Posts tagged fly fishing
FRENZY 2010!! Where Would You Suggest We Go?
Feb 4th
Frenzy 2010
This year’s Frenzy is still about 5 or 6 months away, but I am already getting antsy. As I was thinking about where we would go on this year’s Frenzy, I decided that I would reach out to the Frenzy Nation and get your opinion.
For those that don’t know what the Frenzy is, I will do a brief recap:
- 8-10 dudes getting together once a year to fish non stop (and I do mean non-stop) for 4 – 5 days.
- It is a tradition that we have been doing for 8 years.
- No woman or children allowed.
- Lots of junk food and quick eats so we can get on the water quickly.
- We fish an area that has easy access to lots of good fisheries within a relatively short driving distance.
Most of the years we have fished in Southeast Idaho with Island Park or Victor Idaho being our base camp. It has been great because we can fish the Madison River in Montana, the Henry’s Fork of the Snake, the South Fork of the Snake, Henry’s Lake, and other close streams.
We are not adverse to traveling a short distance to fish new waters that will produce great results.
We aren’t opposed either to fishing the same waters we do most years, I just thought it would be interesting to see where you all might suggest or places that you have gone before where you can lose yourself fishing for 4 – 5 days. But big enough to have 8 – 10 dudes out their fishing.
Give us some suggestions! We are all ears! Where is your 4 – 5 day fly fishing getaway?
PICS
Some Vids
Big and Best Fish Pictures of 2009
Jan 5th
Big Fish List of 2009
by Travis “Dr” Gillespie
taken from Xstream Outdoors
Check out his site for other awesome posts
2009 has been a great year of fishing. Looking through my pictures has given me a chance to relive all the great memories that I have shared with best friends. Its hard to put all my favorite big fish pictures in this list, but here are some of the best of the best from my fishing adventures in 2009. And like I said last year hold your fish out a little further and you might just make the list in 2010… Enjoy!
























First fish on a fly
Oct 8th
Last week I took a friend fly fishing for the first time. I love taking someone out to river and putting them on fish. Of course, there is a selfish reason of why I like to take people and that is it gives me a great excuse to be standing in water some where but the main reason is to introduce someone new to the sport, show them how to catch fish and explain how much fly fishing means to me.
This last time I took my friend Paul to a spot on the Provo River where I know no mater how tough it might be to catch on to casting, mending line and or presenting the fly the fish will eat what ever you put in front of them. Sure enough Paul had on a few and landing two. Any friends or anyone for the mater want to go fly fishing for the first time let me know I will always make time to show someone how to catch a fish on a fly rod. I included an email I received from Paul after we went.
“Thanks again for taking the time to show me the basics of fly fishing. While I, like most people, thought I had the basics learned from watching ‘And a River Runs Through it’, I quickly realized that the art of fly fishing is just that….an art. Much like that of golfing, the pursuit of that perfect cast is a continual effort based on ever changing conditions both in and out of the water.
As you educated me about all the different components of fly fishing, I must say I was quite amazed at your vast knowledge and all the things to take into consideration when trying to fly fish. I had no idea of all the different fly options based on the time of year, time of day, location, and so on.
While I would like to think that after one outing I didn’t do to badly, I know I still have room for improvement. Thanks for taking the time to show me all the many things to be cognoscente of when trying to catch a fish whether on top or on bottom. It was really quite interesting to work on mending the line so not to drag it and give the fish the illusion of a natural bug underwater. I would like to think you are a master of the art but I’m sure you’d humbly reject the compliment. Even though we only caught a few fish that day I must say that I’d go out and again to continue the pursuit of an improved cast as well as gaining a growing knowledge of the sport.
I had a good time. Thanks.
Paul”
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Picture of the week
Sep 5th
Fall is coming and this picture my Dad took it about a year before he died. The colors are awesome.













