(The white, cleaned off rocks indicate a redd.)Photo by: Kigen Curtice Fall is a beautiful time to fish; especially in Utah. The crowds of anglers are down, the fish are fat, the air is cool and crisp; all things that we at the shop look forward to-especially after the busy and hot summer months. Fall is also a time of reproduction. Our resident Brown Trout begin th …

During this small window of post-summer, and pre-winter opportunities, a particular fishing occurs on our local waters. While the clear blue crisp days of autumn are most anglers idea of paradise, a cold wet day is the coveted one for those hoping for the best in what fall fly-fishing has to offer. Fall Blue Wings are more prolific on cloudy days, and you’ll find on our rivers butter yell …

Steelhead season is upon us.  The shop is buzzing with critiques, questions, and colorful fly patterns. Today, even Wren got into the action. Offering her texture for the wing of the: "Girly dog" fly. Kyle snipped a piece of under belly hair from Girly aka: Wren, to finish off a fly he'll be taking with him on his adventures up north. Wren is pleased how they turned out. …

PART I: Yellowstone Journals Finally, a bed. Kelly, Wyoming is a very welcoming place post hours of after-work driving, and a dizzying snow storm. After the glam of Jackson Hole, Kelly is quaint and lovely and without fanfare. The small cabin where we stayed was on main street, perhaps the only street in Kelly, and after the night we had sleeping in was required. The ideal, was an early morni …

In my own fishing and guiding - I am a hatch matcher. I would like to think that when a trout takes one of my flies, I know exactly what insect the fish saw my fly as. This game keeps me constantly entertained through studying insects on the water and experimenting with new fly patterns. This has been a busy year of guiding for me, and I want to share some hatch matching stories I had this …