Monday, July 20, 2009

More from The Stream

Another trip to The Stream, more of the same action. These were self taken, so don't do the size of the fish justice. But worthy of posting either way.



These last two are from our last trip, but didn't make it on the last post.


-Blake

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Moving Water Once Again....FINALLY!

It had been some time since I had fished moving water. Much of the late spring was spent chasing fish on stillwaters (which is not a bad thing), but something about not fishing a stream in a couple months just about killed me. So when the call came that it was time to head to the stream, there was no argument from me! Blake, Tyler, and I went up for the weekend and Kelly joined us for a day. The fishing was pretty darn good. The time in and around the water was perfect! This stream is spring fed and is home to some very healthy Snake River Fine Spotted Cutthroat trout. These trout, in my opinion, are as good as it gets. Just the chance at catching these fish gets my blood going. And then throw in the chance of catching a real trophy at that, and this area is as good as it gets for a fly fisherman. (Blake had a legit 25+ incher break him off the day before we arrived.) We fished over a couple days catching fish in all types of water and with all types of techniques. We even unveiled the sex dungeon and were able to fool a few around dusk with them each evening. The time was well spent in one of those special places. This post is picture-heavy, so hopefully you enjoy!

Blake and Tyler working a hole.

Tyler's pig.

Kelly with one of many nice fish in this stretch he worked.

Tyson trying to get Blake's flies back out of the hog...caught his little brother.

Blake with a nice cutt at dark.

The rest are of the fish. As I stated, SRFS cutts are by far my favorite fish. They are a true work of art. These pictures attempt to do them justice, but come up far short of the beauty of these bad boys.
















It was a great trip boys. Thanks Blake for making it happen.

-Tyson

Monday, July 13, 2009

Hog Hunting Part 2

Kelly and I went and tried our luck hog hunting again. These fish get big quick and as evidenced by our last trip that ended with a rod broke in half on a fish, they fight hard too. It was a good day and we caught some nice fish. The browns are starting to get decent sized as well.





-Blake