Family and Bows!

This past weekend I had a chance to go fishing with three of my favorite fishing buddy's; my older brother and his little girl, and my little brother. It was a cold day, like everyday in Wyoming until July, and most of the river was frozen over solid, but we found a little spring that was running into the river and opening up a side channel for a few hundred yards. These Big monster rainbows were hanging in the deep pools and not too interested in eating, but sooner or later our monster streamers did the job! In this picture is Trent, Eve, and Me! Holding a 26 inch female bow! awesome fish!

Here is a monster male that had been beat up a little on his back but still a heck of a fish. look at the mouth! half scary!

This is the same fish as the first picture. one of the most beatuiful rainbows i have ever caught.

This was a great day in early march. first fishing trip of the new year.

Snow White!

This winter has been brutal! Snow, Wind, Cold temp, and short days have definitely played a tole on a wimpy fly fishing bum! The snow melt should be great this year and provide us with good fishing long into the summer. The last few years the water has been pretty skinny going into mid August. I am really looking forward to the fishing this summer. SEE YOU ON THE WATER!

Thanksgiving Day!

Hello to all fisherman out there who are spending this day inside with family and friends. I hope we are all thoughful towards all that we are blessed with daily. The friends in our lives, our loved ones, and this great country to enjoy. Well, today I will enjoy it from the comfort of my house. Sitting next to a warm fireplace, looking out the window at all the fresh snow, and realizing that I have no meetings or places to be today. A great feeling. As for the fishing report. I have not been out for a few weeks due to basketball season kicking off at Pinedale High School. The fishing this fall was great. Lots of big fish, some great streamer action, low fishing pressure, very little crowds on the water, and lots of sunshine. I always love september and october. I look forward to fishing thsi winter below the font. dam and fishing near Cody before April 1st. As for now, Enjoy the Winter and Snow. Have a happy gobble day and enjoy the extra 5 lbs of turkey and gravey you all will eat today, but remember the day will come, this spring, when you will have to take your shirt off in public again!

Fall in Wyoming!

The boat, the water, and a few fly rods casting away at wyoming trout! Does life get any better. This may be the most fun a guy can have with his pants on!
Okay, this may be the fish of the summer, or fall, or maybe both. Over the course of the last month, I have seen some absolutle monster cuttys brought to the net, but this one tops them all! 24 inches, great colors and a great fight!

The release back into the Green! maybe another fisherman can have them same luck!

Here is Tim Scott with a solid 20 inch brown in the same run that we cuaght the monster cutty out of! Big Browns risning to big dry flies! sweet fish Tim!

The fall weather here in Pinedale has been great. This weekend was in the high 70's and sunny! The fishing has been great as well. The full-moon has slowed down the fishin mid day for big browns, but the early morning and late evenings have been epic. I went yesterday on the Green River and had an awesome day with another guide from our shop. Tim Scott, who is one of our top-guides at 2 rivers and I went fishing all day yesterday and had a day for the books. This is the second time we have fished together and both days have been great. maybe we need to get out more together!

Summer Days in Wyoming!

Well the fishing has been hit or miss the last few weeks here in Sublette County. The good news is I have not seen a Jackson boat in 2 weeks! The fishing has been solid in the mornings until about 1 in the afternoon and then it slows downs dramatically in the afternoon until sundown. The fish have been holding in the fast deep water where the temperatures are a little cooler. I have seen some of the best fish of the summer taken in the last few weeks however. I think the browns are starting to become more aggressive with their spawning season around the corner. Above is a picture from August 23 on the Green River with Ryan Hudson who guides with us at Two Rivers.

Here is a picture from a new client this year from Rock Springs. We boated a lot of fish, some really nice browns mixed in with a lot of 10-14 inch trout. The Tricos and BWO were hatching like crazy mid-morning so we spent an hour or so casting size 18 Tricos to sipping trout.

Above is a picture of a float trip last week, on the lower Green. We caught a lot of fish that day and the best part about it was most of the big fish were taken on big purple dries! We boated a 20 inch cutt and brown on dries!

Here is another nice fish taken on a streamer on the green river in August. One of the best fish of the season for me! A solid 22 inch male brown chasing a big fatty meal!

Rods Bent and Tippets Tight !

I have been all over the place this last week as far as the fishing goes. The upper green, warren to hatchery, walk-wade trips, the lower green! The big bonus was that the fishing was great on every trip. I had a chance to float the green yesterday with Tim Scott (another guide from 2 Rivers) and we had a blast. The fishing was great, the sun as out and the wind was quiet. If i can get the pictures from Tim I will post them. He caught a fatty cutt that had a bullhead in its mouth and I caught a few really nice browns on streamers. Friday, I floated with Peter Evans from Southern California and had a great day dry fly fishing. We boated lots of fish and even caught a 16 inch Brookie near the hatchery! Crazy! Here are a few pictures from my walk-wade trip on Thursday with an awesome couple! This was one of their first times fly fishing and they spent 3 days with our shop. The both caught a lot of fish and Michelle caught two monster rainbows the day we walk-waded! Way to go! These two fish are real trophy's in any fly-fisherman or woman's book!

Les caught a lot of solid rainbows that day as well. I think these two are well on their way to becoming avid fly-fisherman and I hope to see them again at 2 Rivers!

Here are the two Trophy Rainbows that Michelle caught on our fishing trip.

Float Tubes + Sink Line + Leeches = BIG RAINBOWS

So I had a chance to take a break from guiding and visited some family in Idaho last weekend. We stayed a few days in Boise and a few days in Pocatello with my wife's family. Monday, August 3rd my father-in-law and I went float tube'n on one of his favorite lakes near Pocatello. Luckily he had scouted the area the weekend before and had an idea of how the fishing was going to be. We tied a dozen or so leech patterns the night before and headed out early in the morning. Just to fill you in a little, we are rocking 7 and 8 wt rods, full sinking lines, and fishing these leeches on the bottom of a 35 foot deep lake. We were casting the line out as far as you could, stripping line from the reel until you had all your fly line out and you were into your backing. Then you would start to slowly kick backwards in your float tube and wait to fill a take on your fly, which is 100 feet out and 30 feet deep! Talk about a hook set and fight getting them to the net! We both lost a few fish, but we had a great time. The best fish of the day was the last fish of the day!

23 inch Rainbow: Massive shoulders and tail!

Above: Another shot of the 23 inch Rainbow

Below: The best fish of the day. A solid 24 inch Rainbow!