Fly Fishing
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Costa Rica
I’ve really missed blogging. Balance is a hard thing to find sometimes with so many things pulling you in different directions. I…
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Sea Run Char in Alaska’s Far North
Stark contrast. These were the words that continually ran through my head as we rowed, camped, and fished for sea run char…
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Big Group at Pyramid Lake
Last year was a really good time at Pyramid. Four of us drove up from Phoenix, only one of us had been…
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The Mountain Doesn’t Care
I’m back. It’s been a crazy year with work and bringing baby number two into this world we live in. Our son…
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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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Gear Review: First Look Redington Vapen Fly Rod
We live in an age of improvement. Seems everything just keeps getting better. In fly fishing i’ve often wondered why we build…
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Back to Alaska – By DJ Zor
My introduction to fly fishing came less than a year ago when my fiancée and I had a trip planned to Alaska….
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Springtime in the Desert = BASS
Its mid-March in Phoenix. The winter has been short, as usual. It seems that as soon as it cools down here its…
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Spring has Sprung
The Pike fishing is already wide open. We’ve been catching fish on topwater flies and big streamers. Visual, vicious takes. Too much…
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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…