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2009 Fly Fishing Slideshow
Check out Cutthroat Stalker’s 2009 Fly Fishing year in review slideshow.
Hoppertunity Lost – Friends Gained
Testing out Robert’s hopper patterns on the Logan River doesn’t turn out quite the way we anticipated, but ends up a good way to make new friends.
Cub River – Sept 2009
Fly fishing the Cub River, where the fall colors were evident in the fish, if not the leaves. This is a quick fishing report and photo shoot.
Logan River – Sept 2009
Fly Fishing the Logan River, Sept. 2, 2009. A hint of turning colors. A handful of fish. A solitude of mind.
Jazz & Fly Fishing?
A Scandinavian jazz group who also have a passion for fly fishing. Combine the two and you get a made for TV series titled, “Jazz & Fly Fishing.”
“Bonneville Creek” and Greys River
Two trips of two days each fishing “Bonneville Creek,” Idaho and Greys River, Wyoming for Bonneville and Finespotted cutthroat trout (including a brief recap of Scott’s most prolific 3 hours of catching fish ever experienced).
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.
“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.
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?
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!
Caddis Bust
Well, plenty of caddis, (all the fuzzy tan things in the air)
Utah’s Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch?
The caddis are swarming fast and furious on Utah’s Blacksmith Fork River. And the water is high and brown.
Fly Tying Demo at RoundRocks: African Furs Edition
Well, I survived without too much heckling from the crowd. There was a nice crowd of about 20 onlookers in the little fly shop watching. I had the great pleasure of sitting next to Bob Trowbridge, and excellent fly tier and tying teacher here in Utah. (My being placed right next to him only deepened [...]
Fly Fishing – Literature – Randy Kadish
I’m always on the lookout for some fresh reading material. Several months ago, while reading Tom Chandler’s excellent blog, “The Trout Underground,” I noticed a little something he had about Goodreads.com. It’s a social networking site for book lovers. You can get online to find books to read, write review for books, discuss books with [...]
Deconstructing the Fly
It happens all the time, at least to me. I get a great idea for a fly, tie a few up and hit the river. The first opportunity I get to try the fly—as in, the second I hit the water, regardless of what is/isn’t coming off or what the fish are/aren’t rising to—I fling [...]
