This is a funny picture. Fish seem to know just the right time to get fussy.
Same fish under submission.
Brook Trout are a lot of fun to catch and very beautiful.
This is the little Brook that we fished...
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Brook Meadow on Cedar Mountain
My buddy from work and I went fishing yesterday above Panguitch Lake. I had never been to this spot. But had a blast catching fish on a rod I built and flies I tied.
This is a funny picture. Fish seem to know just the right time to get fussy.
Same fish under submission.
Brook Trout are a lot of fun to catch and very beautiful.
This is the little Brook that we fished...
This is a funny picture. Fish seem to know just the right time to get fussy.
Same fish under submission.
Brook Trout are a lot of fun to catch and very beautiful.
This is the little Brook that we fished...
Day up at Brianhead
Katy, Sarge, and I went up on Cedar Mountain on Thursday and walked around Brianhead. One more month for Katy to pop that baby out. She is ready to be done being pregnant in the summer.
We ate pizza at the resort. Sarge was very mindful as long as he got to share the pizza with us.
We had a fun time. And we wore Sarge out in the process.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Saturday Fishing Fun
Katy suggested we take Sarge somewhere so he could get some wiggles out. We headed up Cedar Canyon and guess where we ended up?
Sarge had a great time getting some wiggles out. I got to catch a few fish. And Katy went Rock Houndin'.
We got up there about an hour before dark. But it was a great break from Cedar's heat. And it's always nice to go on a drive in the mountains.
Sarge had a great time getting some wiggles out. I got to catch a few fish. And Katy went Rock Houndin'.
We got up there about an hour before dark. But it was a great break from Cedar's heat. And it's always nice to go on a drive in the mountains.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Friday Fun Adventure
I went out Friday morning with the goal to catch a trout over 20 inches on a fly rod. I got up a 5am (which you all know is unnatural for anyone, especially me!). And left as the sun was rising. I caught a fat 12" Brown trout right away. I didn't take a picture because I assumed this was a good sign. I later hooked into a nice trout, but it released itself before I could land it and measure it. It probably wouldn't have fulfilled my 20" goal, but it would have been close. It started getting hot and I wasn't getting any more takers, so I decided to head home. On the way home, after re-hydrating and getting my wits about me, I decided to hit one more stream on the way home. I headed thru the Cedar Breaks area towards Panquetch Lake. There were a lot of pretty wild flowers along the road on the drive over. I had never been here, but a friend told me about it. I wasn't sure if there would be fish in it. At its widest, it barely pushed three feet wide. I think this is the smallest stream I have ever fished on.
I used the rod I built a month or so ago. I caught a little brook trout right away. And figured this was about what I'd be catching on the rest of this stream.
But I was surprised to begin catching many fish over 10 inches and one that was 12". There were fish in nearly every little pool. I even had one trout miss the fly a couple times. As I cast into the pool, it would continue to try and snatch the fly. On the last cast, it flew out of the water completely, but again missed the fly. I think it was far sited or something.
The fishing was tons of fun. There wasn't much skill involved, except getting the fly into the small pockets of water without getting the fly wrapped and snarled around the little willows that lined the stream. I ended up staying longer than I had expected. I knew I had to get going, so I made the rule if I lost my current fly, or went two pools without catching a fish, I would go back. Even the pools that looked too small to hold fish, held fish. I finally stood in the same spot until I couldn't cast into any more new pools and ended up sacrificing my fly to the bushes.
I was going to keep one of the Brookies, and BBQ it fresh from the stream. But I wanted to get back in time to catch a movie with Katy at 4pm. I picked Katy a bunch of wildflowers on the walk back to the truck. It was a beautiful day and catching all those fish help boost my ego after not meeting my goal earlier in the day. Today was about quantity of fish and quality of the experience.
I used the rod I built a month or so ago. I caught a little brook trout right away. And figured this was about what I'd be catching on the rest of this stream.
But I was surprised to begin catching many fish over 10 inches and one that was 12". There were fish in nearly every little pool. I even had one trout miss the fly a couple times. As I cast into the pool, it would continue to try and snatch the fly. On the last cast, it flew out of the water completely, but again missed the fly. I think it was far sited or something.
The fishing was tons of fun. There wasn't much skill involved, except getting the fly into the small pockets of water without getting the fly wrapped and snarled around the little willows that lined the stream. I ended up staying longer than I had expected. I knew I had to get going, so I made the rule if I lost my current fly, or went two pools without catching a fish, I would go back. Even the pools that looked too small to hold fish, held fish. I finally stood in the same spot until I couldn't cast into any more new pools and ended up sacrificing my fly to the bushes.
