Not dead, but definitely on life support. I guess no ones going fishing any more.

Yes, fish populations are highly cyclical and highly dependent on local conditions. The current drought is not helping out much, and I've stopped fishing my local redband creeks as the populations have taken a huge hit. At what point you choose to stop fishing and let them recover is a personal one....

I probably shouldn't respond to this since I'm retired (so I don't need to worry about work) and my answer might get someone in trouble. :booty: I know of a certain favorite fishing buddy of mine whose job went to tele-work due to COVID and we're certainly fishing together much more often than pre-C...

That's my old stomping grounds! Both of my kids caught their first trout on the fly from the Clarks Fork.
Thanks for the memories.

Pretty slow here nowadays, good DR. I still post my epics, but with COVID, not many epics to post about. Hopefully in the near future activity will rise here. This is the only place I'm posting much to, these days.

Good job Luc!!! I had a similar experience two years ago when I attended my nephews wedding. When he was about 6, I took him fishing in my boat and he had such a good time that he wouldn't leave the lake and we were two hours late. Which got me in trouble with my wife and her sister (mom of boy), be...

Back in my day 50 years ago (you know when dinosaurs roamed the earth!) Arroyo Seco used to hold a decent population of small wild rainbow trout, and also was stocked on a regular basis with truck trout. Haven't been back there since then so I have no idea what it looks like now. That was one of the...

I don't disagree with your premise that maybe this isn't the best way to spend this money, but the route to restoration funding is very long, difficult, and very competitive, and myself, I'd much rather the money do something positive for the environment than be returned to some utilities/user group...

One thing to keep in mind is, that funds for restoration are part of a utilities/user groups "fee" for exploiting public trust resources. In most instances, a certain percentage of revenues for exploiting public trust resources, is part of the agreement to utilize those resources and can o...

This may not be quite what you're looking for, but you can download it to your mobile device for handy streamside references. This is BY FAR the best book I've seen covering western hatches and I highly recommend it. Author Dave Hughes Pocketguide to Western Hatches Available from many sources inclu...

Congrats Luc, do you get royalties!!!

You have to check your specific National Forest, USNPS, BLM and specific locations within said federal public lands. Most of NorCal has also been impacted by the closure, including the very popular Trinity River. So, it's not just restricted to SoCal. But starting today 9-19, some of the restriction...

Amongst the many rods in my quiver, one of my favorites is my Scott G2 8'8" 3 wt. It is a medium action graphite rod that is fairly light in weight, and is a joy to toss dry flies with. You may want to try Ebay or the used market, as unfortunately, there is NO WAY I'm selling mine! I especially...

I have an amadou patch. It works very well at de-sliming and drying flies, especially on CDC flies. Not sure it's worth the extra cost. The cost part is a tough question.

Grant Village is somewhat a ways from good fishing (unless you want lakes) but the Firehole River, Nez Perce Creek, and the Lewis River are some of my faves in that section of the park. But I much prefer the NE corner of the park for fishing, but that's quite a drive. And you must fish the mighty Ye...