West Fork

essays and musings on fly fishing for native trout

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Micro-Creek Fishing

May 30, 2009 ⋅ 12 comments

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

Our last foray into Idaho this year? Quite possibly. It didn’t start too well. I swung by Dan’s house as I was heading home. He was putting siding on his shed and I honked. He swung toward me and grazed a finger across the chip board (wafer board), thereby skewering the middle knuckle of his [...]

Best Fishing Day In 18 Months!

June 21, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

This was the best day I have had fishing in at least 18 months! Both stalkerS were on the prowl today near the headwaters of West Fork of the Bear River. Within seconds of entering the water, I knew, no doubts at all, that I had finally reached the pinnacle of 18 months of effort. [...]

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 [...]