The idea of a long distance backpacking trip was first brought up about a month ago. The company I'm interning for has 5 other co-ops who are always looking for places to go on the weekends; the 25 mile hike to Red Castle was suggested by our engineering manager. Many people around the office had… Continue reading Castles & Tigers: Backpacking the High Uintas Wilderness
I headed out to one of my favorite trout streams after dinner last night to fish the evening caddis fly hatch. I like this river for a number of reasons: it's only a 10-15 minute drive away from my apartment, it's loaded with decent sized brown trout who readily take dry flies, and the access… Continue reading Baptism by Fire: Utah’s Strange Access Laws
This is the first installment of a 4 part series on the pursuit of Utah's native cutthroat trout. I will be writing these a bit out of order from the succession of what order I actually pursued them in, but that makes little difference. This first post is about what's generally regarded as the hardest… Continue reading Pursuit of Utah’s Native Cutthroat Trout #1: Yellowstone Cutthroat
Utah has this pretty sweet program that their wildlife resources department started up a few years back called the Utah Cutthroat Slam. The objective of the program is to raise awareness and conservation efforts for the 4 native cutthroat trout species that call Utah home. For a $20 donation, anglers can enter the challenge and… Continue reading The Slam: Introduction
Welcome! This is the start of a new project I’ve been chewing on for awhile. Some of you may remember a fishing blog I ran back in the day that enjoyed mild local success in its prime. (link is still live, maybe someday I’ll leak that again) But this will hopefully have a distinctly new… Continue reading What’s going on here..?
The Path Less Fly Fished 