Category Archives: Idaho
Ned’s Dead
A North Idaho Near Disaster Backpack trips into remote trout streams are usually about having too much stuff—too much food, too many pairs of underwear,
Posted in Backcountry, Idaho, Northern Rockies
Tagged bull trout, North Idaho, westslope cutthroat
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Winter fishing, Montana, Idaho
McCrystal, the Creek, and a crack head gone mad Living in a region that sees four distinct seasons has its advantages, but it also has some pitfalls, one being that most of us spend the five quality weather months speeding … Continue reading
Posted in Idaho, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Madison River, Silver Creek, South Fork Boise, TR Mcrystal
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Chromatose on The Clearwater
Karaoke and Chromers on Idaho’s Clearwater I can say this with certainty: if you want to hit the steelhead early in the morning don’t visit the Oasis or the Clearwater Club in Orofino, Idaho, especially if you see some revved … Continue reading
Fishing Labs
Note: This story occurred several years ago. The two main characters, Shadow and Moose, are now gone. I’m on night one of a five-day trip to Idaho’s Clearwater River, an attempt to land and release as many of those big, … Continue reading
October Caddis on Idaho’s Kelly Creek
I am not afraid to admit my interest in tailwater streams and large rainbow and brown trout, but cutthroat trout, especially the west-slope cutthroat, are a rare breed and I give them full respect, especially when chasing that beautiful fish … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Flies, Idaho
Tagged Idaho, Kelly Creek, October caddis, westlope cutthroat
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