Big Rivers

Runoff has hit hard in the area in the past week. The temps have warmed a little and its been raining a ton. The rain has been a bit of a blessing in certain ways though because its helped to melt alot of snow and accelerate our runoff. Even with the huge runoff we've been able to find some good fishing. The Firehole in yellowstone has been on fire... sorry, no pun intended. Fishing subsurface early in the day has been very effective and in the afternoons we've been getting some really good hatches of caddis and white millers that have provided some great dry fly fishing. I was just on the firehole the other day with a dad and his two sons, none of whom had ever fly fished, and we did very well. The guys learned quickly, they listened well, and they caught lots of fish. The scenery is also very interesting on the firehole because you're actually fishing in the middle of a geyser basin with geysers going off within twenty yards of you.
When i haven't been fishing the Firehole I've been fishing local lakes and beating up on some of the lake trout that are in extremely shallow water this time of year. These lakes are beautiful and those lake trout are delicious in fish tacos.

June is finally here

Well this has been a wet spring for us. The rivers of the area stayed amazingly clear late into the season and the fishing was fantastic but now runoff has started and the fishing in many areas has slowed. For guiding this time of year i'll usually do the South Fork over in idaho, the Firehole in yellowstone, or fish some of the lakes in the area. The fishing in these areas can be really good during runoff and the South Fork can be incredible if the releases out of the dam don't get too high. The good news for fishermen out here is that the recent rains have started to melt the snowpack much quicker and should cause the rivers to clear earlier than expected. When the rivers do clear the fishing is gonna be really good and the fish should be very fat and healthy with all this water around.
As for my recent fishing... i've been fishing the south fork often and its been very good nymphing the soft inside corners and i've been doing alot of driving and fishing some new lakes in the area. Learning to be a really good lake fly fisherman is something that takes alot of practice and time on the water. Most fly fishermen around here don't fish lakes so by figuring out the lakes in the area i've been able to open up unpressured water to myself and any buddies who want to go fishing with me. It doens't hurt that lakes in this area tend to hold some real monster trout. I'll keep you guys posted and shoot me an email if you're gonna be in the area anytime soon and i'll let ya know about the fishing. Oh, here are a few belize pics just for fun.

Still fishing the snake

Here are a few pictures from friday on the snake with Scott Moore. The fishing was a little slow for most of the day but we were able to get back into a special spot and catch a couple really nice fish toward the end of the day on some small streamers. I'm going up to the firehole with some clients tomorrow and i'll try to let you know how that goes. I hear the fishing has been excellent up there.

New Store Location!

Well we got some big news this week... the fishing shop has moved from the old location in jack dennis sports on the town square to around the corner across the street from Sweetwater restaurant! The actual address of the store is 70 S. King Street, Jackson, Wy 83001. Its a really neat log building that will look really nice once it gets turned into a fly shop. Just thought i'd let you guys know just so you don't accidentally walk into the old store looking for the guide service. Shoot me an email if you need directions.

Green River

Went down to the green again today with greg. this was actually my first time fishing since i got back in the states. The fishign today was pretty good. Not alot of big fish landed but quite a few fish and some very lively fish, jumping all over the place when hooked. I'll keep this pretty short right now because i'm tired but i'll try to post again soon. I have a trip up to the firehole on monday and may have a trip this weekend so i'll try to keep up with the fishing reports.

Back to Wyoming

Well i've finally made it back to wyoming and its good to be back. The weather has been pretty aweful but honestly, its nice to have some cool weather for a change. Most of my week has been spent moving and substitute teaching but i did finally get to fish with some clients down on the green on saturday. The weather was really bad and the fishing was tough but these guys stuck it out and managed to catch some fish in tough conditions. I think if the weather would have stayed a little more stable we would have really beat up on some fish but hopefully it won't be the last time i get to fish with these guys.
I'm trying to get some belize pics up as soon as possible but i'm waiting for them to come in from some of the other guys that were on the trip. I've got some pics but i lost alot of the good ones when my camera took an unexpected swim in the ocean. I'll try and get a slideshow together but it may take awhile.

Honduras

Right now i'm down in Roatan, Honduras with my family. Fishing here has been ok but this leg of my trip has been mostly spending time with my family and not much fishing time. We have been seeing permit though and we have caught some bonefish. The Belize part of my trip was pretty tough fishing but i'll put a post up about that when i get back to Jackson here on May 16th. The fishing in jackson has apparently been pretty good even though the weather has been pretty nasty... I hear the skiing is still excellent there. This should push back our run-off which should make for some excellent summer fishing. I can tell ya i'll be itching to do some trout fishing when i get back to the states though so i hope it doesn't stay winter for too long. I"ll be putting up more posts and pictures here soon so keep an eye to the site and keep your fingers crossed that summer arrives in jackson soon.