Great way to start my weekend off. I can't complain at all about this Utah rainbow. For size reference (for those that know) that is a 6wt fly rod and reel.
A friend of mine surprised me when he sent me this picture of me, that he secretly took while I was preoccupied landing a very nice rainbow trout. Maybe no one else will care, but I thought it turned out pretty cool.
As I've become a lot older I find the things I truly value change with time. I've come to realize just how valuable a good outdoor partner is. I've been blessed to be able to hunt and fish with some exceptional people. Including with some of the regulars from this site. However, these days I...
Just like hunting, fishing seems to improve the further you can get from any roads. There are no roads to this particular lake and it's stocked by dropping the fish from air planes. I like places like this and hope I can continue to reach them for more years to come before my body gives out and...
There are a lot of different cutthroat species. The largest are the Lahontan cutthroat that come out of Pyramid Lake in Nevada. However those things are freakishly big and most cutthroat don't look anything like that. Here in Utah where I'm fishing it's mostly Bear Lake strain or Bonneville...
After work I went fishing for 3.5 hours. I caught this nice rainbow on the first cast and then nothing. I guess if you are only going to catch one fish, this is the one to catch. :)
It has been a very long time since I drew a really tight black and white drawing. I mostly work in color these days, but decided I needed to see if I could still work in graphite effectively. I'm relatively happy with how this old warrior of a brown trout turned out. I thought maybe some of you...
Kokanee generally don't get this big. So I am not mad about catching this one at all! No I didn't catch it in the stream behind me. I caught it in the lake right in front of me where the stream feeds into the lake. Beautiful place!
I set out some fish traps in order to catch some Utah chubs to use for cut bait. I baited the the traps with bread and checked them the next day. No fish, but these dang crawdads were in the traps. Who knew they ate bread? Anyway not being one to pass up an opportunity I introduced them to a pot...
As far as numbers go I've definitely had better summers, but at least the size was there. I will always take quality over quantity!
First up are some really decent sized Bonneville cutthroat trout. All three of these are different fish and all over 20". I averaged about 3 hours of fishing per...
Just one more reason why I love the Rocky Mountains. I just cannot image living in a state without them. They are as much a part of my life as the air I breathe.
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When I try to be all cool and stuff, it usually turns out like this. I will say this though, the fish helped capture both of our best sides. 😁
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