Fisherman's Log

Fly Fishing Frenzy Blog Give Away

2011-12-19T19:29:00.000-08:00

So, ever since I moved to Arizona, my fishing time has been very limited. Mostly I am able to get a couple of trips in a year, but that is it. So, I find that I am spending a lot more time getting my fishing fix by reading blogs. One of the blogs that I have started following is the Fly Fishing Frenzy. I have enjoyed their blog and visit it quite often.
The Frenzy is having a Christmas give away. Below are the details, or you can visit their blog.

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The Fly Fishing Frenzy has an awesome giveaway for you!! We wanted to show our appreciation to all for following our Fly Fishing Blog and by doing so we are going to give away a few things:

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This stuff is awesome, especially the Scott Fly Rod. Our Christmas gift to you, on Christmas day morning we will be picking the winner. This giveaway will be running all week.

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Wishin I was Fishin

2011-11-16T21:18:00.001-08:00

So, here is a fun little piece on the Green River. It seems like I have not been up there in ages. But if you are up there in the fall, late fall, and winter, fishing can still be awesome.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1112&sid=17671656

Pelican Lake, UT

2011-08-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

So, my brother has been able to get out a few times this year to Pelican. Usually, the lake is pretty hot in June, but fishing is still pretty good even late in the summer. This can be a fun lake to fish, I have had times out on this lake where you literally can catch a fish on every cast. We mostly use poppers, but my brother and his buddies have been trying to get to the bigger bass and have tried some different techniques. I'm a little jelous that he gets to go out so often, but thanks for sharing the pics.

Its in the blood

2011-07-12T12:17:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry, I actually torture myself by watching these types of videos, and not being able to do this like I want to. I could do this everyday all day. If this does not excite you, then I don't know what would.

This looks like fun

2011-07-12T11:01:00.001-07:00

Feed The Itch

2011-06-25T11:05:00.000-07:00

Well, if you cannot get out and fish, I guess the next best thing is watching videos and viewing pictures and then dream about fishing.

More of our April Trip

2011-05-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

So, this little slide show starts to show the amount of fish that were caught on out trip. Still doesn't quite do the trip justice, but it is starting to come close.

An attempt at a video

2011-05-20T08:37:00.000-07:00

So there is only so much you can do with Windows Movie maker. But I wanted to put some more of our trip on here for people to see. I actually really enjoy doing it, just the program wasn't able to put all of my awesome ideas into the production. But this will work, Let me know what you think. And if you have any suggestions on good (cheap or free) movie editing software, let me know. I could really get into this.

April Fishing Trip

2011-05-11T21:14:00.000-07:00

So I am finally getting around to posting about our trip that we did in April. I had been planning this trip for a year since hearing stories of the amazing fishing from my uncle and father in law. The anticipation of this trip was compounded by the fact that I had not been fishing since December, so I spent time looking at pictures and building up in my mind how good this trip was going to be. The date finally arrived, and our trip to Flaming Gorge Utah began.

My buddy Jesse came with me and we left Sunny Arizona on Wednesday after work. We drove the entire 14 hours through the night. Leaving Arizona the temp was in the mid 90's, we drove though the mountains of Utah with snow and ice. This did little to damped our spirits, in fact, it may had heightened my excitement since I enjoy fishing in the colder temps with snow and rain falling around me. This was is the area that I grew up in, so the drive up was full of memories and recalling the experiences of my younger years.

If you have never been to the Flaming Gorge area, then you are missing out, This was Jesse' first time there and I think he enjoyed the experience. The scenery alone is worth the trip, and having one of the best fishing rivers in the west and an amazing lake just make it that much better. The timing of the trip was such that we could hit some of the spawning runs on the Gorge, right before spring runoff made the fishing impossible. Well, to make a long story short, the fishing was awesome, and the trip (28 hours of driving and 3 straight days of fishing) was well worth the year of planning and anticipation.

The fishing was awesome. We spent 2 days on the Gorge and 1 day on the Green. It had been a long time since I have caught some large trout, and on this trip I caught more large fish than I have in the past 10 years. The fish were big, strong, amazing colored, and very willing to take our egg patterns that we were throwing to them. He are a few pics of the better fish.

I am putting together a video of the trip, so stay tuned

Going Fishing

2011-04-12T21:26:00.000-07:00

So here are some videos and an article of the Green River in Utah. I have been planning a trip back there for almost a year now. Thought I would share these, thought they were pretty neat.

