Cree Hackle shootout…. Here’s my collection of Cree and Cree related Hackles; how do they stack up against brown and grizzly? Cree Hackle is a mythical beast; one feather that does it all and is as rare (and expensive) these days as a a white buffalo. For those fly tiers out there who aren’t familiar […]
The weather lately has left many of us in Jackson Hole scratching our heads. The past couple of days feel like spring; temperatures have been hitting 50 and the snow in the back yard is melting quickly. Heck, we had happy hour beers on friday outside on the deck at Hayden’s Post. Naturally, the warm […]
Perhaps suffering from a bit of cabin fever or perhaps just wanting to get out of town, on Monday Jamie and I hooked up the drift boat and headed to the Big Horn. What is the Wind River through the Wind River Canyon, the river emerges, changes its name at the Wedding of the waters […]
Well, winter seems to be moving right along. I haven’t been able to get out fishing the past few days; it’s been pretty cold and I’ve been substitute teaching. Instead I’ve been doing a lot of fly tying. A view of my fly tying bench. I try to keep it pretty organized but after a […]
Most folks don’t think of January as primetime for fly fishing around Jackson Hole. There’s snow and cold and skis outnumber fly rods in and on cars. For those who love trout and a fly rod, there is no reason not to get out. Jeremy admires a healthy winter cutthroat trout on Friday. This guy […]
Hope everyone survived (is surviving) the holiday madness. Around here, snow’s been falling, temperatures dropping and a lot of relaxing has been occurring. We’ve had a nice Christmas; meeting up with some friends and spending a lot of time just lounging around reading and tying flies. Jamie surprised me this year with a lifetime Wyoming […]
Fishing is full of surprises. Determined to fish Friday, I set out from our cabin outside Dubois to fish some nearby water. For the first hour or so, the wind blew and trout wanted little to do with my double nymph setup. I debated throwing in the towel, but in the end decided to throw […]
Like a lot of fly fishers I know, I love “off the beaten path” trout waters. Fortunately here in Wyoming, we have a lot of them. I’ve been fortunate over the years to share some of my favorite “off the beaten path” trout waters with guests. Yellowstone and the surrounding national forests have a tremendous […]
Well it’s been a little while since I’ve cast a fly. The past few weeks were cold, making fly fishing difficult at best. That, combined with the loss of Ruby James made getting out a low priority. Fortunately temperatures around here have warmed and some good fishing friends recognized the need to get me out. […]
It was my hope to give a report of fishing in CO over Thanksgiving. Unfortunately instead I am filled with nothing but sadness. Our lab pup, Ruby James, died in a horrible freak accident last week. Jamie and I are left with heavy hearts as we try to get through this and move on with […]