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Oak Creek, January 2010
Winter can be a fickle time for fly fishing in many watersheds, and dependent on the whims of the weather. Oak Creek proved no different in this regard during January, and I tried to make the most of...
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Rio Grande Country, February 2010
I decided to make a trip to New Mexico early in February for several days, in search of active trout and spectacular scenery. I managed to find both along the lower Red River, one of the major...
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Grand Canyon, March 2010
This entry has taken some time for me to finally getting around to writing (one of the consequences of time-consuming yet satisfying wildlife biotech work that I started up this past month), but I...
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Oak Creek, early April 2010
Spring can announce its arrival in an infinite number of ways--the insistent call of a wren, leaves unfurling from the outstretched limbs of a sycamore, growing light against red canyon walls.As the...
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Oak Creek Browns, mid-late April 2010
Brown trout have always held a certain mystique for me, particularly larger specimens. I grew up in Portland, Oregon, and had the good fortune to be surrounded by abundant water, and spectacular...
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Oak Creek, May 2010
(It has been some time (too long) since I posted my last entry, resulting in a serious backlog of trips that are in need of being written up. I have made a New Year's resolution to update my blog into...
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East Clear Creek, June 2010
When it comes to Arizona, I still consider myself a novice angler; I have fished a handful of destinations with at least some success, but there are many more streams and rivers (not to mention lakes)...
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Oak Creek, June 2010
I fished sparingly along Oak Creek in the month of June, as the longer days and lower clear flows of summer took hold. My first outing along the stream occurred near the start of June, coinciding with...
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Up A Creek In The Whites, July 2010
Arizona is blessed with more than a few wild and beautiful trout streams, many that (thankfully) escape the attention of the masses due to their rugged nature and difficult access, and offer solitude...
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Pagosa Springs, July 2010
Regan and I have not had many recent opportunities to take a trip together, due to her working towards a Master's in sustainability at Northern Arizona University, combined with my busy work schedule...
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Conejos Country, August 2010
Certain places rest in the mind of an angler as fishing destinations--for me, the Conejos River watershed in southern Colorado was such a place, based on descriptions of some of the best remaining...
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Grand Canyon--Trout Not Wanted Here, January 2012
With the arrival of January and 2012, I figured I had better get the fishing season started off in the right direction, in more ways than one. This is the first entry I have posted in some time, and...
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Rio Grande, January 2012
Fresh off a trip into the Grand Canyon to revisit the Colorado River and Bright Angel Creek, I took advantage of continued mild winter weather and headed over to New Mexico in the middle of January. My...
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Lees Ferry, February 2012
Lees Ferry along the Colorado has to be the most well-known fishery in Arizona, for the prolific numbers of strong rainbows it holds, to the stunning cliffs painted in bold hues looming above the...
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Oak Creek, Winter 2012
One of the great benefits of living in the Southwest is the ability to enjoy the outdoors in mild and pleasant weather during the winter, a quality that can ring particularly true in regards to fly...
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Lees Ferry, March 2012
One of the endearing qualities of fly fishing for wild trout in beautiful places is the often unpredictable, humbling nature of the pursuit. It seems to me that when I arrive at a fishing destination...
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Before the storm, Oak Creek, March 2012
March was a generous time for me along the banks of Oak Creek, and continued the trend from February of fine trout fooled and (some) brought to hand. The first half of the month featured sunlit mild...
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Over the mark, Oak Creek, March 2012
There are times in fishing when all the right conditions seem to align, and a demanding stream like Oak Creek briefly lifts the veil, revealing some of the gems it holds. Such was the case for me...
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After the flood, Oak Creek, March 2012
One of the most significant storms of the season moved through northern Arizona in the middle of March, depositing much-needed snowpack on the landscape over several days. Once the snow began to melt,...
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Oak Creek, April 2012
Spring grew in leaps and bounds with the passage of April along Oak Creek. The season announced itself in countless ways, large and small, from the varied birdsong of neotropical migrants to the...
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To keep a fish, April 2012
Spring arrives late to many of Arizona's mid to high elevation trout streams, especially those passing through canyon reaches. Looming rock walls essentially act as refrigerators, enveloping...
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Lees Ferry, May 2012
There are certain days that linger in the mind of an angler, days that shine in the memory banks for the superb fishing and overall experiences they offer. One recent outing to the walk-in area of...
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Rim fishing part 1, May 2012
Occasionally, the opportunity arises to mix work with pleasure, and I made the most of a survey week to the Mogollon Rim east of Payson in mid May, bookending the trip with fishing excursions to a...
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AZ Brookies, May 2012
Among the diverse fishing opportunities in Arizona, wild brook trout are some of the more unusual and highly regarded quarry sought after by small stream anglers in the state. The char tend to...
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Rim fishing part 2, May 2012
I finished up my "work and play" trip by revisiting the creek that I had fished a couple days earlier, but this time headed further downstream where the water cuts into some truly rugged country, in...
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