Green River Article

Trip Planning

2011-04-08T10:04:00.000-07:00

So, I have been planning a trip for almost a year now to take a few days and head up to Utah. I don't know if I like planning so far in advance, because it seems like I have been waiting for April to get here for a long time. But by planning so far in advance, no one has an excuse of backing out of the trip because something came up. Hopefully this will be the first of many yearly trips with family and friends. Which brings up another downfall of planning a trip so far in advance. The closer I get to the trip, the more I have fishing on my mind. But hey, browsing blogs and you tube can give you ideas for future trips, so here are a few that I would like to do someday. WARNING! These videos may give you the fishing fever.
Fly Fishing Mexico Roosterfish

Costa Rica Rooster Fish

Utah Dec 2010 Trip Continued

2011-01-13T13:00:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from the Green

Utah Trip Dec 2010

2011-01-13T12:54:00.000-08:00

We headed up to Utah for the Holiday season to spend time with family. It was a quick trip but I was able to get a little fishing in. It was very cold while we were up there. -21 Degrees was recorded one morning. This made fishing a little harder, but somehow, standing in a river workin hard to get a strike just makes the weather warmer.
While up in Logan I spent a morning on the Logan river. I have not fished this river much, especially in the winter, so this was a learning experience. A couple of hours were spent with my dad landing the only fish of the day. But it was nice just to be outside.

I love the Logan River and Canyon, I just need to get more familiar with fishing it, especailly in the winter.

I also was able to head up to the Green River below the Flaming Gorge Dam. These are my home stomping grounds and I feel a lot more comfortable fishing here. Plus it was about 20 degrees warmer up on the mountain than it was where we were staying. We fished a few different egg patterns and then some midge nymph patterns. My dad landed a few fish right off on egg patterns, but the rest of the fish of the day were on midges. It took me a while to land my first fish. I had spotted 2 trout in a nice little run, and I made multiple casts to them without even a look. I could tell that they were feeding, so I had my dad come over to make a cast to them. On his second cast he landed the closer of the two trout. So while he was releasing that fish, I changed over to the midge pattern that he was using. After a couple of drifts I landed the second fish, which was the bigger of the two. A nice little 18'' Brown. He did not fight very much, but it was just satisfying to see the take and to feel the fish on the end of my line.
Later in the day the fish started to really start feeding on the surface. Unfortunatly we did not have any patterns that matched what they were taking. I did try a griffins gnat that did bring in a few stocker rainbows, but I was never able to land some of the big trout that were cruzing and sipping midges. To bad, It was fun to come to a slow eddie or pool and see dozens of fish nosing up to take midges off of the surface. I took a short video of it and I will get that posted.

Round 2 1/2, Pole Creek and the Uintah Mountains

2010-08-06T20:02:00.000-07:00

So, one of the things that I wanted to do this summer was take my kids and give them their first taste of fly fishing. I knew they would not last long fishing, but that they would love to see the fish and maybe even touch it. So I needed to go somewhere where I could catch a fish quickly. We decided to head up into the Uintahs to have a picnic with all the grandkids and I told both of the kids that we would go fishing. They both have their little poles and they love to look at my fish pictures, and they were both so excited to go fishing. We did not fish for long (the kids got cold), but it was fun having them walk by me and get excited about fishing. My son did not want to use anything but his pole. He did not even want me to cast for him, but was just content to pretend cast and reel. But we finally got them away from the lake and over to the little stream. It still brings a smile to my face remembering their reactions.

It was just great to be up in the mountains. I hope that my kids enjoy it when they are older as much as they do now. I could seriously live up here during the summer. The weather was a little over cast and cloudy and we got some rain coming off the mountain. But it was perfect weather when we first got up there.

Two of my fishing buddies. I hope this is the first of many trips with them.

They say that a family that fishes together stays together. (Well, maybe not, but I think so). Both of the kids were so excited to go fishing. The almost could not wait to let me put a lure on their hooks. My daughter wanted to carry her pole everywhere, and the little guy did not even want me to help him cast. Finally I just had to give him his pole, and he sat there acting like he was casting and then justed reeled against the drag. There was nothing happening in the lake, so I rigged up the fly rod and we took a little hike to the stream flowing into the lake.

Look at that concentration.

When we got to the stream, all the kids wanted to see the fish, but they kept scaring them away. I finally got them all to stand behind me, and we all would sneak up to the stream together. It was fun watching the kids sneak with me. The very first fish broke me off (I was a little upset at that), so as I rigged up again I told the kids to stay behind me to not scare the fish so I could catch the fish who stole my hook. I never could get him back, but the next fish was a bit of a surprise.

