Bad news for Strawberry fishing

The Utah DWR has found whirling disease in the fish located in Strawberry. Every year they check for this and other problematic diseases in the fish populations. Fishermen and boating enthusiasts need to be taking head to he cleaning of all equipment prior to fishing in new waters.
I hope that it doesn't continue to spread to new fishing waters but I am no longer as optimistic about it.

So for today they have 13 hand tied fies for $8. Its for today only so you better jump on it if you need some flies.

Great Fishing

There is still some of the best fishing of the year going on in all the rivers. The brown trout are very active and you can get a lot of aggression strikes as well as feeding. I would recommend using streamers or nymphs.

Late summer

Right now the best rigs are hopper droppers and attractor dropper rigs. The Provo is good and the Weber is picking up. If you want to hit the big fish go early in the morning or late evening. Lets get out and get some fish!!!

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Overcast weather combined with all the run off makes for some really murky and low visiblity for the fish the best thing to fish with right now is some bait. The reason being is that the fish are looking forfood using their sense of smell and what ever settles into their holds. These holds are down where the current is slower so they use less energy and don't get washed away or hit with debris. The difficulty for fly fishing is quite high due to the speed of the water and the visibility. The trick is to use the heavy flies with tungsten to get down into the fish holds. Now lets get out and get some fish!!!

Provo River

There was a decent hatch of blue winged olives (BWO) on the Provo river. This was a great chance to get out and get those fish. They were rising and taking as many as they could. I hope this isn't the last one before the spring run off makes it better to be bait fishing. With all the snow and moisture we had better be ready for a lot of run off. Let s get out there and get those fish!!!

Stone Flies

This stone fly is made on a woolly bugger Mustatad hook #10 with black thread 0/6, black dubbing, black wire, Goose biots for the wings and antennae. I found it works quite well for stone fly hatches. Hope I get to use them soon on a hatch.
Tomorrow looks like it will be good weather for fishing again and I cant wait to get out there. I was going to go out this past weekend but my son got sick and I was unable to. So now It's time to get ready for tomorrow. Let's Get out and Get fishing!!!

Intermediate Fly Fishing Equipment

Those of you that are looking for the right pole and you have some experience I would recommend the Orvis Clearwater II. Not only is it a nice pole for the money it also comes with a 25 year guarantee. It is the best rod for the money thats under $400. This set up is a 5wt so it's not for large waters but it does offer a chance to really feel the fight while working smaller waters. In my opinion the bast thing about fly fishing is the chances that you have to really feel the fish fight. As a bonus you get the reel line and backing as well as a case for it.   

Snow, Rain Go Away Come Again Another Day

As it's raining/snowing (depending on the moment today) I thought I would post another fly that is is fun to make and looks really cool when you make it. This is a frog pattern that works well with fish that regularly eat frogs, like a bedding bass. First you need two colors of 1/8" thickness craft foam of the color of the frogs you are imitating. some rubber leg material, red 0/6 thread or floss. You can also get some sticky eyes to place on it if you don't want to draw them. In order to get the shape right you will need River Road Creations: STP Frog Foam Body Cutter. This ensures that your frog is symmetrical, and in my case recognizable as a frog.  these foam cutters are available at Cabela's or Amazon. I've provided the links for here for both sites on the blog.
I hope the weather breaks soon. Lets get out there and get some fish!!!
Rasczack

Great Streamer for large trout

This Fly is tied on a 0/1 Mustad salt water hook and uses flash marabou through the fur. I used Deer tail hair for the main body. Natural color above and Lighter dyed color below to simulate the natural coloration of a small prey fish.
I love going after the big brown trout using streamers. By nature they more aggressive towards other fish and tend to eat more fish as they get bigger. This makes it so that they will hit a lot of lures that some people think are too big for the water. I have used six inch jointed Rapalas that look like juvenile rainbows and browns and I get huge hits. They also love to hit woolly buggers if you bring them in with an intermittent return.
Now lets get out there and get some fish!!!

Today was nice

Today was a good day to get out and get some fish in the Salt lake Valley as well as the lower canyons. The insects have started to hatch but now that we have some snow coming in I'm thinking that streamers will be the thing to use once again.
I cant wait till it really warms up myself. I love wading in the cold water on a hot day casting my flies into the pools on the rivers and getting the fish to rise and take my fly. It's going to be a good summer. Lets get out and get some fish!!!
Rasczack

time to replace your Line and some of the old hooks

Fishing line is known for being hard to break when you're pulling on it. Unless its a monster fish that's doing the pulling. The key thing to remember is that heat, cold and UV light all break down the line so it becomes brittle and breaks in the cold water. To fix this the solution is simple buy some new line for your spinning rods and tippet for your fly fishing. That way you know your using the strongest line you can and its not going to give out out on you when you hook that world record fish. Also remember that color does matter when choosing a line. A clear line will work in most conditions. Some people prefer to have the green lines for muddy water. I haven't noticed an increase in hits using it so I'll leave to you.
Let's get out and get some fish!!!
Rasczack

More stuff for the Beginning Fly fisher

This guide has the best set up for the beginning fly fisher. It takes you all the way the way through to catching fish. It even has some chapters about how to read a river. The purpose of reading a river is to determine where the fish are going to be hiding by the patterns of the bank and ripples and eddies that you can see on the surface of the water. This what people usually hire a guide to do for them as it can be very tricky on specific waters. So if you want to read about casting techniques and what you need to be safe on the water this is a must have for new fishermen. Lets get out and get some fish!!!

Lots of wind but warm

I think its a little too windy for fly fishing the Canyon streams. Its definitely a day for bait and lures. Good luck to everyone that goes out today. Let us know how out do. Feel free to email us pictures and stories the best ones will be posted here.

Fly fishing Equipment

I am using an antique bamboo fly rod with an antique automatic fly reel. I have several fly reels that are The modern manual reels and I have a fiberglass rod. I just like the feel of the older equipment better. Why have they gone away from the automatic fly reels anyway? I think its more fun to fight the fish with my hand on the line controlling the drag and really getting a feel for The fish. I feel like I'm closer to nature when I do it that way.
I will admit that if you are going after the big fish that can pull line out real quickly you might want to have the manual reel. But I just don't want to give up my automatic reel and bamboo rod. What kinds of equipment do you use and do you have any that you don't want give up even though its now considered obsolete? I would love to hear about it.