Fly Tying
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…