More sneaking and trying to stay by dad.

I hooked a nice little 12" rainbow that was had come up from the lake. It was a nice little fish for this little stream. The kids got so excited (including Hudson). And I was excited to for this nice little fish.

I thought both of the kids would love to touch the fish, my daughter could not keep her hands off it, but my son would not touch it ( I thought if anything it would be the other way around). But they both loved to look at it. All the kids even paid attention as I explained the different types of fish and how to tell them apart by their markings. We caught the rainbow, a nice little brookie, and a tiny little brown.

This shows a little her excitement of catching her first fish.

A nice little fish, took me by surprise. He hit the fly like he was a shark, and really took off, I was not expecting that, so I was really excited, which got the kids really excited.

More sneaking up on the fish. I hope there are many more of these moments. Nothing better then being with my family in one of my favorite places.

Most of the kids watching me bring in another fish. I wanted to let some of the older kids have a turn bringing the fish in, but the were mostly so small that there was not much to bring in. But a couple of them got turns.

I am also very glad that we have grandparents on both sides that love the outdoors and enjoy doing things with their kids and grandkids. Not many family today would pack up 10+ kids and take an hour plus drive up into the mountains for picnics and fishing, but that is one of the most desired activities in this family.

This trip only counted as a 1/2 trip since we only fished for maybe 20 minutes, but it was probably one of the most enjoyable trips, that is until the cold wind started and the kids all got tired and cold at the same time and then we had to hike out carrying all of the kids. But it was fun while it lasted.

Round 2, West Fork of the White Rocks River

2010-08-05T18:31:00.000-07:00

This river is probably one of the best fishing streams that I have ever fished. There is a slight hike involved, but if you want to catch a lot of wild Brook and Cut throat trout, this is the place. The average size of the fish here is 8-10", which is a lot larger than most averages in these high Uintah Mountain streams. And you have a chance to catch some really nice fish (see earlier posts).
This trip, my father in law and I decided we wanted to hike in around some large boulder fields that have blocked our fishing further down the river. So we had a pretty good hike on our hands today, but it was great to be up in the mountains, and the fishing was amazing as always. I also got to introduce my puppy to the place where I grew up. He loved it and was a great fishing companion. Hopefully this was the first of many trips with him.

This was the view from the hike in.

My fishing buddies

I love this river. Just wish it had a bit more access, but that helps to keep it pristine like it is.

The fish in this river are very vibrantly colored. The pictures do not do them justice.

All CutThroat and Brook Trout.

Hudson actually did really well on the hike. This is the first time he has been out of Arizona, but I think he likes the cool Utah weather. It took him a while to get the hang of jumping over all the down timber and he did not like to cross the stream. But he did very good climbing up and down the steep slopes and really enjoyed being up in the mountains.

Hudson was also very interested in the fish. He would stand right by us and wait till we would catch a fish, then he would stay right by us and we un-hooked and release them. He would even watch us cast back and forth like he was looking for the fish to come out of the water. (Yes, the fish literally come out of the water almost as fast as you can cast.

This was the big fish of the trip. I was not holding him very well, but he was about a 14" Cut, very nice fish.

The first pool that I casted into, I did not get a single look at my fly. So I was wondering what was going on as my Father in Law landed 3 before I even got my fly in the water. So I was stripping in my line for another cast and WHAM!. The fish just started attacking my fly. I landed at least 6 out of that little hole, and I probably could have landed more, but I started feeling sorry for them. I would just drag my fly across the water and the fish would hit it. The rest of the river was not like this, only this hole. But it sure was a fun way to start of a great day of fishing.

Round 1 of my Utah Trip, Jones Hole

2010-08-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

I try to take advantage of our Trips up to Utah to visit family to try to get in some fishing. This week I was in Roosevelt so I wanted to take a trip up to two of my favorite places, and also hit one of the spots that I just cannot figure out.

Jones hole is up on Diamond Mountain near the green river. There is a fish hatchery up there but the fish are all mostly wild trout from the river. The stream is feed from underground streams and holds some very large trout. I have never done very well up there, and I usually get frustrated because I hear of some big fish coming out of there (I have even seen a few pictures). But yet it is one of those places that I just cannot figure out. I have been up there numerous times and I love to be in the canyon, and I love hiking the stream. And one of these days I am going to figure out those big browns and Rainbows. We did catch a few. My biggest was about 12". I did hook a nice Rainbow (I think around 16"), but as soon as I hooked him he took off up stream and ran right under a overhanging tree. Yes, be broke me off and I was ticked because he probably would have been the biggest fish that I have ever landed there.

