tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82933782618710110322024-03-14T03:01:21.943-06:00WyoFlyFish.Comwyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-86393396685770904802016-01-05T23:53:00.000-07:002016-01-11T12:53:45.029-07:00Breakin' Through
Breakin' Through sculpture on the UWyo campus at sunset by artist D. Michael Thomas
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372595035170406537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-56750828598559159022016-01-04T23:00:00.000-07:002016-01-11T11:56:29.887-07:00Hillside Hike
Some rabbit tracks on the hillside were the only disturbances in the snow along this ridge line
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372595035170406537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-51620169019368658092016-01-03T22:30:00.000-07:002016-01-11T11:43:05.341-07:00Sun In CloudsJelm Mountain may end up featuring in more shots than normal this winter given the sun's position in the southwestern sky.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372595035170406537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-74883612324815670082016-01-02T22:00:00.000-07:002016-01-08T12:25:19.197-07:00Sunset Over Jelm Mountain
A southwest facing sunset view over Jelm Mountain
wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-79587689475304437752016-01-01T21:00:00.000-07:002016-01-08T12:03:36.670-07:00AlpenglowI thought a fun goal for 2016, would be to try to capture an outdoor or landscape photo each day to see what a year of getting outside might look like. I set a goal for myself to try to get outside at least an hour each day for the new year and it only made sense that taking along the point and shoot Canon in my pocket might find some interesting views to capture. Some pictures may wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-52776462175714188182015-12-25T23:00:00.000-07:002016-01-08T12:14:59.233-07:00Christmas WalkI took a afternoon break from all the Christmas festivities to find a little quiet time on the water, fly rod in hand. The cold weather had everyone indoors but the lack of wind was too tempting and I found myself headed for the stream. It was worth the time picking ice from the guides to get in a little casting. The bonus of a nice brown trout at the end of the line was my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372595035170406537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-69913406286115555412013-09-18T23:17:00.000-06:002016-01-08T12:10:25.440-07:00Two Kinds Of RainbowsTwo different types of beautiful rainbows this evening. I picked up a few fish on the indicator / leech rig. Storms rolled by to the north and south but only hit me with good views and painted skies.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372595035170406537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-2963551164183593612013-02-28T23:04:00.000-07:002016-01-08T12:18:32.386-07:00Three Weight Thursday
I had a little time at lunch and decided to take a walk in the wind with the 3wt. to find a couple little gem wild browns. Here is a quick release video of a leech chaser.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372595035170406537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-67055729667235587942012-12-30T23:55:00.000-07:002016-01-08T12:19:57.604-07:00Last Trip Of 2012A final trip to end the year, on the ice with George. We saw a few nice rainbows and caught a couple as well. George even found a small kokanee as well. A slow day but a nice finale to the end of 2012. George's cinnamon roll baking on his propane heater was something to behold. Delicious.
My last fish of the year, a good way to end 2012.
George's famous home wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-69035179373807146482012-10-16T23:51:00.000-06:002012-10-17T09:18:56.384-06:00Three Weight On The StreamI took the light rod out today to walk the stream. Unfortunately we had wind gusts to 65 mph. It wasn't too bad along the water with a little shelter from the banks and I was able to drop my casts in close to where I was aiming most of the time. The fish were fairly active and swirling strikes or refusals occurred at almost every good pocket, hole, or undercut bank. The wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-47882121424286234602012-10-15T23:58:00.000-06:002012-10-16T16:28:32.587-06:00Rebirth Of A LakeThis morning was the TU Adopt A Trout program in cooperation with Wyoming Game & Fish. We had 42 fifth graders out on a field trip to the stream to learn about stream ecology, fish telemetry studies, fish tagging, macro invertebrates, and fly casting. I had a great time helping the kids on the fly casting station. [I'll get more info on the Adopt A Trout day up on the LVTU websitewyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-77427258063847259182012-10-14T21:37:00.002-06:002012-10-14T21:38:26.873-06:00Just Before SunsetI did a quick evening trip to a lake I hadn't been to since June. Only had to share the lake with the wind and some geese.
Landed a pair of these 12/13 inch stockers on the short 3 weight.
Really more of stream rod at 7.5 feet but I hadn't taken it out for a
while and felt like swinging the light stick. Stripping a leech got me a little action. They felt great onwyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-34164223262641540242012-10-13T21:25:00.000-06:002012-10-14T21:30:12.493-06:00Evening On The DamI headed out this evening after things warmed up around here. We had a bit of
snow this morning and rain, then managed to get into the mid 50's around 3pm. So I
went out and threw the sinking line near the dam. The weather was decent on arrival and I was on the water about 4pm, a little wind but patchy skies and
even sun now and then.
