Spey fishing seems to be reserved for the most part for the steelhead angler. Saltwater applications aside, most spey rods are just inherently heavy to be much fun for trout or smallmouth. There are situations though, where the best way to fish a river is to swing a fly, be it a streamer or nymph. […]

When looking back on this day, we’ll probably remember the big fish, the unseen gulpers after dark and the weight on the rods after setting up on random noises that may or may not have been a brown sucking in our dry flies. The victories are easy to remember but my knees and calves are […]

It was one of those still warm evenings where rusty spinners hung in the air briefly and then littered the water.  The wild browns rose eagerly and took like they had never seen an artificial.  A truly magical evening
 

River users beware: Wash well after being downstream of dredging
Officials from General Electric said that, while recreational activities are permitted in the river, swimmers and boaters should avoid areas where dredging is being performed to “minimize the potential for bodily harm.”

The Legend and I hit “The System” as TheWylie likes to call it. We had some Hendrickson spinners in the morning, I assume because they had storms the night before.

But the bright sun kept the risers down so we nymphed up a few stocked rubber trout. They were good sized but I was a bit […]

We were lucky enough to witness the mating flight of the hendrickson spinners this weekend.
Male Hendrickson Spinner

Female with slightly smushed egg sack

A funny thing happened on the way to the trickle the other night. First we must agree that not all trout are created equal. Can assume that we agree on the fact that trout born and raised in the concrete jungle of the hatchery are not equal in strength, wariness, or stature to ones who […]

I’ve looked and looked, I’ve driven by all the spots, no dice all spring.  Last year, the urban assaults were a success early, this year, they have been slow.  Today was different but it didn’t start out that way.  The first flat was barren and too quiet.  The smallies weren’t even there.  I headed out […]

Floated about 4.5 miles of a named local ditch today with a new friend who wanted to hook a Brown out of this famous river before taking his summer job as a guide in Colorado looking for bugs and fish.  Thunderstorms and wind blowing through during prime hendrickson time probably kept the bugs down and we […]