Chasing Char on Jenny Lake

It was October last year that Rick Schreiber and I put the kibosh on the mackinaw up at Jenny Lake.  We found a spot that was absolutely loaded with toddler lakers cruising the bank – perfect size for eating.  Amongst these baby char were some true monsters.  There...

Snow Fishing for Brook Trout at Kubswin

Gary Eckman and I went to one of my annual favorites, Kubswin Lake.  Kubswin is obviously no relation to my baseball team the Chicago Cubs or it would most certainly be Cubslose Lake. Not only that, the fishing would have stunk today but instead, if you like big brook...

The Henry’s Fork – Home Again

Everything was all “Cool Dude” when we arrived at the Last Chance parking lot today.  The day was calm and overcast, absolutely perfect for excellent hatches in the famous Harriman Ranch of the Henry’s Fork.  And Granny and I haven’t been to the Fork since way back in...

Moose Alert on the Might Sveum River

It’s not often that I don’t set up a rod on a float trip.  Okay, this was the first time ever but my folks didn’t even want to go for a float at first.  But it was such an incredibly nice day they finally stepped up as long as it was less than four hours.  In order to...

Honoring Our Veterans

When I was fishing against my opponent and friend Paul Bruun in the Jackson Hole One Fly our most important discussion was about a group of wounded veterans that were coming to Jackson, Wyoming to learn to fly fish.  “Who teaches them”, I asked.  All Paul knew was...