Popsicle

This is the fly i tied a few years back for my first fly swap.

-red thread

-spin orange marabou

-tie in a few strands of flashabou

-spin cherise marabou

-tie in a few strands of krystal flash

-wrap a purple schlappen hackle

Pre-Deployment Outing

I had the opportunity to get out one last time before heading back over to play in the giant sand box for awhile.originally i was to meet up with corey and mark but mark ended up sick and couldn't play. nich decided to come out and join us. we headed to one of the usual spots on the weber and as it has been the past few outings, it sucked. between the 3 of us we could'nt catch one trout only a couple of whitefish. me and corey met up at 9am and fished our way down river from the bridge then nich met up with us at noon and the 3 of us fished our way up river from the bridge. the water was great, the air cold and crisp, the skies were blue and there was no wind so at least the weather cooperated with us. considering how the fishing has been for me i think this is a good time for me to leave. at least when i get back the streamer fishing should be killer and it will be just about hopper time. i can't wait!

Conhead JJ Bugger

Random Ties

I really enjoy tying so here are a couple random things i've been tying

2008 Top 10

Just a collection of my top/best 10 fish of the year.

Back Yard Quickie

Due to overheating issues with my jeep i had to keep it close to home. met up with nich at noon on the web. i went armed with 2 rods, one rigged with a streamer(for shits & giggles) and the other with a midge/baetis dry set up. nich was nymphing so we had it all covered. we only fished for about 4 hours and there was not much going on. i eventually switched to nymphing cause nothing else was happening. nich ended up getting 1 brown on an egg and missed a couple more fish. i spent the day casting and taking a few pics.

Wyoming 1/2 day

Man 5am came early! i'm am still in the final stages of moving so i was up late trying to get some things in order in the new house. as i was loading up my jeep i noticed that michelle had packed me a lunch which i found odd since i have never had a girlfriend do that for me. i think she is setting a trap and when the ring is on her finger i am screwed, kidding. anyway i picked up corey at the usual spot and we headed to coalville to meet up with pat. we made the 3hr. drive east and when we got to our destination we were pleasantly surprised by no wind, one of the few times i have fished there with absolutely no wind. we fished a few different sections but were really limited on areas to fish due to ice on the river. the 3 of us gave it a solid effort but once again the fishing was tough with only corey bringing a fish to hand. such is life and we will hopefully give another area a try shortly.