Category Archives: US & Canada
Sucks to be Whitey
Whitey Saves the Day There’s only one place in the world where the Rocky Mountain whitefish gets its due. That’s in Idaho, in the Big Lost River drainage, where whitefish are towing the line for listing as an endangered species. … Continue reading
Northwest Trees
Northwest Trees The Mountaineers Books 246 pages, Softbound, $18.95 Northwest Trees arrived in the mail the other day, for some odd reason. That’s one of the perks of being a writer—authors and publishers want free ink and we scribes serve … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Northwest
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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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Alaska Kings on The Kenektok
The Price for Fresh Although most anglers consider the capture of any anadromous fish to be a small miracle, there’s no doubt that a fresh fish, just in from the ocean, is better than a dark fish any day. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Northwest, Spey
Tagged Alaska West, Deneki Outdoors, Kanektok River, King Salmon
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Running The Bulls Missouri River, Montana
Bulls Eye There was a good bank on the Missouri, just down from the dam above Craig, with caddis fluttering and trout rising. We’d waited all day for a hatch, any hatch, and all of a sudden it happened. We … Continue reading
Posted in Montana, Northern Rockies, US & Canada
Tagged Bulls, Kevin Jurgens, Missouri River
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The Gallatin
Bozeman’s Backyard Stream Things weren’t going so good in Gallatin Gateway, Montana; in a three week span I was struck by lightening, attacked by a crazed weasel, informed by a state trooper that my roommates had become prime suspects in … Continue reading
British Columbia Bull Trout and Cutthroat
Hard going for big trout Over time, and especially now that my life includes family, I’ve learned that each extended trip to some fresh fly-fishing turf ought to be lived like it’s the last time you’ll ever see the place. … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Northern Rockies
Tagged bull trout, cutthroat, Fernie, Jeff Wogoman
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Vagaries of Experience
Editor’s Note: Troy Letherman is the best writer you’ve never heard of. His fly-fishing writing, which is limited in abundance, is absolutely kick-ass. Letherman “gets it” as an angler and his interpretation of a day on the water is no … Continue reading
Posted in Absinthe Lounge, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Bighorn River, Troy Letherman
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Winston’s Dream Stick
Winston’s Boron II-MX Hell yea, I can throw that! Recently, I was standing on the banks of Washington’s Skagit River, lamenting the merit of my spey cast. In contrast, three seasoned guides traded off with Winston’s new Boron II-MX switch … Continue reading