The dead branch of a Fremont cottonwood 20 feet in the air, hardly looked like a comfortable place for a giant blue heron to spend a morning. But none-the-less there she was, a far more skilled fisher then us, looking out over our train of hopefuls, as we marched downstream.  She was elegant and patient, our day of luck started with a royal-flush.  I was hiking last, in our group, …

Last week I had the opportunity to teach a fly fishing 101 class. The class consisted of two nights in the shop, one night at the park working on casting, and a day on the river, putting all the elements we covered together. Going over all the nuts and bolts of beginning fly fishing:  rigging, learning knots, entomology, casting, and the other nuances that come with fly fishing c …

I’ll be the first to admit that I typically get caught up chasing big, dry fly sipping trout around and neglect more readily available fishing opportunities. Usually this time of year, I realize that and try to take a step back and relax. This weekend, instead of trying to cram a 5 day trip in to my two days off, we opted to take to dogs in to the High Uintas to chase some cooler weather a …

Last night I had the opportunity to get out with a few buddies, Jim McGeever and Scott Barker on the Middle Provo.  Although late in the season we were still hoping to find a few caddis popping, some cooler temps and a fish or two taking notice of any bugs that might be about.  By the time I pulled into the Bunny Farm they were already enjoying a cold one and suiting up.  There w …

Somewhere near Tremonton Utah with Willard Bay, the pasture full of well bred horses and the bridge of "Welcome Home" behind us, it began to dawn on me that the memory of where my fly-rod was in the mountain of camping gear, was eerily absent. The trip to the Sawtooths over the weekend was inspired by a birthday and a group of us were headed to a place few of us had been to hoot-and-holl …

This past Saturday I offered to help the Utah Rivers Council raise awareness on a rapidly progressing proposal to dam Temple Fork; a unique Utah stream that feeds the Logan River. Unless we do something and quickly the dam will be built inundating this unique stream and one of it’s tributaries; both vital cold water habitats that will be lost forever. We will also lose one of the states critica …