Travels and Trips

Micro-Creek Fishing

May 30, 2009 ⋅ 12 comments

Fishing small, out of the way tributaries, for native cutthroat trout.

The best kind of frustrating

April 10, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

Fly fishing South Fork of the Boise River brings to mind that fly fishing to rising trout can be the best kind of frustration there is.

South Fork Boise – Prelude to Fishing

March 29, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

I never thought a female would become such an integral part of our spring excursions (which I kind of think of as a “guy” thing). But Judie is starting to become a part of our Idaho fishing world. And, well…OK, OK, time to come fully clean—we’ve been seeing each other consistently for three years now. [...]

Big Lost River 2009 – updated with pix

March 23, 2009 ⋅ 12 comments

Fly fishing Idaho’s Big Lost River is a great spring trip.

Oneida Narrows – Fishing

January 1, 2009 ⋅ 12 comments

When I woke up yesterday morning, I wasn’t quite as excited to go fishing as I had been the night before because the temperature was an icy 6° F. But there was an excellent sunrise to the east: Bear River Mountain Range:

South Fork and Henry’s Fork of the Snake – Report

October 21, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Last Friday (Ocotber 17) and Saturday (October 18) saw Dan (for long-time readers, that’s Talking Bull) and I plying the waters of the forked Snake. Kevin (from The Cutthroat’s Spot) was kind enough to give us some insider information (he lives ten minutes from the South Fork—lucky bugger!) on the river. We heeded his advice [...]

The Eagle and the Augur (On the Portneuf) – part II

September 28, 2008 ⋅ 9 comments

Read Part I first We head a little lower from our morning beat. The river looks about the same, but there are a few more riffles than the upper stretch. The first riffle doesn’t produce. The clouds have toyed with us all morning and a thick band of gray scuds over the peaks to the [...]

The Eagle and the Augur (On the Portneuf) – part I

September 23, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

“A good omen,” John (our personal Calchas) says as the three of us watch the Bald Eagle skying the thermals. The low mountain range to the west flashes orange and red in the early light.

A Place In Mind – My Review at Goodreads.com

August 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A Place in Mind by Sydney Lea My review rating: 5 of 5 stars “Mystery that I observe—and make, like anyone. There are certain things, it seems from birth, that stick in the mind as signs from the heart of truth, and you attach them to what you call the self. “The self I’ve invented [...]

Portneuf Redux

August 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My return to the Portneuf River (my first encounter is chronicled here) made a big splash on the locals. Actually, I think my splash missed Kevin, but it made a pretty big impact on him—he laughed his butt off for at least five minutes! Coach Kevin C (of Coach’s Caribou County Fly Fishing Journal [new [...]

Blackfoot River and Beyond

August 3, 2008 ⋅ 9 comments

We have returned from our little fishing foray (and I survived the motorcycle expedition – more on that in the next post). If you read the route and map from the last post, you would know that we planned on fishing in Idaho on the upper Blackfoot River and some areas around it on day [...]

Where are the Cutthroat Stalkers Now?

July 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Follow Hikes Like Turtle and Talking Bull on their latest adventure. This map gives The Stalkers’ route from 8:00pm Tuesday, July 29 6:00AM Wednesday, July 30 (Talking Bull’s flight from Ohio was late, then he ran into traffic on the freeway) through ?:??PM Thursday, July 31. Blue roads and blue markers are for navigating purposes. [...]

St. Charles Creek, Idaho

July 25, 2008 ⋅ 8 comments

St. Charles Creek is located located on the Northwest "corner" of Bear Lake in southern Idaho. There are about seven miles of fishable creek along the main asphalt road until you get to the three main tributaries: North fork (the main stem, which I believe has a dirt road along it), Middle Fork and South [...]

West Fork of the Bear River – Tired of Fishing?

June 13, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

This is a continuation from the Portneuf Post (so read that one first if you haven’t already). We finished the "disappointing" fishing on the Portneuf after about four hours, an hour after my deadline imposed by Talking Bull. So it was time to head back to the West Fork of the bear River. As mentioned [...]

“I Hope You Won’t Be Disappointed” – The Portneuf

June 10, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Yeah, okay, let’s get this out of the way right here at the beginning. These were the words of “Talking Bull” (AKA Dan) to me this morning. If anyone read this post, they should know those were Talking Bull’s plans. I was okay with the plans when he first mentioned them—no complaints. Even after we [...]