The Dog Days are for Fly Fishing for Carp

I finally got out with my longtime friend and blog regular of past years, Gary Eckman.  Gary is the man responsible for me giving the chance to fish the Jackson Hole One Fly the last five years because he’s placed me on his team.  But this year Gary doesn’t have a One...

Trout Can’t Hide at 33% – Island Park Reservoir

Say the word reservoir to a trout fly fishermen and they run for cover like cutthroat in the radar of an osprey.  Mention furthermore that the reservoir is only 33% full and they envision a dried up cracked earth desert.  Personally, I love fly fishing the reservoirs...

Humbled on the Henry’s Fork

At 1 PM Tim Brune and I headed for a day and half adventure over around the Henry’s Fork.  Along the way I phoned my Blackfoot Reservoir Carp Classic Tournament partner Ben Smith and he was quick to join in on the fun.  Ben moved to West Yellowstone this spring and...

Bonus Brook Trout Time at McKenzie River Lodge

With the plane not coming till midafternoon to return Granny and me back to society there was time to fish.  For the first time the skies were blue in every direction and there was no wind.  The joke here at McKenzie River Lodge was that today was THE day of summer. ...