple years. I was one of the skeptics, thinking it was a fad, but was still willing to give the big tires a fair shake. I have ridden them on all kinds of surfaces – paved, gravel, dirt, sand, and […]
Wintertime trout fishing is not for the masses. Cast, cast, chip ice, and repeat is not the type of fly fishing that gets romanticized. That being said I can only spend so much time tying flies on the vise before I just need a trout fix. That’s when I head […]
Growing up fishing small streams with my father taught me many things about reading trout water and the etiquette one must show for fellow fishers and the fish themselves. While camping in the Uinta Mountains I was taught that cutthroat trout, when spawning, are to be considered a treasure and […]
Fly fishing with dry flies for big trout is one of my favorite activities. When the Green Drakes hatch the rivers are alive with big fish actively chasing and eating big bugs. Watching big browns break the surface to inhale a dry fly is an activity that is relished by […]