I was going to keep one of the Brookies, and BBQ it fresh from the stream. But I wanted to get back in time to catch a movie with Katy at 4pm. I picked Katy a bunch of wildflowers on the walk back to the truck. It was a beautiful day and catching all those fish help boost my ego after not meeting my goal earlier in the day. Today was about quantity of fish and quality of the experience.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Response to Recent Criticism
I have been razzed about having more fishing pictures on my blog than pictures of my lovely wife Katy. Well, Katy is hard to photograph. She threatens death and torture when I try to photograph her. And her hand gets in the way a lot...if she isn't swinging it at me. But her is a tribute to Katy Bug...
This is about the reaction I'm going to get from Katy when she sees this!
Or maybe this.
This was taken on our Jackson Hole trip a year ago. We stayed down in Alpine and drove up into Jackson during the day. It was a great trip and I'm glad we went on it.
This is at my Graduation last year from...you guessed it, SUU.
Katy was a cutey pie little girl and I love this picture! Maybe we will be blessed with one of these some day.
Self explanatory. What a great day! Well, I hope I'm still married after Katy sees this post...but you asked for it.
This is about the reaction I'm going to get from Katy when she sees this!
Or maybe this.
This was taken on our Jackson Hole trip a year ago. We stayed down in Alpine and drove up into Jackson during the day. It was a great trip and I'm glad we went on it.
This is at my Graduation last year from...you guessed it, SUU.
Katy was a cutey pie little girl and I love this picture! Maybe we will be blessed with one of these some day.
Self explanatory. What a great day! Well, I hope I'm still married after Katy sees this post...but you asked for it.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
One more outting before I have to go back to work
I headed out to go fishing a little after 10:30am Friday morning. After getting a soda, I decided to head home and call it a day. It was way too hot to go fishing. About five minutes from returning home, Craig called me up to go fishing that evening.
We left Cedar at 5:30p and was stopped at an "administrative checkpoint" just before the turnoff to the stream. The checkpoint was oddly placed in the middle of nowhere. I think they were looking for drunk hicks. We got up to the upper Mammoth at a perfect time. We had the stream to ourselves. I spent more time losing flies in trees while Craig kept catching fish.
I missed a few strikes, but I couldn't buy a hook-up. I ended up losing all my White Wulfs, so I had to raid Craig's flybox to steal a couple from him.
I ended up catching one small fish in slow water just before dark. I hooked into a nice beefy one, but it broke off. Like usual, Craig had to wait for me to make a "few more casts". We got back to Cedar just after 11pm. It was a nice last horrah before having to go back to work.
We left Cedar at 5:30p and was stopped at an "administrative checkpoint" just before the turnoff to the stream. The checkpoint was oddly placed in the middle of nowhere. I think they were looking for drunk hicks. We got up to the upper Mammoth at a perfect time. We had the stream to ourselves. I spent more time losing flies in trees while Craig kept catching fish.
I missed a few strikes, but I couldn't buy a hook-up. I ended up losing all my White Wulfs, so I had to raid Craig's flybox to steal a couple from him.
I ended up catching one small fish in slow water just before dark. I hooked into a nice beefy one, but it broke off. Like usual, Craig had to wait for me to make a "few more casts". We got back to Cedar just after 11pm. It was a nice last horrah before having to go back to work.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Deer Valley Trip
I headed North on Thursday (6/28) around 10am. I ended up fishing at a couple locations, ending the day of fishing past 10:30pm and headed up to stay with Jan and Marg.
I caught this guy right as it got dark. I tried and tried, but it wouldn't stay still
for its photo op., so I put him back in the water and made the 1/2 hour walk back to my truck in the dark with a dim headlamp.
I stayed at Mom and Dad's that night. When I woke up, I had the wonderful opportunity to experience a Jan & Marg vacation by washing the exterior windows of the house. They treated me to lunch at Tsing Tao. Jan stole most of Marg's shrimp and got a good scolding. He then continued his raid by stealing mom and my fried rice.
Katy came up the day before with her mom and sister and went to Ikea and got some baby stuff. I met Katy and the Fetzers at the condo in Deer Valley. We headed to the pool and then we played a game of hearts; Five way with all the queens. We only got thru one set of passes. But I won with an easy lead.
The next day, Katy, Sam, Jake, and I went to Park City Mountain Resort and the boys and I went down the alpine slide
and the alpine coaster. The alpine coaster was a blast!!!
That night we attended Katy's Cousin's wedding reception at the Red Pines Lodge at the top of the Gondola at The Canyons. I had been up on this mountain over a 100 times during the winter when I had a season pass two years and from working the winter of 2002 as a lifty. It looks a lot different in the summer.
