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A bunch of the Brighton Anglers hit up the Green River for a mans weekend fishing trip. It was full of beer drinking and fish catching good times. It was a fun trip full of amazing scenery and all kinds of deer, antelope, cows, raccoons, bald eagles and other wildlife playing in and around the river. Pretty awesome experience. Enjoy the mega post of photos.
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Mouse and myself went out to check some small stream action the other day. It seems the water was between hatches but we still managed to make fish rise. Check the action.
Mouse checking the scene. Beers in hand!
Swooped this nice brown on a yellow Sally. Thing was killin it.
I really liked the head on this guy. Good fighter!
Mouse with another good brown!
It was a good time.! Go check out your local small streams. You'll be surprised what you'll find.
Temps are crazy hot in Utah. So a few of us decided to head to the Uinta National Forest. This place is known for hundreds of lakes full of hungry trout. The trick is to find one all to yourself. I had a good hunch where we could find one. Castle Peak and Lake. We hit this zone a lot in the winter on our snowmobiles and I was excited to see what it looked like without any snow. After an hour of 4X4ing we found the trailhead and camp spot. Good sign with you don't see any other cars at the end of the road. After about a mile hike we were at the lake. We were stoked to arrive and not see any other people and to see fish rising. We quickly set up our rods and it was on. Sight fishing to fish you see near the shore or rising fish out in the lake. We caught Brooke's, Cutt's and Tiger trout. After walking around the whole lake we decided to hike a little further and head up to the peak and check out the view. It was well worth it. The view was spectacular. Nicole and I shared a beer and then decided to head back to camp to grab some food. This was a fun zone and I would recommend you checking it out. But don't just trust google maps. I think there are a few lakes in the Uintas named Castle Lake. Have fun exploring.
Parker and I rallied our Sportsters up to the Middle Provo. Nothing like a nice morning cruise to go fishing. We knew the river was gonna be busy, but goddamn. The hole we wanted to fish was full. So talking amongst ourselves about where to go, we heard "Hey retards." We looked over to the random fisherman "As long as you don't act like a couple of dumbasses you can fish next to me, and we can change our spots up as the day goes on." So we took him up on his offer and slayed over a bakers dozen between us. Thanks random fisherman and keep rippin them lips.
Parker with a nice brown
Jake hooked in to this guy yesterday with a black leach. Sure was exciting watching this all go down and kind of funny trying to net him with my little net.
I thought this was a cool mural. I like his reference piece, haha.
Our friend Jim got to head North to fish for pike last week. Mostly spot fishing when the weather was good. Jims brother Pitt caught this 43" pike on a fly rod. I hear it was very entertaining to watch him land it and overall a fun trip. Thanks for sharing the photo.
A few of us hit up the Weber River behind Bryan's house on Sunday. Right of the get go we were in to fish. It seamed like fish were everywhere. We couldn't have asked for a better fishing conditions. I was pretty stoked thinking I pulled off another " Utah Grand Slam" day of fishing. (Utah Grand Slam is when you catch 4 or more species of trout in one day) We were catching 14"-18" Cutts, Brooks, Bows and Browns with an occasional White Fish. Then I hooked in to this pig. It gave me one heck of a fight. I wasn't thinking I was going to get into fish this size so I only brought my 2wt with 6x tippet. After the first few runs I was thinking there's no way I'm going to be able to pull this guy in. It ran me up and down the river. I really regretted not having my net. After working her until there was no more fight in her I was able to scoop her up into my chest and hold on for life. I handed off my rod and removed the fly from its mouth and tried to keep a hold of this beast. She still had some fight left in her and didn't want to get her photo taken. We all had a good laugh and got some photos then put her back in the water. Within a couple of seconds of being placed back in the water she was gone. We fished for a few more hours, caught some more fish and finished off the day with some beers at the car. One of the best days fishing in my life!
I love this t-shirt. Have you ever sat and casted to a rising fish and it couldn't be bothered even looking at your fly? Did you have the thought that its rising out of the water to flip you off? I sure have! I came across this shirt from Coalatree and had to get my order in. If you want one to you can get them at Karmaloop.
The Green Drake hatch has been poppin off lately on the Middle Provo. I've been a couple of times already and it's been off the chain, with an exception for one day. I've tied up a few different patterns that have proven to be effective. BIG foam body drakes with a parachute and some hackle are the ticket as well as some dyed green deer hair emerger/crippler patterns. Get creative when tying these patterns, the fish on the Middle see thousands of drake imitations, so make sure yours stick out from the rest. Good luck fishing, and if you haven't made it out there, get out now! These hatches are the most prolific hatches that happen in Utah. Get bent!
I wish I had more photos, but I managed to drop my Iphone in the river AGAIN. I think it's about time for that Lifeproof case!
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Luke, Richard and Drake hit up what they like to call the G-Spot on the Jordan River. This is the first time Drake has caught a fish. I hear it was a great time for everyone. Nice work guys.
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