Fly Tying

October 21, 2013

Hunting the Hunters, Mako Shark Fishing

Dad and I were busy watching sea lions when Captain Dave Trimble calmly said, “we’ve got a Mako”. Shark fishing is a…

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August 21, 2013

Back in Time, at Pyramid Lake

“We’ll switch off and take turns driving.” That was the plan as we left Phoenix at 6:00 pm and started a 12…

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January 20, 2013

San Juan River

Growing up in Utah, I knew of the San Juan as a major tributary to Lake Powell. The San Juan arm of…

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November 19, 2012

Cold Fall Fishing in Arizona

Met back up with Alan for a quick day trip. We headed to a high lake in search of fall spawning Browns….

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August 15, 2012

Char Obsessed

Char are like trout, only better. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy catching stillwater Rainbows, river Browns, and willing Cutthroat as much…

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July 1, 2012

Gear Review: Red Truck Diesel Fly Reel

Simplicity. It’s really what fly fishing is all about. Taking the complication out of rod and reel and stripping it down to…

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June 18, 2012

Pike on the Fly, AZ Style

Arizona is known for a lot of things but Northern Pike are not usually one of them. Thankfully we do have some…

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January 15, 2012

Fly Patterns for Lakes

Part of the fun of fly fishing is tying flies to imitate what fish eat. I’ll be honest… I first got into…

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