Green River Fishing

Though we would have loved to get on a great summer trip, work this year made that somewhat difficult so first of the fall my dad and I hit the road for The Green River in Utah to see if we couldn’t find some good weather and dry fly fishing. We gave ourselves a five day window to try and stick some of the many Green River fish. The river boasts an unprecedented 8,000 to 22,000 fish per mile in the canyon we were fishing. You can literally see trout all over the river, but getting them to take your fly is an all together different story. We unfortunately saw some tough weather during our stay there. Lots of rain and wind which made rowing and casting rather challenging. We were lucky to see some excellent weather on our final day, and the fishing really picked up for a nice send off to a great trip. Though not quite summer we did manage to drag a lot of fish to the surface.

Long haul to the other side of UT

Flaming gorge reservoir provides cold and consistent water for The Green

Beautiful canyon below the dam

Slow, clear, cool water for the big fish

In the boat the pup is not all that interested in the fishing

Pops with a good little brown

Driftwood parked

Ellie enjoying an outing

Red spots

Dad on the hunt

A moment of some manageable weather

Snake eyes and headed back to the boat

Hooked up

This little piggy went home

Another nice one

River monster

Can't stop this man – 9 hours a day...

But it pays off

An Emerald Evening

I’ve wanted to for some time now, but just have had a hard time finding the right evening to get out for an Emerald Bay sleep over. Weather was brisk but beautiful. The moon was a mere sliver and stars were abundant over the calm water for the evening. I took in a movie and woke early to catch the sun rise in the bay. Ellie got some serious swim time, and we both look forward to another night on the boat next summer. A definite repeat.

Not a bad view as I cruised in to the bay

Home for the evening

First light is stunning

With the slightest reflection of moon on the water

Colors soften as dawn passes

Gorgeous morning when the sun breaks the ridge

Ellie at attention

This pup is my co-pilot

Hazardous waters

Glass and some great reflections

Ancient sticks

Plenty of play time after the temps come up