Ante Up: Locating Trophy Trout Waters Derek Olthuis August 14, 2013 Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks 11 Comments We all do it, faces pressed against the window every time we pass water. Admit it, it's ok, full grown man or not. All of us infected with the world's greatest disease have these side effects, fly fishing...
Ante Up: Understanding Large Trout Derek Olthuis June 4, 2013 Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks 6 Comments Blah, Blah, Blah. "What are you talking about?" "Brown Trout" "Seriously? Brown Trout over 100 pounds? Are you high?" "That's right!"...
More than a Fish Derek Olthuis October 22, 2012 Memorable Fish 28 Comments "What are the chances?" said Nate. "Who knows?" I responded, "but it was the baddest brown I have ever seen!" Rewind several hours and once again that cursed alarm is buzzing uncontrollably. A long drive...
Fifteen Days Derek Olthuis October 15, 2012 Memorable Fish 20 Comments The task seemed daunting at times, almost impossible to tell you the truth. It's the hunt, the challenge, the reward, those rare times when things just come together. I am talking about hunting trophy brown...
Night Fishing Tips Nathan Leavitt October 2, 2012 Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks 30 Comments We receive a fair amount of inquiries and it seems that over the last little bit many of those inquiries have been in reference to night fishing tips. Not that I - or we - are pros by any means, but I've been...
Bearded Maniac Meets Kypezilla Derek Olthuis September 17, 2012 Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders, Popular 16 Comments Hundreds of miles of driving, miles and miles of hiking, camping in the woods with unpredictable fall weather in the forecast, all in order to chase char? What can you say when you are invited to go on a week...
The Best Cast of My Life Nathan Leavitt June 4, 2012 Memorable Fish, Popular 26 Comments Brown trout are my favorite - especially big brown trout! They're just plain bad! They're the fish that are inhabiting that deep dark hole that you just know holds the fish that your dreams (and nightmares)...
Spring Wanderings Nathan Leavitt May 14, 2012 Fish Stories, Popular 2 9 Comments I look forward to spring every year. I find myself jonesin' for a fix more on those first pleasant, warm days of early spring than almost any other time. Maybe it's partially the thought of days on the water...
Fishing at Night + Mice = Bowzilla Phil Tuttle May 7, 2012 Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders 8 Comments When I heard rumors of a GIANT bow lurking in a local public water, I decided to start my usual “CSI” investigation. Visiting the water and watching for cruisers on my way home from work became the...
Estancia Laguna Verde – Last Day Derek Olthuis April 30, 2012 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish 3 Comments Sipping my orange juice at the Estancia Laguna Verde Lodge, I felt half disheartened and half elated. It was our last day at and Jurassic Lake. As we saddled the quads and rode down the rim toward the lake...
A Precarious Adventure with a Big Bull Trout Band-Aid Derek Olthuis August 25, 2011 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish 7 Comments It's one of those experiences you can't believe even happened. I think back and simply shake my head. Hours and hours of preparation for what was to be one of the best trips of my life - even if it played...
Boulder Mountain Brook Trout Nathan Leavitt August 10, 2011 Fish Stories, Popular 2 6 Comments Speaking of brookies...WARNING!!! This post may or may not include lots of fish porn. In light of Derek's brook trout action I thought I'd post up some old brookie love a little closer to home....
Second Chance Tiger Trout Nathan Leavitt November 20, 2010 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders 5 Comments The ice would be coming soon and we visited our favorite local stillwater for some tiger trout fishing. I really enjoy fishing for these fish. At this lake it's especially fun to tease them as they cruise...
Salmo Trutta Nathan Leavitt October 25, 2010 Fish Stories 4 Comments Salmo trutta. There's something about brown trout that has kept them on the top of my favorites list. They're bad. The thought of a large, kyped-out brown trout lurking under a deep undercut bank, or at the...
Up North: Epic End to an Epic Trip Nathan Leavitt July 25, 2009 Fish Stories After a week of pure sweetness we were down to our last day. We traveled back to "Jurassic Lake" - the place that had shown me the biggest rainbow trout of my life. I was stoked....
Up North: Epic Start to an Epic Trip Nathan Leavitt July 20, 2009 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish 5 Comments My infatuation with bull trout started a little over a year ago. A mysterious fish that grows to immense size. They inhabit pure waters in wild places. Besides their size and the beautiful places where they're...
Good Times with Good Buddies Nathan Leavitt May 2, 2009 Fish Stories 1 Comment Already this year we'd put some time into fishing this challenging water. Derek and I are addicted. I haven't spent too much time fishing stillwater and we're determined to figure out all the ins and outs...
Fall Colors Nathan Leavitt October 17, 2008 Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders 1 Comment It was 4:30ish and I was the last to show up at the meeting place. Grant, Tim, Derek, and I headed out to the spot. I was stoked....