Utah

Weather Stinks – No Fishing

June 11, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

Bad weather and no fishing makes me head south for some camping, warmer temps and beautiful scenery in Capitol Reef National Park.

The Convergence of Canals and Fish

January 10, 2010 ⋅ 25 comments

Logan, in northern Utah, was not much different than most early Mormon settlements. White settlers first arrived in 1859 and located near the Logan River. They planted crops, diverted the North Branch of the Logan River for irrigation, and the settlement grew. Canals and ditches were expanded and added to meet the city’s growing needs. Mills sprouted along the canals. Still more people arrived and with them came changes: adobe walls replaced logs, clapboard replaced adobe and brick replaced clapboard. However, one constant through the changes were the canals. Mills along the canals came and went, but the canals remained.

Hoppertunity Lost – Friends Gained

September 27, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

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.

Photos – Tony Grove Lake

July 29, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

24 Photos of the spectacular Tony Grove Lake found in the northeastern corner of Utah.

Photos – Cache Valley Fields

July 27, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

I was working in my study as the sun rose. Puffy clouds scuttled across the sky. Through the open window geese honked. I know a field ripe for a morning photo shoot.

Fishing for Desert Natives – Itinerary

June 27, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

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.

Cinnamon Creek Fishing – Learning to Fish

June 20, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

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.

Easter – town walkabout – photography

April 13, 2009 ⋅ 13 comments

Practice tone mapping with post-processing photo techniques.

Mouth to River Resuscitation

January 22, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

The air was heavy. Literally pressing down into the valley. The snow-covered ground doesn’t absorb any radiant heat. It’s a cycle: fog and pollution combine to block the sun’s rays and what little makes it through is not enough to melt the snow or warm the ground. Temperatures only get into the mid-twenties on the [...]

The Basin – A Picture Report

October 3, 2008 ⋅ 15 comments

Fishing The Basin. I snapped over 150 pictures. I had my Olympus E-510 with me (first time I took it fishing). I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them (and fishing). Plenty of fish were caught. All cutts. Nothing under 8" and nothing over 13". Click below to check out [...]

Utah’s New Public Easement Ruling

July 21, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Now, who has the cojones to take up the gauntlet the Utah Supreme Court has dropped? Anyone for testing Utah’s new public easement ruling to determine what is “reasonable and cause[s] no unnecessary injury to the landowner”?