Trapper Creek

Feels like fall around here on this gorgeous Sunday. #flyfishing #autumn #coffee #photography #idaho #politics

Figure we’d better find those trout when they’re up for being found. #flyfishing #fishing #idaho #photgraphy #rivers #dogs

It’s hard to believe that the summer boating season has come to an end up in our neck of the woods. This old gal, 80 years young, will find a fresh exterior come spring. #woodboat #chriscraft #lakelife #Idaho #flyfish

Ah, yes! That simple little soup is a taste of autumn. Thank you for the nod, Jason. And forgive me if I’m I’m mistaken, but I believe I may have spotted a shout out to you in a somewhat recent Water Time newsletter? #flyfishing #autumn #mushroom #soup

In stealing a couple of hours up the lake before a busy holiday weekend, it’s a delight to quietly shake hands with a few locals. #Idaho #flyfishing #trout #cutthroat

www.hatchmag.com/articles/rl-... R.L. Winston, one of my favorite brands in the fly fishing industry, along with Bauer Reels, sells to Larry Robertson. But this feels entirely different than Simms. Source: Hatch Magazine (and others). What do you think?

It’s that season. Almost. #idaho #wood #boats #lakelife

Another unpopular take? Great Lakes “steelhead” are not steelhead. #fishing #flyfishing #steelhead #trout

For those of you new or already steeped in the two-handed (Spey) game or simply live for Pacific Northwest steelhead on the fly, steelheadbum.com has returned in a big way. #flyfishing #steelhead #salmon #oregon #washington #fishing #spey

Returned from Italy and was on the water within hours. Bonus: solved a high-country shuttle issue for those less civilized mountainside launches. Yes, it is nice to be home. #flyfishing #cutthroat #trout #rivers #nrsrafts #fordtrucks #Idaho

Say, should any of you have dreamed of fishing the famed salmonfly hatch on the Deschutes, my friends at Water Time just had two spots open. Salmonflies started hatching and big rainbows will be looking up. It’s a trip of a lifetime at a great rate. May 14-16 Email: rob@watertimeoutfitters.com

The fishing has come into full season since the family has been in southern Italy these past few weeks. Even as beautiful as it was there, it’s its wonderful to be back. And the returning pursuit was never far from my mind. Piscatorially speaking, I mean.

Such an important doc. Historical reference, no shortage of reverence, and a lot of fun. A West Coast time capsule.

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See previous entry.

Sketches in patience. Or what white collar clients call “bio breaks” (the third in two hours) while fish rise during a short and anxious window around the boat. #flyfishing #trout #idaho #guide

Had an absolutely delightful Easter on the Priest River with dear friends.

If you haven’t already, I’d highly recommend Steve Duda’s “River Songs, Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing.” And Matthew DeLorme’s woodcut illustrations are outstanding. Published by Mountaineers Books.

I’ve mentioned this in past tributes to The Curtis Creek Manifesto but I still find Sherry’s little tome the best introduction to fly fishing the industry has ever produced. It was my text for an instruction series, “Getting Your Feet Wet”, which bought together friends in the creative industries.

Another dubious sign (an omen?) for the current state of Simms fly fishing and trout fishing in Montana. As Taylor Sheridan’s ridiculously shallow “The Madison” depicts the deep sorrows of big money co-opting yet another of earth’s greatest resources.

Bravo to all who continued the good fight.

Solitude.

Putting together my early spring streamer box following more than a dusting of snow in the front yard. One can dream, am I right?

This little sea-run wasn’t quite as bright as some others, but shone nonetheless.

In this week's newsletter: Gary Loomis is trying to fight back against private equity consolidation in fly fishing: www.currentflowstate.com/north-fork-c...

Wallace and I opted to do some scouting today. About four miles in, three casts, about a thousand sticks thrown.