Posts tagged Fly Fishing Idaho
The Steelies Steal the Day!
Mar 4th
Fly Fishing for Steelhead
So, Wyatt ‘my middle name shoulda been Earp’ Tibbitts called me Monday and said, “take tomorrow off, we’ve got to head to Salmon and slay some Steelies”. I’m always good for a day of hookie and Wyatt had just been up there Saturday and slayed quite a few of them. So, needless to say we headed up early Tuesday and recruited Gene Simmons to join us.
It was Gene and mines first time fly fishing for Steelhead. We were pretty excited. I had gone when I was young with my older brother. At that time, my older brother geared up my Zebco rod with a large Red Devil spoon and told me to go cast ‘over there’, while he loaded his fancy baitcasting rig with a sweet red ball with yarn and double hooks. Funny enough, about 10 minutes later I had a steelie on my Zebco until it jumped out of the water twice and broke me off. My older brother just shook his head in disbelief.
Regardless, it gave me the bug and that bug was satisfied Tuesday (for the time being).
We floated the first section from downtown to Carmen. The Steelies blanked us for the first little bit, but after it warmed up a bit Wyatt recommended I wade to the middle and let it drift into a nice run. I did that for a while nymphing some eggs back and forth. Then I let it swing a bit and bam, my first Steelie ever. It put up a good fight and after it was landed, it was a good 26 inches, pretty standard up there.
After a few hours with only the one steelie under our belt Wyatt guided us down to the honey hole. There we hooked 5 steelhead in 90 minutes and landed 3. Gene Simmons lost a battle with a pig of a steelie that fought him for 20 minutes. The highlight for me was a 30 inch muscular native that I finally landed thanks to some good net work by Wyatt and fantastic photography by Gene Simmons.
I can’t wait to do it again.
Enjoy!
Back at the Blackfoot. Even if it is only for 2 hours.
Nov 11th
Fly Fishing Idaho
I headed down to Utah for a few days and I couldn’t resist the temptation to hit the Upper Blackfoot River. I hit it quite a few time last year, but hadn’t even been close this year until now. It is still one of my favorite places to fish, so it had to be done.
I could only fish for about 2 hours, but ended up catching 6 nice fish.
I took some pics to capture the trip. Video will come later.
ENJOY!
Christmas is Coming Early This Year!
Sep 17th
Frenzy Giveaway!
About 4 months ago we had our first Frenzy Giveaway and the winner was none other than Rhode Island’s very own John Troiano! The Giveaway generated a ton of buzz.
I ventured up to Jackson Hole and met John at Double R Productions showing of ‘No Sports Allowed’ Volume 1′. We chatted for a bit and he brought me some famous Del’s Lemonade straight from Rhode Island!
It was great to meet John, and he said he had an absolutely fantastic time.
Well Frenzy Nation, we want to do another GIVEAWAY!
Here are the details:
Fly Fishing Frenzy is giving away a 3 day 2 night stay at our Cabin in Victor, Idaho (20 miles west of Jackson Hole, Wyoming) in Teton Springs The Development has a 27 hole golf course designed by Golf legend Byron Nelson, PGA Touring Professional Steve Jones, and top golf course architect Gary Stephenson. Teton springs also has many ponds around the development stocked with Native Cutthroat and Brook Trout.
The area is ripe with great fly fishing. Not only will you find trout taking flies on the ponds surrounding the golf course in Teton Springs, but here are a few rivers/creeks that are within a short drive
- Teton River
- South Fork of the Snake
- Henry’s Fork of the Snake,
- and many more.
Jackson Hole is a short 25 minute drive over the pass and the nightlife over there is much better than in Victor. You definitely will not be disappointed.
Here is how the Giveaway works. It is really simple, there is only one way to put your name into the running.
- Enter your email below to subscribe to our blog (make sure it is a valid email and one you use because that is the only way we will be able to contact the winner) and we will do a drawing on October 10th 2009 out of the list of current subscribers at that time.
- The winner will be announced on our Blog that day.
- The winner will need to send over 2 – 3 potential dates that work for him/her and we will get it on the calendar.
We will not use your email for anything besides sending you notifications of new blog posts.
And, all of you that are already subscribers to our blog will be entered into the contest. Just come visit often!
The cabin is a 4 bedroom 4.5 bath. It is 4000 sq ft and is fully furnished. Here are a few pics.
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Bow Hunting!
Aug 24th
Fly Fishing Idaho
I went out bow hunting last Friday with the cats from Double R Productions. Both guys have a world of knowledge when it comes to fly fishing and capturing exciting moments on film. We trounced around some uncharted waters and had a decent day.
Although we were looking for big Bows, Cutts and Browns have been known to attend these waters. The day was beautiful and hot. We each landed a good size Bow, but had quite a few fatties that gave us the fin. These fish had some serious SHOULDERS!
I have attached a few pics, but we did capture some unreal footage that will be profiled in No Sports Allowed Volume 2.
ENJOY!
Selway Sippers.
Aug 6th
Fly Fishing the Selway River
There are over 6 billion people in the world and only 2 of those people launched their boat on the Selway River July 30th, 2009. At least that is what the nice lady at the Ranger Station told us the morning of July 30th as we picked up our permit to float the Selway River. Her point was well understood as one could really see how pristine and untouched this 45 mile stretch of the Selway River really is. They only allow 1 boat per day to float this section. They then open up this section to the public August 1st every year, but most years that late in the season is virtually impossible to float (unless one kayaks) because the water level is so low.
Last year Yetter and I were able to float it on August 1st with about 100 other people and it was chaotic, but the pitch to my wife was that it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. So, when I told her I wanted to float it this year as well, I had to tell her it is a twice in a lifetime opportunity to float this river. I’ve got to work on my excuses here on out, pending I am able to do it again.
Just a quick recap before put on the pics!
Location
The Selway River is located roughly 50 miles West of Darby Montana (SE Montana) in the Bitteroot Selway Wilderness. From Darby travel south to West Fork Road (HWY 473), then when it forks stay right on Nez Pearce Road (FR 468). You will traverse some rugged country, but after a scenic route you will arrive at the Paradise Campground/Paradise Guard Station where White Cap Creek enters the Selway River.
The River
As I previously mentioned, the Selway River is more widely known for it phenomenal white water rapids that attract thousands annually. It is a float and camp experience like no other. The Selway can be one of the most challenging whitewater rivers in the United States and it’s probably THE toughest for which to get a permit. From Paradise Guard Station to Selway Falls the river drops for 46 miles an average of 28 feet per mile creating a most technical whitewater experience. The many Class IV rapids will challenge any boatman at any level. This river requires a high level of whitewater skill and experience. The number of launches are regulated from May 15 through July 31. Post-season August runs are possible in high-water years.
Fishing
This year we brought some sinking line to hit those deep holes for bigger trout. We fished 70% of the time with dries on top of the water. Renegades, BWOs, Wulf Royale (as we like to call it), and Parachute Adams were the ticket. We did end up throwing some scandalous streamers and clousers that caught some bigger fish. Both ways were pretty much non-stop action and a ton of fun.
As you can see from the pics, it was a fantastic trip with unparalleled scenery.
Props to Yetter on the oars (most the time) and props to those brownie bites with whipped cream. Tasty!
ENJOY!
