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...
Mega Muskie Roundup Extravaganza Spectacular Nathan Leavitt July 8, 2013 Fish Stories, Popular 14 Comments Pardon the extra load time on this post...it just happens to be a Mega Muskie Roundup Extravaganza Spectacular of the Century - which obviously contains a gratuitous amount of muskie porn....
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!"...
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...
Bull Trout are Ugly Derek Olthuis August 22, 2012 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 18 Comments Pulling up to the Missoula airport waiting for Matt and Kyle to come out I thought, the time is finally here! Months of phone calls, emails and planning finally about to become reality....
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...
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. Â As we saddled the quads and rode down the rim toward the lake...
Jurassic Lake! Derek Olthuis April 16, 2012 Fish Stories 9 Comments It was Super bowl Sunday...at least to me. Today I would get to see Argentina's fabled Jurassic Lake and find out if it was all I had imagined it to be.  Stories, fishing reports and videos: today I would...
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...
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...
Fall Rainbow Trout Fishing Nathan Leavitt October 4, 2011 Fish Stories, Popular 2 5 Comments As fall begins to set in, the feesh are getting their eat on and it was time for the usual suspects (Derek and I) to take a quick trip to a little-known and sluggish tailwater in search of some fat tails. Time...
Working for a Big Bow Derek Olthuis June 25, 2011 One-Hit Wonders 1 Comment Things have been crazy for us at OSF. We've appreciated the emails and for the continued feedback. Posts won't be as numerous as we'd like over the next couple months but we promise to make up for it!!...
Birthday Brownies Nathan Leavitt November 7, 2009 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish 1 Comment It was day two of a little birthday fishing extravaganza with my lady. After a fun evening of fishing the day before I was having a good day of tossing big bugs to some fall brown trout....
Up North: The Long Awaited Bull Trout Hunt Nathan Leavitt July 21, 2009 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish 2 Comments This was the day I had been waiting for. Today we were to hunt bullies. The trip was already off to a great start, but I could hardly contain my stoke-level that I finally ha a chance to chase these fish. The drive was a long combination of pavement and dirt. Our hike took us in and out of trees, across waters, and over colored pebbles rounded by the glacial-fed river. The surroundings were much like I had imagined, but definitely more. This place was simply incredible.
Thanksgiving Tiger Hunt: Day 2 Nathan Leavitt November 29, 2008 Fish Stories 2 Comments So Derek and I headed up for another morning and continued our search of some big guys. Let me just sum up the day: Derek got some sweet sweet lovin'....