On our way out, we got lucky enough to see some of the big bucks that makes Diamond Mountain a great trophy special entry deer hunt.

Lake Fishing

2010-07-19T12:58:00.000-07:00

So, most of my life I have fished on moving water. Streams and Rivers have always been my favorite water to fish. I don't really know why, it is where I feel the most comfortable. Many times when I go out on a lake or pond, I feel inadequate and really do not know what I am doing.

Lately, my dad has been going back and revisiting some of his childhood fishing spots in Idaho, and has been re-learning how to fish still water. I have figured that I need to learn how, partly because some of the best fishing here in Arizona is on still water. And second because my Dad sends me pictures like these.

I Guess I am going to have to take some lessons this summer while we are up in Utah.

Oak Creek, Sedona AZ

2010-05-26T20:09:00.000-07:00

So, I was finally able to get out and attempt to curb my fishing craving that I have had for a couple of months now. I think this trip had been planned and postponed at least a couple of times. So it was good to finally get out. We decided to go up to Oak Creek after doing some research. We knew that if we did not catch any fish we would at least be in a very scenic part of the state. My good friend Jesse went with me. Luckily, we were able to catch some fish, so the scenery was just a bonus.

The Red Rock is the trade mark of that part of the state, parts of the river actually ran right over the rocks, making for some very interesting features in the river.

The lower parts of the river right above Sedona looked amazing for fishing. However, we were two of the hundreds of people there this weekend. And the lower parts of the river were the most popular, this is one of the few sections without people swimming in it. So there was not much fishinig to be had here.

We camped in Cave Springs campground which is in the upper part of the Canyon. The campground was full the night we got there so we found a place off to the side of the road and slept in the back of Jesse's truck. We got up early and got in line at the camgground to make sure we had a spot.
The upper part of the river was a lot less crowded . Although we did have to compete with some sort of youth group, and a bunch of spin fisherman around the campgrounds and major parking spots. We were able to find some areas of the river that we could fish on.

The water in the river was some of the clearest that I have ever seen. Making for some tough fishing. This was combat fishing to its most intense. Make one wrong move, and those brown trout went flying out of their hiding places. You could not see them until they were spooked or they hit your hook. We spooked most of the ones that we saw, but we were able to fool a couple of them.

Here are a couple of holes were we caught some of our bigger fish. We did not get any good pictures of fish on this trip. Most of the fish we landed were in the 4-8'' range. My big fish of the trip was about 12'', I think Jesse had one about the same size. We also caught of few of the stocked rainbows that were in the river.

We had to make us of every bolder and high pool to sneak up on these fish. Needless to say both of us had some slips as we attempted to not spook the fish, watch our back casts, make good casts, and watch our footing.

We fished with a dry dropper combination for most of the time. The mornings and evenings they were on both the dry and dropper about the same. During the day we switched to only a dry. They hit the stimulator mostly. With hits also coming on the caddis and adams. We fished mostly some pheasant tails nymphs underneath.

This was my big fish of the trip. Right as we were getting ready to take his picture, I dropped him. Sorry, you will have to take my word for it. There were a few hatches coming off. Mostly small midges and some caddis. The fish really never got up on the hatches very heavy. There were a few holes were they got fairly active and we had some success. We just felt good any time we could even induce a strike.

So a fun trip. Not a lot of fish, but a very fun place to be up in the mountains. We will probably hit Oak Creek again early in the spring or late fall. Thanks Jesse for going with.

Flaming Gorge

2010-05-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

My Uncle was kind enough to share some of these pictures with me. (Maybe he shouldn't have because now I am mad that I was not there). Hopefully my time of living vicariously through other people's pictures won't last much longer, but these sure are an eye full.

My father in law was able to go for a day. Hopefully he feels good about not telling me he went on this trip. I was told not to reveal the location of this place. But to give you a clue. It is a creek running into Flaming Gorge. Spring run off is just starting, and these are all spawning fish.

You can see how dark and murky the water is, so no sight fishing. But look at the dark and bright
colors of these fish. Pretty awesome for lake spawn's. The fly of the trip was jig-a-glows.

This appears to be one of the biggest. Around 23''. A very nice catch in that size of creek.

My Cousin Carlton broke in his new birthday rode here. I great way to break in a fly rod.

