Actually that brookie pond is only 10 miles from where I'm sitting right now. It's in the top 5 places photographed in the state...and for good reason!
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...
I would love to tell you that it was on purpose not showing the back half, but the truth is that it is very hard to photograph fish when you are solo. It's just the best I could do as it was too big to try and hold completely up with one hand and take a pic with the other. :)
Those are pretty cool and definitely lightweight. However I would be stressed over getting a hook stuck in it or having some type of submerged timber or rock gouging a hole in it.
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...
Yes for sure. This one was caught on a 1/8 oz marabou jig. I do use other lures and fly fish as well. It just depends on what I think the fish will hit.