Mary and I got into a photography war on the way up the Gondola.
This is the view from the gondola half way up. I always loved to here the tourists gasp as we crossed this ravine during the winter. It's even further down without the snow!
Katy looks lovely in her Prego-nut dress.
The next day, we went to the "Pine's Ranch" cabin outside of Oakley, UT and enjoyed the outdoors. I fished the Smith Morehouse that runs behind the cabin. This stream has always eluded me. But I finally caught a fair amount of fish!
I love how beautiful Brook Trout are. I only caught three of these guys, this one was the biggest. The rest of the trout were Cutthroats. It was a great day. We ended the night playing "Wizard" around the table at the Deer Valley Condo. I loss by five points to Jake. But a close second ain't bad.
We were sad to have to leave Deer Valley. But at least we got to stay the whole time, which was a first. I headed to Sandy early Monday morning to take the Bachelors SSW exam. I finished the 170 question test in a little over two hours and passed with an 82%. I was worried if I would pass, but once I got into the test, it went smooth.
We headed to Payson after a quick stop to Barbaccoa for lunch and Babies R Us for some baby goodies. That night, we had a family baby shower and Katy and I got even more baby stuff. Everything we got that night, we needed. It was great. Thank-you so much for all your generosity. Katy, Connor, and I truly appreciate it.
We went to "License to Wed" that night, which turned out to be a cheesy, sappy movie.
The Family visited Tsing Tao again, and Jan kept his sticky fingers holstered. The next morning, Katy and I baked in the sun on the drive back to Cedar City. We spent the rest of the day in front of the cooler in the living room, trying to recover from the drive.
I caught this guy right as it got dark. I tried and tried, but it wouldn't stay still
for its photo op., so I put him back in the water and made the 1/2 hour walk back to my truck in the dark with a dim headlamp.
I stayed at Mom and Dad's that night. When I woke up, I had the wonderful opportunity to experience a Jan & Marg vacation by washing the exterior windows of the house. They treated me to lunch at Tsing Tao. Jan stole most of Marg's shrimp and got a good scolding. He then continued his raid by stealing mom and my fried rice.
Katy came up the day before with her mom and sister and went to Ikea and got some baby stuff. I met Katy and the Fetzers at the condo in Deer Valley. We headed to the pool and then we played a game of hearts; Five way with all the queens. We only got thru one set of passes. But I won with an easy lead.
The next day, Katy, Sam, Jake, and I went to Park City Mountain Resort and the boys and I went down the alpine slide
and the alpine coaster. The alpine coaster was a blast!!!
That night we attended Katy's Cousin's wedding reception at the Red Pines Lodge at the top of the Gondola at The Canyons. I had been up on this mountain over a 100 times during the winter when I had a season pass two years and from working the winter of 2002 as a lifty. It looks a lot different in the summer.
Mary and I got into a photography war on the way up the Gondola.
This is the view from the gondola half way up. I always loved to here the tourists gasp as we crossed this ravine during the winter. It's even further down without the snow!
Katy looks lovely in her Prego-nut dress.
The next day, we went to the "Pine's Ranch" cabin outside of Oakley, UT and enjoyed the outdoors. I fished the Smith Morehouse that runs behind the cabin. This stream has always eluded me. But I finally caught a fair amount of fish!
I love how beautiful Brook Trout are. I only caught three of these guys, this one was the biggest. The rest of the trout were Cutthroats. It was a great day. We ended the night playing "Wizard" around the table at the Deer Valley Condo. I loss by five points to Jake. But a close second ain't bad.
We were sad to have to leave Deer Valley. But at least we got to stay the whole time, which was a first. I headed to Sandy early Monday morning to take the Bachelors SSW exam. I finished the 170 question test in a little over two hours and passed with an 82%. I was worried if I would pass, but once I got into the test, it went smooth.
We headed to Payson after a quick stop to Barbaccoa for lunch and Babies R Us for some baby goodies. That night, we had a family baby shower and Katy and I got even more baby stuff. Everything we got that night, we needed. It was great. Thank-you so much for all your generosity. Katy, Connor, and I truly appreciate it.
We went to "License to Wed" that night, which turned out to be a cheesy, sappy movie.