You can see the weather was perfect, a little wet, but very nice to be fishing in. I love the colors of the rocks in this area. Makes me feel a little home sick for my child hood home.

Thanks for sharing the your trip Guy. It looks like you had a great time. 4 Days of fishing, and a lot of fish later. I will be seeing you next year for this trip

Fishing Fun

2010-01-11T07:45:00.000-08:00

I really enjoy fishing. Being out in Nature, being able to see new places, enjoying the weather (Yes, even the cold), watching wildlife. I cannot think of very many thing that are better than that, and if you are able to catch fish on top of that...... On of the things that I do enjoy more than fishing is being with my family, and I hope someday that my kids will enjoy going with me to catch a fish. I haven't taken them yet, but plan to this next summer. They already love camping and hiking. I also want to be able to enjoy these experiences with my extended family and nieces and nephews. Camping, being outdoors, and fishing is something that both sides of my family enjoy, and I hope to be able to do this for a long time. My niece Hadlee has been fishing recently (I will have to get the details of the trip), but I thought she should be on my blog. Nice catch Hadlee Sue

Christmas in Utah!!

2009-12-25T14:26:00.000-08:00

First off, Merry Christmas to everyone!

We are up in Utah again to be with family for Christmas and New Year. And of course being this close to the Green I had to make a trip. I almost did not go because I could not find anyone to go with me, and because it is a lot colder here than in Tucson AZ. Luckily a face book post caught the attention of my old high school buddy Tyler, and we then talked another buddy Broc into heading up to the Green for a morning trip. It was actually a bit warmer up in Flaming Gorge than in Roosevelt, and being waist deep in the Green just felt great. Thanks Tyler and Broc for going with me. We only fished for a few hours, and it took us a little while to figure out what was going on. We ended up catching most of the fish on copper johns, and I landed a few on an egg pattern. The fishing was getting better right when we left, they lowered the flows to about 900 and we were able to get into a few. We didn't catch anything big, although the Rainbow that I landed is probably the biggest fish I have landed on the Green for a while. But it was fun, I think I missed as many as I landed. I was having trouble setting the hook. But it was a fun trip. I think I am going to have to make this a tradition, so next year you are all invited.
Broc landed a nice Brown for his first fish

My Rainbow

November Utah Trip

2009-12-15T09:04:00.000-08:00

I was able to take 2 days in our trip to Utah to get some fishing in. Friday the 20th I went with my Father and brother in law up to Jones hole on Diamond Mtn. It was a great day for fishing, just someone forgot to tell the fish. My uncle had gone up the week before and said that he had done great, which is evident by the nice Rainbow he landed there. So I was pretty excited. We to there and the first hole I casted in I landed two fish, one decent Rainbow and a little Brown. So I was pretty excited. But the rest of the day went pretty slow. I think I landed maybe 4 more fish, nothing of any size. Both John and Cody did a little better but nothing spectacular. The fish were everywhere, just not eating what we were throwing at them. This time of year the Browns are spawning there and are usually pretty aggressive. I threw a little jigaglow egg pattern most of the day, landed all my fish on that. I did have a few hits on the big dry I had on top. Cody and John had luck throwing spinners. The most exciting part of the day was in the last hole on the way back to the truck. I hooked a nice fish but he broke me off. I never really got a good look at him but he felt really nice. So I called it good after that. Just nice to be up in the mountains.

My Uncle Guy and his Big Rainbow

Saturday my Dad and Brother drove up from Logan and we floated down the Green. There were actualy quite a few other boats on the river. The morning was perfect, actually really nice for that time of year. We had come prepared for snow and had to take off all our cold gear. Around 11 though a cold wind started blowing and the temperature dropped. Again, the fishing was not super hot. I think I landed around 8 fish, Ryan and Dad about half of that. We did double up once with both Ryan and my dad landing 16-17 inch browns. Again we fished with Egg patterns but had a few hits on the Dry, I think my dad landed one on the Dry, a big foam ant pattern. It was just really nice to be up on the Green after more than 2 years. We got to Little Hole just as the storm blew in and we drove off the mountain in a snow Storm. But a fun Trip.

All of the fish were almost identical in size, 16-17 inch fish. Ryan landed the big one of the day

Lots of boats on the River, But we were the only boat that ever doubled up. (Good guiding I think)Thanks Ryan and Dad for taking time off to go fishing with me, I sure enjoyed it.