No apparent schools of any wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-25524062806358840102012-10-12T22:59:00.000-06:002012-10-14T21:16:51.681-06:00Day With ShoeWe hit the road early and got some good water time in on Friday. Shoe
did well throughout the day hitting some nice browns and had a 3
species day. I had it rough most of
the day with only the one nice snake river cutt landed and had several other fish on but just couldn't seal
the deal. It was fun to get out and fish with the Shoe though. I hadn't
seen him since spring andwyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-67242664419955675332012-04-01T23:52:00.000-06:002012-04-03T13:54:18.306-06:00April 1st TripMy April 1st trip is a tradition I started when I moved to Wyoming. It is a good day to set the trip clock to and gauge how things are going to shake out for the Spring. This year we are already well underway with the record high temps melting the ice and getting the season started early.
The winds have been howling and I thought my classic April 1st tradition might not happen this wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-52267136041142076912012-03-31T23:22:00.000-06:002012-04-03T13:31:09.877-06:00Aggressive RainbowsMore lake resident rainbows. Caught all males today and they were all fairly aggressive takes. I was able to see the take from the last fish on the egg pattern as he cruised past me in the shallows. Here are a couple of the better fish on the day. Winds were pretty rough but I managed with quartering casts into it.
Still a dink by Willi standards
Male that turned onwyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-54974753429955065622012-03-24T23:20:00.000-06:002012-04-03T13:22:14.988-06:00Big Fish WilliMet up with Willi and Steve this afternoon for a couple hours of action. I found a lot of 12-16 inch fish today and had good action slow stripping buggers but Willi continued his big fish whispering streak of late with this fish while I was there to net and photograph for him. It was nice to see these guys out doing their thing and I always pick up some good info on technique and wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-71502358512336297032012-03-23T23:09:00.000-06:002012-04-03T13:14:30.272-06:00Rainbows In Cruise ModeAn after work trip this evening paid off with some good action on rainbow trout actively searching the dam for food and spawning partners. Leeches and buggers were taken with about equal frequency. I was just dead drifting them under an indicator waiting for cruisers to stumble upon the fly. Mostly 12-15 inch fish were found but I did get into one better male this evening.
wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-86094408875950989252012-03-17T23:57:00.000-06:002012-04-03T13:06:04.008-06:00Breakup DoldrumsThings are still opening up. I met up with Eric for a couple hours and also hit some other lakes with just a small bit of open water. I couldn't get much going today but at the end of the evening finally found some small rainbows that wanted to chase a bugger on a sinking line. The fish just weren't active today. Things should pick up as the ice continues to leave and the wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-91255494357853515992012-03-15T23:46:00.000-06:002012-04-03T12:55:50.081-06:00Ice Break UpThings in the valley are cracking up on the surface and open water season is just about here in full force. I took a couple hours to chase trout on some ice ledge casts with the leech. A nice brookie hammered it after dropping off the ice edge and to the lake bottom. It was a good way to start the evening and my first brook trout of the year. I shot some short video and wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-57518582033703662462012-01-26T21:23:00.000-07:002012-03-05T12:30:17.425-07:00Open Water!
Stillwater beckoning in January
Finding open water on a lake above 7000 feet during January in Wyoming can be a bit difficult. Warm weather and heavy winds can quickly change conditions on the plains lakes and with the right combination, it can be worth heading out and scouting around for any fishable water. I took off and drove a circuit of the plains lakes, finding open water onwyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-13011624197327673782012-01-22T21:03:00.000-07:002012-03-03T16:10:20.564-07:00Little Winter GemsA meandering walk searching the holding water and deep pools with the fly rod produced a few gem sized brown trout this afternoon. Trout like this warm the soul of an angler in the short light of a January day. Every day is one step closer to spring.
wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-52632973295750741582012-01-15T22:39:00.000-07:002012-03-03T15:55:24.118-07:00Dawn On The Ice
Moon shining through the sunrise
George and I hit the ice early this morning in search of lake trout. Sunrise on the ice was beautiful to watch and we had a good day with numerous rainbows, browns, and even a sneaky cutthroat in the mix. We didn't find any of the large macks we went searching for but enjoyed ourselves in the ice shanty nonetheless. I brought home a few wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-76271696743492961642012-01-14T23:29:00.000-07:002012-03-03T15:33:43.152-07:00Winter BrownsThere are a few brown trout to be had out there on the seams this winter. The three weight and a leech makes for a nice walk on the moving water this January.
wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293378261871011032.post-24962407521895060582012-01-08T23:52:00.000-07:002012-01-09T13:45:12.309-07:00Icy Guides And Brown TroutI managed an afternoon-to-sunset brown trout stalk tonight. The fish were fairly skittish in the low, clear water and I spooked out a couple on bungled approachs. Finally, the sun faded away behind the mountains and things turned on as the relative safety of darkening skies got the browns interested in chasing the leech. Another fun evening slinging the three weight. The wyoflyfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364445771143096196noreply@blogger.com1