Category Archives: Trout Fishing
Sunday Classic / Take The Right Fish
As I’ve said plenty of times I’m a dedicated catch and release angler. That said, I recognize that it’s a personal choice that I have come to in my own time. There are a lot of good ethical anglers out there who keep a fish...
Don’t Be a Sleep at the Wheel When Fishing Egg Patterns
Egg patterns are a staple in my fly fishing and guiding. Stocked trout are suckers for them, but even wild trout will gladly snack on them if you correctly put it in front of them most of the year. Several different egg imitations and sizes are...
Sunday Classic / Trust The Boo
I’ve fished bamboo rods my whole life and I’ve made my own for the last twelve years or so. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked if I was afraid to fight big fish on a bamboo rod. The answer is no....
A Closer Look / For the Love of Brown Trout
This year, it seems, has been all about steelhead and tarpon for me. I’m not complaining. I’ve been really obsessed about both of those fish and it’s kept me jetting back and forth between the Florida Keys and the Pacific Northwest. As a result I’ve...
F-ing-A Yampa!
IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO SET IN, WE ARE ON ONE OF THE GREATEST TROUT RIVERS IN THE WORLD AND THE FISH ARE GOING OFF AND WE ARE TOTALLY ALONE. Wal-Mart, Frisco, CO, 7:45AM. I lift a small canister from an end cap display. "Pods, got...