Fish Pictures

2009-11-11T14:16:00.000-08:00

So, I am always on the lookout for nice pictures of fish and nature. I found a site that has some pretty awesome Pictures. I thought I would share the site with anyone who is interested.

http://www.castawayfilms.com/
Enjoy

Fishing Withdrawals

2009-10-19T13:04:00.001-07:00

So,
I am beginning to forget what it is like to catch a fish. I can't wait for November. We are heading up to Utah for Thanksgiving and are planning at least a trip to Jones Hole, and hopefully a trip down the Green. If you are going to be in the Uintah Basin at that time and would like in let me know. Anyway, I thought I would post a few pics to make me miss the fall and fishing even more.

No, that is not me. But someplace that I am going to go someday. Platte River in Colorado. MAN!

My Dad, Sister, and Brother in law. Paradise, Cache Valley Utah. That a girl sis. I knew you had some of the fishing blood in you. My Dad and Aaron went fishing while Carly and the kids came to visit us down in AZ. Thanks Aaron for letting your family come and visit. We enjoyed them. Hope you had fun fishing.

July 11, 2009. West fork of the White Rocks River.

2009-07-29T08:23:00.000-07:00

The White Rocks River is in the Uintah Mountains. It flows from Chepata lake. There is a trail that cuts down to the river about 4-5 miles below the dam. It is a pretty easy hike to get to the River. It is about a half hour hike from the road. Hiking along the river is a little tougher. Part of the river is open and easy walking. other parts go through rock slides or steep canyons where you have to either get up higher or walk in the river. The river was running pretty high so wading was not easy. There were some bugs out. We saw some big Caddis which is always a good sign. But I don't think it matters what you use. The fish hit anything that you threw to them. The water is so fast that if you can hit your spots there are at least a couple of fish in every little hole and eddie. There are some parts of the river that have some nice runs where is you can make good casts and mend nicely you can get some good runs. John would hit every little slow spot in the river. Behind rocks or back eddies on the bank. If you can get your fly into the whole you will probably catch fish. We used a variety of flies, but we ended up just using the biggest flies (to discourage the little fish from hitting) that seemed to float the best and take a beating. We caught a lot of fish.

Secret Lake

2009-07-09T08:59:00.001-07:00

So, I don't know if I should tell anyone where these pictures were taken. I'll give you a clue and then you can go and explore. High lake up in the Uintah Mountains. I was not present during this trip, but from the stories and Pictures the fishing was amazing. John, Cody, and James took some horses in and had a great day.

Jones Hole Utah

2009-07-09T08:50:00.000-07:00

Jones Hole is a little stream that feeds a fish hatchery and then flows into the Green River above Split Mountain. The stream is about 4 miles long until it reaches the green, but it has some good fishing with the potential to land some big fish. I have not fished there a lot but it is a beautiful canyon with wildlife, native American petroglyphs, amazing canyons and great fishing.

John and I had a great day fishing, but I think Cody got skunked. So he decided to take it out on the local wildlife.

Fishing in the Uintahs

2009-07-09T08:41:00.000-07:00

These pictures are a little old, but I wanted to put them on. Last summer John and I went up to the west fork of the White Rocks river and had a blast. Even though there was still a lot of runoff the fishing was great. I don't think it would have matter what you were fishing with, you were going to catch fish. I ended up just putting on a big cicada pattern that would float and take a beating.
This was the catch of the day. John still needs to learn how to hold fish for pictures to show the length. But this one measured around 19 inches. Not bad for a wild mountain stream.
Another Nice Catch. The fish were very bright colored and very aggressive. Mostly brook trout and Cut Throat.

Newton Tiger

2009-07-06T08:20:00.000-07:00

So my dad has been trying to land a Tiger Muskie at Newton Lake up in Cache Valley Utah. He has gone out a few times with no luck. Finally, after a bunch of follows, he was able to hook up. These would be fun to fish for if you could catch more than 1 fish per 4 days of fishing. But good job dad for persevering.

Fishing withdrawals

2009-06-29T18:12:00.001-07:00

So, we have recently moved to Tucson Arizona. Not much fly fishing or any fishing for that matter. Yet I now have time to actually spend fishing. So as time and opportunity permit, I will now begin to update and post. Please feel free to send me your stories. I like to look at pictures and hear a good fish tale.

Getting Started

2008-08-08T13:27:00.001-07:00

My husband started this blog and hasn't done a thing to it.. if you happen to stumble upon it then this was his original intention... He wanted to create a site for all the die hard fishermen out there to get/give information about the places you've fishing. For example: location, time of year, what you caught, what you used, pictures, suggestions, ect. Leave a comment and let him know its a great idea!!