Archive for June 30, 2009

Picture Of The Week #2

Picture Of The Week: Fished To Death

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Jordan after a long day of hot summer fishing in SE Idaho…You can imagine what he thought when I started the Jeep…

Fly Of The Week #2

Fly Of The Week: Green Drake

green-drake-dun-sparkle-sidegreen-drakeThese large insects are trout candy on our western streams. Green drakes are the largest mayflies that provide fishable hatches in our fast local waters.  Hatches occur during mid-day and are usually easily visible.  Windless, cloud-cover days are best. Green Drakes are large insects and evidently taste really good to trout.  When Green Drakes hatch in good numbers the trout forget all other foods and target them only.  A dense hatch of Green Drakes can bring the largest trout to the surface.   But, Green Drakes are fickle and somewhat unpredictable.  Some days have heavy hatches others very light.  Some regions of a stream will have more insects than others.  Green Drake hatches are something that the fully armed angler prepares for, even though it may not be the main target.  However, if you ever encounter a major Green Drake hatch and are unprepared you will remember it with sorrow.

Fish Story Of The Week #2

Novembers Fish Story

With one big fish to net I was back glassing the water for another. After a couple smaller fish, I spotted what I though was a sunken log in front of a big rock, until it moved after a something and returned in its feeding lane 50+ ft from us. My first cast was too short, but my second cast was right on the money. My line went tight and the water tossed like killer whale in the shallows. I had a huge fish on and I knew it. Luckily it went in front of the rock on a 100 ft run downstream and not behind. After letting up on the pressure the big beast turned and came straight back up stream and right pass the boat giving me a look and doubling the stress on another nail biting run. With only 6X on I didn’t want to do anything stupid, so I took my time and wore the beast down until I finally got him to the surface. Liz reached out with the long net, but the beast wasn’t done. 5 other attempts and I couldn’t pull him up to the surface so Liz could net him. Finally I pulled a little harder and SNAP. Just kidding!!! Its a happy story. Finally I pulled a little harder and Liz got the net underneath him and in the boat. I was speechless…It was the largest wild rainbow I had ever caught on the green and prefect in every way. It was a magical time to share such an amazing experience with my wife and one we won’t both live down for a long time.
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Fish Story Of The Week: Chubb’s Tig

 It was 1 am and we were just about ready to call it a night, when Chubbs line went tight. Fish On! He shouted as the brute threw water everwhere, as well as the hook, leaving us silient…We reeled in and called it a night…Man that was a big fish

Quote Of The Week #2

Quote Of The Week

“There are really only two types of fly fishermen, those that make it a life style and those they wished they could” Angling Addiction