Bassin was Bananas

With daylight savings time giving us a little extra light at night after work me and the original crew took off for a reunion tour of some good ol bass fishing. We started on a local farm pond and had some fun with some miniature bluegill and bucket mouths. Before we ran out of light we found a pond that we new would have some hungry bass, but we never expected them to be this hungry. After the bumpy 4wd road, we found schools of monster bass ready to eat whatever we threw at them. We caught bass after bass no fish weighing less than 4lb's and the bigger ones had to be at least 7lb maybe pushing 8lb's. It was what you call an Epic day on the pond. It was good to get out with the original crew and have some of the best fishing you could have in a couple of hours. All pictures were taken on our camera phones we weren't expecting anything like this, so we left the real cameras at home. There were many more pictures, but I decided to leave a few out, we probably had about 20 pigs to hand in the 2 hours. As you'll see I grabbed the only hat I had in my truck had to keep it gangsta.

Unknowns.

photo by Softhacke

Took a trip with a couple unknowns earlier this week. First unknown, drifted the Middle Green on the A section. Second unknown, met Softhacke on the Internet and went fishing with him and he wasn't a serial killer:) Thirdly, through some fat streamers and had some luck on them where before I hadn't had much. Fourthly, listening to Mikes advise I kept driving in the middle of a blizzard on our way home. The blizzard was so bad and the roads in such poor condition we got a room in Fillmore. Mike thinks because I'm from Southern Utah I'm pretty weak in my snow driving skills and I would usually agree, but the roads/storm were so ridiculous I think he even pee'd in his pants a little before we got to Fillmore. All and all a great trip, I was bummed about the North Platte trip I missed out on, but had a good time anyways. I didn't do much in the way of pictures, so I will leave them to Ken(Softhacke) and Mike(Fisheatflies). All I can say is Roosta's. BTW, I wrote this late......

Mahola My Brotha!

Blues are sick in that picture. Whats ugly beast on the left?
What would that cost at Red Lobster?

Choke Lobsters
Work Site:)

One big lobster

My Broha has been doing his fair share of fishing on the islands. I finally pestered him enough to get some pics. I kick myself for only snorkeling on my honeymoon, and getting worked by waves body boarding. Great looking fish, well crustaceans, I'm glad to see the Ballards have there fishy sense about them even across the equator. I'm waiting on pics of the white tip reef shark he caught and some other feesh from da island...........

Proteins

Without the necasarry evil of Protein I wouldn't fit perfect into this elite club and I also woulnd't have had zoned in on these little eggs full of Proteins.

Thanks to the guys at FGFF for the free swag.

Sunday Tying Session, Red Birds, Black Birds, Chongs, Rojos(Chironomids)?, Eggs

Getting ready for an upcoming fishing trip for some spawning rainbows. First attempt at the glue eggs. I'm hoping to figure out the clusters, but we will see.

Riding with the King

Pure Awesomeness

Me and Sir Noah rockin our patches for the party

Rocking my new favorite shirt(Steal Your Face, The Fly Fish Journal) with some family for our party.

If you have ever fished with me in the 801 you know my love of these chocolate dunford donuts. See above for results of what they do to my tummy.

I got out this week to keep up the tradition of fishing on the birthday. As I am writing this I was thinking of when this fishing on the birthday thing all started. The one that sticks out was when I was 15sh(ten years ago) and my Mom drove me out to Quail Lake while letting me sluff school. I fished out in the rain and hard wind in my older brothers circular float tube and neoprenes. I only lasted an hour or so and didn't catch anything, but it was memorable to say the least.

The Drake's Fly Fishing Film Festival was bananas. I went with a couple buddies and we really liked some of the shows that will be coming out soon. It also got me itching bad for some more saltwater action.

Matt and I also hit the Provo for the day. It was great to get out in February in the snow, of course Matt the Master caught all the all fish, just ask him;) We had some luck on the Middle Provo fishing deep and also had some luck throwing dries in fish inhaling midges on top. We ended the day fishing down on a section of the Lower Provo. Matt caught a 29" rainbow with the tail pinched it was 30", but we didn't have our cameras, dang...... I also found some sweet new polorarized Smith sunglasses on the river imagine that.

I write Czechs

Hook: Tiemco 2487 Thread: 6/0 Danville white
Underbody: Wrapped lead tape
Body: Burnt Orang Scud Dubbing
Ribbing: 5x tippet and flat gold tinsel
Back: Latex Glove colored with markers

I've decide I want to try fishing more czech/scud type patterns so I whipped up my first batch. I found some lead tape at Uinta Golf and started tying. I really like the way lead tape makes the fly look and it adds a good amount of weight without the bulk of the lead wire.

8x Tippet (Fluoro) & 24-26 lil midges

Sorry it's been so long, I have a hard time about getting excited about Lees Ferry anymore. It's a tailwater fishery that the fish are about 16" all day and maybe you'll hit an 18" but anything larger is not very common, for me that is. Small flies and light tippet, flows are all over and well I just think it's extremely overrated.........I'll be there this weekend though, lol the irony.

