thugs

images: Gator Brown from the Animas River (image published in Scott Fly Rod catalog in 06) Old Hook Jaw from the Animas, Big D stud

Winter on the Juan-no crowds lots of fish

The San Juan below Navajo Dam is fishing well. Micro midge pupa, larva, eggs and leeches under a bobber are taking fish in the deep runs. Some fish can be found sipping adult midges and micro BWOs on the surface. Fun challenge for sure.

(updated) House Bill 10-1188-Passes with 7 to 3 Vote

Bill 10-1188 passed Monday, February 8th 2010, with a 7 to 3 vote. This bill will give River Outfitters, in Colorado, the right to offer float fishing trips trough private property. Outfitters and guides will be protected under state law when incidental trespass occurs. This would be the case if a raft or drift boat bumps a bank or rock. This would also allow a guide to portage around a hazard or obstacle. Float fishing is all about respect for the environment, the fish and private property.

click this link or cut and paste it to see the Bill

http://http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2010A/csl.nsf/">

image: Quick lunch break for the guides and guests on a chunk of public US Forest Service land that is locked by private property on all four sides.Rio Grande River near Creede Colorado

TU and Animas River Restoration Project 2009

snow up to your...

After it dumps 35-inches in 4 days you go ride or ski right? No no, head for the creek. We post-holed, nearly set off an avalanche, made a ton of casts and had a blast. Durango Colorado did in-fact receive a lot of snow last week. We are now up to %100 of normal snowpack. Not many places in the West can say that. Happy trout come spring and summer.

Haida Gwaii

images: Amanda looking for a late day tug, clarki clarki, the coastal forests of the islands have many secrets (a dead eagle gives off crazy vibes), frosty grass on the banks of the Yakoun, fishing a tight Yakoun run

this bugs me

Sorry folks parks closed. Moose out front shoulda told ya.

The San Juan River (Navajo Lake State Park) will be closed on designated dates through the winter and spring of the 2010 season. Click for the dates and more info...gottrout.com

skeena love

skeena

images: Skeena-the river of mist. An in that order you can end up in a heap of trouble on this logging road.

by the numbers

it's all about the girth

Kathy Stockner and Philip Young break it all down with a lenght and girth weight chart for Kispiox steelhead

north

I was emailed by a friend who wanted to see another shot of this doe. Only have a couple so here is the second shot. She is so damn pretty, i wish i had a head shot but wanted to send her back to her lie. looks like i was impressed with this one eh?

transport

larry falk somewhere way fun

bc snap shots

images: first light on Hudson Bay Mountain, moon over the Morice River, river blur(Morice)

just another day not in the office

tag your it

doe steelie from the lower mo tagged this summer/fall in smithers

hair cut?

fall floats away

what a stunning fall it was here in bc. as temps hold on the cool side, the river flow is up and green but will drop back to low flows soon. winter is close, but the late season steelie fishing is just getting going. more fall shots and steelies in the next few days.

skeena coho with a nasty lamprey suck wound. most of the ho are up the small tribs now doing their thing. bears continue to search them out as they pair up on redds.

steel

40x21.5 (doe!)gotta love when a wild goose chase pans outon the swingnosing her in
39x21

out there

late day grabs

why we steelhead

its the fish, and the places they take us...