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....
Small Streams and Beaver Ponds Derek Olthuis August 27, 2012 Fish Stories 1 Comment Eyes tired and sick of driving. I had been in the car for hours, although with the amount of time on the road lately you think I would be used to it by now. I was heading back to Utah from Montana for a quick...
What the…Splake?! Derek Olthuis September 29, 2011 Fish Stories 2 Comments Small Streams. There is just something about skinny water and hunting trout that gets me crazy excited. Peering through bushes, over boulders and crouching in long grass to cast into a tiny hole you just...
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...
Beginner Fly Fishing Nathan Leavitt August 15, 2010 Fish Stories Zac is a young man that lives in my neighborhood. Within the last couple of months he had gotten really into fly fishing. His old-timer neighbor, Wayne, had gotten him into it and he seemed to be hooked. ...
Oncorhynchus mykiss Nathan Leavitt August 3, 2010 Fish Stories 4 Comments I was just getting of work and I got a call from Derek saying that I had to come fish a stream with him. He said the fish were willing and super good looking. "Browns?", I asked. Nope, Oncorhynchus mykiss....
King Cuttie Nathan Leavitt July 24, 2010 Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders 2 Comments This stream is filled with mostly brown trout and the bonneville cutthroat trout. The cutties are a real treat to catch but I'd say maybe one in forty fish is a cutthroat. The fish are all fluvial but I've...
My Little Fishing Buddy Nathan Leavitt August 29, 2009 Fish Stories 2 Comments Zev is a little wild man. He already loves being outside - just like his dad. Almost from birth, going outside seemed to calm and soothe him....
California Gem: Redband Trout Nathan Leavitt July 11, 2009 Fish Stories We set out from my wife's family cabin on motorcycles to go explore some streams in a nearby canyon. We were hoping to explore a larger stream that I'd seen on the topo map....
“I Got One!!!” Nathan Leavitt June 11, 2009 Fish Stories 2 Comments So, naturally, I've wanted to get my lady hooked on fly fishing. She'd had very little exposure to it but I was convinced that she'd get a kick out summertime hopper fishing. I took her to one of my favorite...
Independence Day Brownies Nathan Leavitt July 4, 2008 Fish Stories It's the Fourth of July and my family doesn't really have any traditions so that left me free to hit the water. My little son is only a month old now so the lady is more than happy to stay home and sleep in. I...