Skinny Water Nathan Leavitt September 28, 2015 Fish Stories 12 Comments Patagonia is top on my list of places I'd love to visit and fish. One of the main things that draws me there is the brook trout. Not only do they grow them big there, but in some incredibly awesome waters....
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...
Uinta Mountain Brook Trout Nathan Leavitt September 30, 2014 Fish Stories 8 Comments Utah waters hold some really nice brook trout if you know when/where to look. Typically though, when people think of Utah brook trout (myself included) they think of some of the mountains down south and not...
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...
One on One Nathan Leavitt September 30, 2013 Fish Stories 4 Comments When you have kids you don't get many opportunities to get out on any adventures without the kiddos. Our first son came much earlier than we originally planned and we wanted to keep our kids close in age so...
Fall Colors and Pics Derek Olthuis October 29, 2012 Fish Stories 3 Comments So obviously fall is here. Even the "evergreen" are changing colors 'round these parts. Just a reminder to pick your head up from the water to look at what's around you! Hope fall is treating everyone well!...
Eat More Brook Trout Derek Olthuis October 11, 2012 Fish Stories, Popular 7 Comments Back on the road again, the first leg of the week long fishing adventure had concluded. More than content to have caught an amazing fish, the rest of that night's drive passed quickly. It was about 6 hours in...
Punch Me in the Face! Derek Olthuis September 26, 2012 Fish Stories 6 Comments Mishaps and days where you think nothing else can go wrong.... These are the days that we call paying dues and this trip just happened to be one of those trips, one of those days....
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...
Thousand Lake Mountain Fishing Derek Olthuis November 8, 2011 Fish Stories 8 Comments It was supposed to be a quick trip, in and out. We figured the lake would be primed and ready to go with the recent cold weather snap, hoping the brook trout would be cruising the shallows before spawning....
Fall Boulder Mountain Fishing Derek Olthuis October 5, 2011 Fish Stories 6 Comments Long drives and simple food seem to be the weekend ritual for me recently. I got word from a good friend of mine that he and some friends were heading to the Boulders to do some fall Boulder Mountain...
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....
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...
Montana Grayling, Brookies, and Pike! Oh my! Derek Olthuis July 25, 2011 Fish Stories 2 Comments Things have been, well crazy here but, I had the opportunity to head up to Montana for the week of July 4th. Water has been incredibly high due to massive amounts of snow and almost all the rivers in...
Hike from Hell Nathan Leavitt July 2, 2010 Fish Stories 1 Comment As a young father I've already gone on a good number of what we like to call "adventures" with my family. Out of all of them, this particular trip to the Uinta Mountains undoubtedly goes down as the...