Checking in from the SW

[caption id="attachment_7461" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Early season pig dwarfs 18 3/4 in Brodin landing net."][/caption] Guide season is starting to pick up here in Durango.  I have mostly been guiding on the San Juan and the fishing is very good.  Midges, big and little, are the name of the game throughout the ...

Skwalas Dominate – Dispatches for Idylwilde City

Ok So it has been a while. I am sorry. This time of year for me gets pretty chaotic but do not fear Idylwilde city is a buzz with warm spring weather and great fishing all around. I haven’t seen much of the crew as we are busy guiding and ...

Nor Cal Report

So it has been  2 weeks sense the last report from Idylwilde City. Things have been busy with the turkey day holiday. I think my wife and I set a new record on Thanksgiving day by carting our 1.5 and 3.5 year olds to 3 different relatives houses and having ...

SW Colorado & San Juan Report & How Not to Piss Your Guide Off Tip

    Southwest Colorado & San Juan River Fishing Report   San Juan River below Navajo Dam Flows on the San Juan are up to almost 900 CFS.  I had hoped that an increase in flows would mean an increase in catching, but…  Maybe the higher flows have helped the fishing some yet the river ...

Nor Cal – Dispatches from Idylwilde City Hogan Gets Ink!

[caption id="attachment_5670" align="alignright" width="182" caption="HOgan gets hip with ink"][/caption] This past week saw a bunch of good things happening here in Nor Cal. Fishing has been slowly changing and inching towards fall, Cast Hope hosted its first Fish Fest, and I personally solidified my commitment to the sport of fly fishing ...