Why I Hate Brook Trout Nathan Leavitt February 1, 2015 Fish Stories 7 Comments Those spots...oooooweee! Those colors...daaaaaang! Those....shoulders? Ahhhh yeah. No matter what type of fly fishing you do, it's hard to deny that brook trout are just plain ugly. Before I ever even had...
This is Summertime Fishing Nathan Leavitt January 4, 2015 OSF Video Edits 7 Comments Over the last year or two, my buddy, Shane, had talked to me many times about wanting to come shoot some fly fishing with me. Shane doesn't fly fish but he spends a lot of time outside doing outside stuff and,...
The Inside Bend Nathan Leavitt September 16, 2014 One-Hit Wonders 2 Comments It was a beautiful morning. The sky was so clear and so blue. The temperatures felt good and you could just tell that it was going to be a great day. We walked to the river's edge and it looked...
Thrown into the Fire Nathan Leavitt November 5, 2013 Fish Stories, Popular 2 18 Comments Recently, I realized that my little brother and I don't see each other as often as we should. I'm a busy dad of three and he's a hard-working fireman who's prepping for med school. After coming to this...
9.7 Smith Techlite & Polarchromic Review Nathan Leavitt June 20, 2013 Gear Reviews 6 Comments Are you ever out on the water all freaking day long? Hopefully you are! Even if you're not you've probably fished during the day and lingered around until it starts to get dark. In years past I often found...
Attack from Above & the Undercover Submarine Nathan Leavitt November 1, 2012 One-Hit Wonders 8 Comments Perched atop my lookout, I'd seen this fish cruise in and out of this backwater. A healthy rainbow wandering slowly and occasionally swallowing suspended morsels or going tail up for one off the bottom. It's...
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...
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...
No Refunds Stillwater Fishing Nathan Leavitt July 9, 2012 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits, Popular 2 5 Comments Blitz trip. Again. I think this was the gnarliest one we've taken this year so far, but you gotta pay your dues right? Sometimes it pays off and sometimes it doesn't. We had a little of both but without a...
The Perfect Specimen Derek Olthuis May 21, 2012 Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders 8 Comments We've been on a hawg hunting kick lately and have been putting in time exploring unfamiliar waters. We arrived a little later than we had planned so I eagerly decided to run over to the water to have quick...
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...
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...
Sight Fishing Jurassic Lake Derek Olthuis April 25, 2012 Fish Stories, Popular 2 Comments Wind, wind and more wind, at least that's what I had come expecting but Jurassic Lake had yet to reveal her true nature to us. The guide told us we were having about the best weather possible and we soaked...
Rio Barrancoso and Laguna Verde Derek Olthuis April 3, 2012 Fish Stories 7 Comments Remote, way out there, untouched, in the middle-of-nowhere: Jurassic Lake Argentina. It seems long dirt roads to get to prime fishing locations were my forte while traveling Argentina. Each and every dirt road...
Strike 3! Carp on the Fly?! Derek Olthuis February 10, 2012 Fish Stories 7 Comments If Nate and I had been lacing up baseball cleats instead of wading boots we would have struck out. I'm not gonna lie, if I knew we'd end up spending our day fishing for carp on the fly I probably would have...
Pilgrimage to Tiger Muskie Island Nathan Leavitt November 19, 2011 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish 10 Comments 5 hours of driving, 3 hours of sleep, and 12 hours of non-stop fishing. Sound familiar? Yep. Sounds like the makings of a perfect fishing trip if you ask me! Ha. We were stoked. The mission? Three noobs...
Manti La Sal Mountain Fall Nathan Leavitt November 1, 2011 Fish Stories 1 Comment My wife loves camping at established campgrounds and....I'm not really a big fan. Our destination was on this outing was a compromise in the Manti La Sal mountains, but on this trip I learned - yet again -...
Fishing with my kid, Zev Nathan Leavitt September 7, 2011 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish Zev has already been fishing with me a number of times but for me today was a monumental day. I've been away from the water for a few months now and in that time Zev has continued to grow into the little...
Big Brook Trout! Derek Olthuis August 9, 2011 Fish Stories 6 Comments Back at it again! I met up with a few friends and headed out to a lake known for big brook trout. Let's just state char might be the most amazing fish ever... just saying. There is just something about...
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...