Today was a day to remember on the Miracle Mile and a great way to wrap a fun two weeks on the North Platte. I can’t think of many days in August where we have boated as many 24″ fish as we did today. A special congrats to Mike Minch of Parker and his good […]
This is a helpful trick that will help you spend more time fishing and less time dealing with the annoying moss, weeds, and other stuff that ends up on your line.
August 13, 2011 Flow: 389cfs @ Trumbull Clarity: Gin Clear Water Temp: 54 rising to 62 Weather: Clear HOPPERS!!!! Finally the day has come and the fish in Deckers are truly looking up and eating hoppers aggressively. I’ve spent a lot of time on the river in the past 3 weeks both guiding and fishing […]
We are picking up more and more fish on hoppers everyday, but it still feels like we are a week or two away from full on hopper frenzy. Amy’s Ant, Chernobyls, and foamulators continue to be the fly of choice for me. That said, there is a variety of other dry action to be […]
Had a great day fishing Tomahawk yesterday! It fished better than ever! The DOW put a ton of rainbows in the river last year, and those fish are growing and doing well. I arrived at the river early, around 730AM. Things were fairly quiet to begin with, so this led me to start off nymphing. […]
The weather has been fantastic here in Central, WY. Aside from one rainstorm last Wednesday evening (8/4/11) that left the river off color for a few days from Government Bridge down, the river has been looking good. The upper river from Grey Reef to lusby has some weeds but it is by no means unfishable. […]
A video compilation of western fly fishing off the beaten path.
If someone would have told me in February that my first float on the Upper Colorado wouldn’t be until August, I would have said that’s impossible. The Colorado is my favorite trip in the state and it takes a lot (9,000 CFS all summer) to keep me away. Finally, flows dropped to 3,000 in the […]