One of my great joys in fly fishing is not really catching the fish (okay, that’s always a pleasure), but savoring the places the sport takes me. This spring, I had one such very special experience: I was fortunate to be able to visit Bhutan, a mountain nation . . .
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Photos and Story: Magical Evenings in the Utah High Country
This year–with a very large winter snowpack and a cool, wet spring in Utah–most of our rivers were blown out with heavy runoff for most of June. We turned to some areas that we don’t fish very often, such as beaver ponds, backwaters, and lakes. A few . . .
Read MoreHawk Lake Lodge, Day Three: Teeth and Mouths
After two days of fantastic smallmouth fishing at Hawk Lake Lodge, we decided to head for a smaller lake known for its great pike population. Sandy and I once again teamed up with guide Jeff Blum for a very short boat ride, followed by a hike to . . .
Read MoreHawk Lake Lodge, Day Two: The Mouse that Roared
Our second morning at Ontario’s Hawk Lake Lodge dawned bright and warm–it looked to be a carbon copy of the previous day–and we decided to fish Paddy Lake for smallmouths. One of the 19 lakes that the lodge has access to, Paddy is just a . . .
Read MoreHawk Lake Lodge, Day One: All Fishes Great and Small(mouth)
Last winter, I got a call from my friend Ted Putnam, owner of Hawk Lake Lodge, who invited me to come up and explore his system of lakes known for their trophy smallmouth bass, northern pike, and walleyes. At the time, neither of us knew . . .
Read MoreFollow Our Adventure at Hawk Lake Lodge This Week
Regular readers of this blog know that I like to take one big trip each summer with my buddy/photographer, Sandy Hays. This week, we’re heading north to visit my friend Ted Putnam at Hawk Lake Lodge, the 2019 Orvis International Destination of . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Late Spring Luck on the Lower Arkansas River
The Arkansas River—which runs through the middle of Pueblo, Colorado—is known to produce great fishing from November to April. Starting in May, the snowmelt from the Rockies begins to pick up, and the fishing becomes much more difficult. So . . .
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day! Meet the Winners of Our #DadOutdoors Photo Contest.
This year’s “DadOutdoors” Photo Contest was a big hit, and we received hundreds of great photos of dads enjoying everything from fishing to hunting to hiking. You could feel how proud folks were to submit photos of their dads, and many of the . . .
Read MoreVote In Our 2019 “Dad Outdoors” Photo Contest—and You Could Win, Too!
A couple weeks ago, we asked you to post your best photos of dads outdoors on Facebook and Instagram for a chance to win one of three great fly rods: a Helios 3, a Recon, or a Clearwater model. We received hundreds of great images, and from those . . .
Read MoreOne Day Left to Enter Our “Dad Outdoors” Photo Contest!
Last week, we announced our 2019 “Dad Outdoors” Photo Contest, and the entries have been flooding in. You’ve got until Tuesday, June 11 to get your entries in. All you have to do is post a photo to Instagram or Facebook to be eligible to win a . . .
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