OSF @ IF4 – Change of Pace Nathan Leavitt November 20, 2013 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 6 Comments So earlier this summer we headed North with our good friend Spencer Higa to do some fishing. It was somewhat of a last-minute trip but we went with the intentions of doing a bit of filming. Anyway, we're...
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...
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....
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...
Up North: The One That Got Away Nathan Leavitt July 24, 2009 Fish Stories, Popular 2 Comments Prior to our trip Derek had agreed to take a family friend out for some bull trout so we made the journey back to some familiar water. While we had already been blessed with some good fish, we had caught brief...
Up North: More Bull trout Nathan Leavitt July 22, 2009 Fish Stories With some changes to our original plans we set out to fish for bull trout in a new area. The river itself was beautiful and it was something else to see bullies of all sizes holding in the deeper runs and...
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.