This is where you can pick up all the 8x(fluoro) sometimes 9x if there not out. Don't forget your size 22's and 24 San Juan midges.

Well what to say about the best tailwater fishing someone could imagine. I've been a couple times this year and will be there a few more times before I can fish somewhere else on a more regular basis. I'm glad I can afford 8x fluorcarbon or I don't think we would catch any fish.......

I went out with Matt and Mike once this year, we went sometime around the start of the new decade. The water was running extremely high at this time and could only fish a couple hours before we were pushed out of the water. We then pursued the inevitable hunt for carp at the docks of Lake Powell marina:) Well when I say we, I mean Mike. He loves his carp.Matt looking at the camera when he should be fishing. Such an ego on that guy, good looking jacket though.The next trip out I went out with some of my married neighbor friends that fish together. We left pretty early not early enough though, maybe we'll leave at 2:3o am. next trip;). We got on the water and immediately Amy picked up the first trip of the day. We continued to get into fish for the next couple hours, but when the water raised to its peak and started falling the fishing fell off too. I ate my typical lunch minus my ritz and dip, forgot that, but I enjoyed watching Amy and James cook spaghetti stream side on there camp stove. Looked dang good. Before we left I took my typical dip in the river. My new excuse is the wading boots I got are too big for me, no longer the felt.

Surf Flies 1st Attempt

These by no means are good ties, but was excited to take some pics with the new camera.

Merry Christmas to me.....

Its been awhile since my last post. I've fished a couple times, but nothing to post about. Since then I have acquired some new gear for 2010.

My new digs
Williams Joseph Fanny Pack/Lumbar. I like fanny pack better.
Williams Joseph Rain Coat
Ross Reel Evolution 8 weight with sinking line
Temple Fork TICRX 8 weight
Simms Boots and yes they have felt bottoms.

I also took the pics with my sweet new Canon Rebel XTI + and extra lens for close ups. Not great pics yet, but hoping to have better quality pics coming up.

Cool Feature on Fanny Pack it has a pocket that converts to a striping basket.

Rainbows and Rodents

Day 1. This weekend I fished a couple different places and both were equally unique. I started off the trip heading up to the same old place with Dan. We were chasing spawning browns and fishing near reds. We caught some fat rainbows that were munching on the browns eggs behind some reds early on in the day. We caught some browns too but nothing to crazy a 19" for me and a skinny 22" for Dan. The salmon were done spawning and therefore dying, it was different watching the dead salmon floating down in front of me while fishing. Also, there was this doofus that kept cutting my flies off my line when it would float by him, man what a jerk;) As it does here the wind blew hard all day and we were ready to call it a day pretty early. We ended up hitting the usual last hole of the trip. Dan ended up catching the fattest brown I have ever seen. It was so awesome I caught my self rolling on the ground laughing until I had tears in my eyes. We caught more fish this trip than I had hear which was great. Lots of rainbows and a memorable brown.

Decent 21" rainbow

Gill plate color

look at its gut, not mine.........

awesome colors

19" brown. Jerk I was fishing with wouldn't walk over to get a grip'n grin picture.

fat 23" rainbow

it twas a lunker

toothy sucker

tubby & tubby

shoulders and gut just like its catcher


Day 2. The next morning Matt and I took off to hit a little lake with some tiger trout. We wanted to catch them on mice patterns so we left early in the morning to hit first light. I knew 3:30a.m. was to early but Matt didn't. We fished in the dark for an hour, kinda creepy, but when the stars started fading and the light started creeping in the tigers turned into monsters attacking the mice. I missed probably 15 awesome hits and had lots of "noses" and follows. It was nerve racking to have a big wake behind a huge mouse pattern and knowing that the beast is going to strike anytime. I ended up landing one on the mouse, but was to worried about getting measurements and it took off before pictures were taken. Matt caught some pigs, a 23" and a 24" both taken on the mice. His biggest fish to date, and first on a mouse. We ended the day not too long after the sun came up, but by then we had put in a good 8 hours:)

Mike's Mutant Mouse

Mikes 23 7/8" tiger no matter what he says;) on the mouse!

SLAMMED the mouse

Another $ shot for Mike the genius behind the Mutant Mouse

Most disgusting fish I have ever seen. Awful slanted mouth and in all ways a retarded fish.

Proud like he's my own son

I am going the same way Mike went with his post. I am so proud of our little guy, I mean just look at him, who wouldn't want to put this kid on the cover of a magazine? Scott Donaghe that guides down on the beaches of California came to southern Utah for a visit and got some shots with the notorious Mathew when he volunteered to take him fishing(wish I wouldn't have so graciously bowed out due to small water fishing and the being crowded factor;))

I don't know which picture I like more

I'm really proud of you and your Adidas chucko.