The Family visited Tsing Tao again, and Jan kept his sticky fingers holstered. The next morning, Katy and I baked in the sun on the drive back to Cedar City. We spent the rest of the day in front of the cooler in the living room, trying to recover from the drive.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Connor's Ultrasound
Mr. Man got his picture taken today. He is so cute and I already love him. Can't wait for him to get out here and play.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Doggy Door
Katy and I used our mad construction skills to install a doggy door for Sarge. It sure makes life much more easy now that we don't have to get up in the middle of the night to let Sarge out to do his business. Plus, we don't have as many bugs flying kamikaze into the TV. Before the doggy door, we just left the door open at night so Sarge could come in and out as he pleases.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Father's Day Fishing
Craig, Sam, and I went up on Beaver Mountain last Saturday for a Father's Day celebration. The stream flow was perfect, and the fish rose to our flys.
We are still trying to get Sam hooked on fly fishing. And after an evening on the stream like this one, we are one step closer.
I look forward to the time I can stand alongside the stream and fish with Conner.
Two months away! Man how time has flown. Katy is starting to get more uncomfortable. She finally quit waiting at La Suckesta. Hopefully that'll help her body a little. Conner is still due August 24th.
We are still trying to get Sam hooked on fly fishing. And after an evening on the stream like this one, we are one step closer.
I look forward to the time I can stand alongside the stream and fish with Conner.
Two months away! Man how time has flown. Katy is starting to get more uncomfortable. She finally quit waiting at La Suckesta. Hopefully that'll help her body a little. Conner is still due August 24th.
A Day on the Mountain
Katy and I went up on the mountain yesterday evening.
Katy found a nice shady spot to read. While I went and fished the stream. I missed a lot of fish at first. But just before dark, they started rising and I caught most of the fish the last hour of sunlight.
I caught this 16" Brown Trout in a very slow pool of water. It was the biggest fish of the day. I caught one just smaller than this one, but the rest were less than 11" and all Brown Trout. Katy was a good sport about staying until dark.
Katy found a nice shady spot to read. While I went and fished the stream. I missed a lot of fish at first. But just before dark, they started rising and I caught most of the fish the last hour of sunlight.
I caught this 16" Brown Trout in a very slow pool of water. It was the biggest fish of the day. I caught one just smaller than this one, but the rest were less than 11" and all Brown Trout. Katy was a good sport about staying until dark.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
I Got a Feva, And the Only Prescription is More Cowbell
I love this SNL clip. By far one of the best.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Sarge Barge is Gone!
Well, here is a sure sign that we are having a baby...
I sold the Sarge-Barge today. I am having a little "seller's remorse" right now. But I already decided to sell the boat and sold it for a fair price. But it sold so quick, I'm going to have to deal with calls for the next couple weeks about the boat when its already sold.
I bought the boat for my graduation present to myself. Katy and I really had a spectacular summer last year using it almost weekly. I was able to share my love of fishing with Katy. She seemed to always out fish me (except a couple times) and always caught the biggest fish. Dad and I went camping about a year ago to Puffer Lake on Beaver Mountain and enjoyed fishing and riding quads...which we have both now sold.
Sarge and I enjoyed a couple days out on Minersville Res. last fall. We caught some very large planted Rainbow Trout, but mostly got blown around the lake. Sarge isn't a very good fishing companion...unless he is in the boat. And he has to have his lucky sweater on, or he'll freeze. He does let the whole lake know every time Katy and I would catch a fish. He got very possessive of his boat when a fish tried to jump into it.
I enjoy fishing streams much more than lakes. And now that Katy is a prego-nut, she wouldn't be very comfortable in the boat. Plus, the boat is a little too small to safely bring a baby in...so we made the right decision to sell the boat. But it still hurts a little.
I sold the Sarge-Barge today. I am having a little "seller's remorse" right now. But I already decided to sell the boat and sold it for a fair price. But it sold so quick, I'm going to have to deal with calls for the next couple weeks about the boat when its already sold.
I bought the boat for my graduation present to myself. Katy and I really had a spectacular summer last year using it almost weekly. I was able to share my love of fishing with Katy. She seemed to always out fish me (except a couple times) and always caught the biggest fish. Dad and I went camping about a year ago to Puffer Lake on Beaver Mountain and enjoyed fishing and riding quads...which we have both now sold.
Sarge and I enjoyed a couple days out on Minersville Res. last fall. We caught some very large planted Rainbow Trout, but mostly got blown around the lake. Sarge isn't a very good fishing companion...unless he is in the boat. And he has to have his lucky sweater on, or he'll freeze. He does let the whole lake know every time Katy and I would catch a fish. He got very possessive of his boat when a fish tried to jump into it.
I enjoy fishing streams much more than lakes. And now that Katy is a prego-nut, she wouldn't be very comfortable in the boat. Plus, the boat is a little too small to safely bring a baby in...so we made the right decision to sell the boat. But it still hurts a little.
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