We have been hitting up the Provo River a bit lately. Its been cold but fish are staying active. We've found success in the morning on little brown and green streamers. Then as the day goes on we move to fishing the top water with little black midges and bwo flies. The Blue Wing hatch isn't here quiet yet but any day now. I would suggest running a peasant tail nymph as a point fly under your dry and you may increase your numbers. Have fun and take the time to look around you might see some wild life.
Green River Fishin
I went to the Green this last weekend and fished the B section right at Little Hole. To sum it up, the fishing wasn't that great. The weather was in between cycles, there was a couple inches of snow on the ground and the fish were hunkered down, with an occasional rise or two. At least I managed to swoop this beauty rainbow from a deep pooling eddy. Can't wait for the nice Spring weather to come around that makes for some great fishing.
Jon's Fish Tales
Cold Weekend On The Green River
Help protect our river rights.
It is URGENT that we all contact our Representatives right NOW to OPPOSE HB68!!
The assault on public stream access has already begun behind closed doors! House Bill 68 [HB68] WILL lock down Utah's public waters to private interests. TODAY is the time to make a final stand. This is it folks, the battle to unshackle public water will NOT get another chance if HB68 is not passionately opposed by the masses right NOW.
Reasons to OPPOSE HB68
It is a direct attack on our 1st lawsuit in the Heber 4th District court. Rep. McIff is attempting to backdoor the public trust doctrine by claiming that the legislature, as trustee, has accomplished its duties by enacting HB141 "Public Waters Access Act", which we all know did notbenefit the public. HB68 also attempts to create a private property right out of water rights to attempt to strengthen McIff and Farm Bureau "taking" claim and intertwine public trust and appropriated water with access/USE. In a nut shell, McIff is effectively making an "end-run" around the judiciary by proposing this legislation.
Reasons to SUPPORT compromise USAC language
It ends the 2 lawsuits and ends the question of ownership of stream beds, which is protecting private property rights, without attempting to define public trust doctrine in Utah which is currently undefined, making HB68 unnecessary. It is fair and balanced and limits access points to those at public right of ways and to existing or future walk in access with the DWR (aside from public land). The 6" diameter and 6' long log test proposed will eliminate the smaller waters running through rancher's fields and draws. We have pushed this type of language for 4 years and now is the time to have compromise rather than fighting.
- USAC Compromise Language: Click here for PDF Link
What you can to do help right NOW
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Find your district Representative
- Contact your representative
- Urge them to OPPOSE HB68
- Urge them to SUPPORT USAC compromise
- Go to the Capitol and meet with your Representative
- Get a friend to do the same
Bryan's December Fatty's
Waterfowl Hunting!
Hunting Seasons Open!
Weekend fishin
The fishing this time of year is amazing and very productive. I suggest that everyone set some time aside, and get out on the water.
First fish of the day. Not too bad.
Mouses' first fish. He makes up for it.
Check out the jaw on this guy!! What a fighter he was.
And of course, we topped the day off with one of Mouses' home brews. Tasty!
FISH OF THE DAY! 22" SLAB!
Green River, Wyoming
Fishy Weekend
Fish Of The Day! Karma Fish
Watching The REDS Run!
We went to the East Fork Smith Fork River over the weekend and found it full of Kokanee (land locked Sockeye Salmon). They were bright red making their way up-stream to spawn. It was a rad sight to see all the fish in such skinny water. Bad thing this meant no fishing just photos and wildlife viewing. We left them alone to do their thing.
Evening fishing
Fly Fishing With Frogs
Sean from Dead Drifters and I went North to Wyoming for a couple of days of fishing this week. Thinking we would be throwing hoppers. We were wrong! To our surprise there were more frogs jumping around then hoppers. Luckily Sean had a couple bright green meaty streamers that looked kind of like a frogs. With only a few casts to the far bank and strips across the river the first fish was on. We worked the water pretty quick and searched out the fish that would take our frogs. We both hooked in to some hogs and both lost some monsters. The rainbow trout love the frogs.