Reasons to Fish for Natives – One Man’s List

Tired of the “super-size me” mentality of fishing? When stalking native trout, the size of the fish is generally not the main criterion for choosing which species or location to fish. In fact, size is often low on the list. Read 10 reasons to fish for natives.

The Curse of the Quickly Caught First Fish

Have you suffered from The Curse of the Quickly Caught First Fish? See Cutthroat Stalker’s take on this curse.

Fishing for Desert Natives – Itinerary

Fishing for native trout in the deserts of Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Utah. Cutthroats: Lahontan, Yellowstone and Alvords as well as redband trout and bull trout are the target species. Here’s the itinerary.

“Turning Over Small Stones”

An exceptional blog about fly fishing comes to us from Eccles at “Turning Over Small Stones.” Using science, wit and an educated mind, he tackles fly fishing issues.

Reminiscences of Utah’s HB 187

Property owners along the Holston River try to exert/enforce/enact their real/imagined rights along the river which is causing friction with anglers there.

The Fish on Fallingwater

The calendar proclaims summer. But snow is still on the peaks. Rain spits in fits of fury. Temperatures crawl toward seventy yet stop shy. Our never-ending spring continues. Rivers are high and turbid—I am low and torpid.

A potential break in the cloudiness presents itself and on pretenses of picking up sod to turf my yard, Dan and I make for Williams Creek.

Gila Trout Experience

A couple of blokes (Ed Weber & Gary Giudice) are fly fishing the Rocky Mountains this summer. In this report on attempting to catch the Gila trout they hit on an important aspect of small stream fishing for natives: the people you meet in rural locations. And they talk about the fishing too.

Father & Son Fishing 50 States in 50 Days

Jeff and Taylor Turner from Virginia are trying to fish 50 trophy waters in 50 US states in 50 days. Read Steve Knight’s article about them. You can also follow the father and son tandem on their own website.

Moffitt System Gaining Momentum?

Is the Moffitt System of angling gaining momentum? It has recently been approved in Colorado where initially it was thought as a method of “snagging” (other states may have the same qualms). The system uses hookless flies tied above a “circle hook.” When the fish takes the hookless fly, the fly slips through the fish’s mouth and then the hook penetrates the outside of the jaw. Is this helpful for the fish, or just a money making opportunity?

Cinnamon Creek Fishing – Learning to Fish

Cinnamon Creek is fishing well. We got to take/teach a fly fishing newbie, Ken. It’s interesting how many things a seasoned angler just “knows,” but you have have to learn at some point, like drift.

Winona Fly Factory

If you haven’t been to Justin’s site before, swing over to Winona Fly Factory. He’s been hard at work for a little over a year learning to fly fish and he is doing a great job of recording his learning.

The Kryptonite Hatch

What is it that can bring grown men to their knees, begging both boss and wife for permission to drop all vestiges of responsible adulthood and flee with abandon to River A for the hatch of all hatches? The Kryptonite Hatch!

Early Morning Fishing Soliloquy

Fly fishing alone in the early morning hours on Blacksmith Fork River is comforting and nostalgic.

Micro-Creek Fishing

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

Fischer and Spassky? Not Quite.

Not quite the match-up as it was when Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky met, but a fisher and fish match wits.