Winter on Lee's Ferry

COMING SOON!!!!

Winter Green - (green river, utah)

Winter Green Coming Soon!!!!!

Published - This is Fly

This is Fly published my story on Tiger Trout eating mice.... "Mutants and Rodents"

Thanks to all the helped, fishers, editors and those that took the time to stay up in the wee hours of the morning helping me with computer stuff. I really appreciate the kindness! Karma cares.

I won't spoil it, so check it out.... http://www.thisisfly.com/

Fly of Choice - Cheeky Mouse created by Nick Jones
Check it out on Rainy''s Flies-->http://www.rainysflies.com/pages/detail.asp?pic=NJ008&picname=Nick%27s%E2%84%A2%20Cheeky%20Mouse%20-%20FM

Published – Catch Magazine, as a Fisher

I got a call from Adam Barker one late evening. It went something like this-->

Adam:"wanna go shoot?"

Me: "hell yeah"

I have worked with Adam in the past in the snow world. He knows what's up to get things done.. We met at the standard ski time shoot – well before dawn.

We bundled up and set off into the cold, crisp, winter darkness.The snow kept things bright on the hour hike. We stopped at a spot Adam had picked out a while back and began to set-up for the pre-dawn light.

Adam captured some great moments that day. We caught some fish, got some shots and I learned a thing or two... OK like ten things... thanks for the opportunity!

Check out Adam'Barker's gallery in the latest issue of Catch Magazine, volume # 3

--> www.catchmagazine.net

Be sure to take a long look at Adam Barker's photography sites.

Website -->http://www.adambarkerphotography.com/

Blog -->http://www.adambarkerphotography.com/blog/

Published – American Angler Magazine

Published: American Angler – January/February 2009 issue, page 9 - "Madison Monster"

By some miracle someone (Corey) over at American Angler heard about the might Madison Brown. I was contacted and asked if I would write a little something and send in a few photos for an article. Being my first fly-fishing article I asked my friends for some help – not the best writer ; ) Everyone pitched in and we got it done. A sincere thanks goes out to everyone who helped me along the way… Grizz for , well, everything and snapping the photo's, Scott over at Cutthroatstalker went way out of his way to lend a much need hand, Mark and Nick Jones gave me honest feedback and Corey helped me with the editing and got the ball rolling. Thanks guys I really appreciate all the help! It will come back to you, I'm sure of it.

Its in the news stands, go check it out. There is a great article and fantastic photos on underwater nymphs that trout love - "Amazing Discoveries" that right there is well worth the purchase or save some cash and subscribe. Right now for a limited time they are offering 33% off the cover price – basically only $20 measly bucks for some great fly fishing information and photography.

Check it out here -->http://www.americanangler.com/

The Last Hope – End of 2008

I have been trying to complete what seems like an easy attainable goal – catch a fish on a dry fly every month for an entire year. Easy enough right? Well somehow after 3 years of trying to complete the task I have yet to do so. It's somewhat due to the fact that I don't get out much in December. When I do I fish with streamers or nymph. So this is the last attempt at what was supposed to be an easy task.

Corey and I have been friends for sometime. He is always helping me in the wee hours of the night with some sort of project, photo stuff… its always one thing or the other. We have met just once and in two years have not fished together. BUT today is the day. We agreed to meet on the Middle Provo to shoot some photos and find some sipping Trout.

The drive to the water was a bit eerie at 4:45am. Fog was pushing in and visibility was slowly diminishing. I remember being excited and anxious to capture the morning colors of Mount Timpanogoes and reach my goal.

Corey and I hit the trail at 5:30 or so…temps were about 10 degrees. The trail was patricianly packed down for the first hundred yards before we "post-holed" the rest of the way. After an hour trek we were at the spot - and rather warm after the brutal hike. As we watch the light about to break the morning darkness a thick fog rolled in. NOOOOOOOQ! Although it was not what we had hoped for we used the unique opportunity to our advantage.

Another friend Scott Dickey hiked the hour long snow filled walk to meet up with us. Scott is a skilled tier and I always enjoy seeing his clean creative creations. We made our way up stream to find some sippers and test out a few new patterns/ideas.

Corey had a nice little rod that was perfect for casting tiny midges. I was using a little fiberglass rod my brother Mark had given me for my birthday a few years back.

We all hooked fish BUT I didn't get any off the top. We swung non-weighted nymphs to sipping Trout. I guess I was more interested in seeing if the new patterns would work and taking fish rather than completing my goal.

It was a fantastic day! The fog created an awesome scene to try and photograph. My test pattern worked surprisingly well and I finally fished with Corey and Scott. And it gave me motivation to start fishing my little glass rod to sipping Provo fish.

Last SF Trips of the Year

It was a great year on the SF! The gold color of Cutthroat Trout shimmering in fast riffles is a sight I'll never forget.... I won't forget catching them either. Although I didn't fish the majestic water as many times as I would have liked, BUT by some miracle (Grizz) I was still fortunate enough to spend many days enjoying the water – an experience I'll never forget.

The South Fork of the Snake is an awesome and unique place. Here are a few things I learned this summer –

• Listing to Neil Young while fishing for feeding Trout in the canyon is a must do in everyone's life – a surreal experience
  
• Running across a large beaver dam is not really a smart thing to do - end result was a puncture wound in my lower leg muscle.
  
  • I learned that sticking your finger all the way into your punctured leg with alcohol wipes feels a little weird…. But cool at the same time.
    
  • A top notch first –aid kit is a must!
    
• A Grumpy Frumpy is the ultimate fly of choice – the fish never new what hit em'.
  
• There are really, really, really big fish that live there.
  
• Rowing and beer/whiskey/vodka are vital for most of my friends… I was the "DR" just in case (designated rower)
  
• I will always associate the river with my buddy Grizz who has taken the time to teach me to row the river and how to fish it BUT most of all, he has shown me how to respect it and why we should defend it.
  
• I will also remember the teachings from our brother Mark –
  
  • Killing one fish for the survival of another is a selfless act.
    
  • How doing your part is a bit more of an effort but important.
  • A snap-t, snake-roll or any spey cast with a 3wt fiberglass is very possible
    
  • swinging soft hackles is unbelievable a sweet way to fish.

Here are the photos from the last few days….

Last shot by Grizz... thanks!