New Site!!!

Hey everyone this is my last post on blogger...I have created a new and improved site, which have my latest posts: http://www.xstreamoutdoors.com
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Travis

Local Pond, Bass, Blugill = Happy Kids

With a short break in the weather on Sat my little bro called and asked if I would take him and our little cousin to their favorite pond. I had just gotten back from a wet biking trip up the canyon with my wife, so with her approval, I grabbed my stuff and headed to pick them up. It was a great to get out and see how much they both had improved. They slayed the gills and were surprised with a bass every once in a while. After a short few hours the clouds moved back in and the rain once again closed our activity.

Over The Mountain...

Got an invite Fri night from my best friend to fish with him and his bro on one of their favorite close by small streams. After hearing that the water was running clear, I was in and just had to get the ok with the wife. When we got to the river early Sat it was running high and muddy...Suck!!! I hung out for the first 45 mins watching Scott wrestle a little Cutt and enjoying their company. As we moved higher up the canyon I almost threw the fishing aside (since I had my bike) to hit a Mtn bike trail I have on my hit list. As those guys stopped, I decided I would go ahead in search of clear water and hopefully some rising fish. My wondering lead me over a Mtn and down into a valley with a little fast running clear stream. After 1hr of teasing little cutts on big flies, I decided I better check back on the rest of the group. When I got back they were gone, so I decided to try the other fork and after doing a little 4X4, I found myself again over the mtn. in a familiar canyon I had fished when I was a kid. After cruising down the canyon, I noticed the creek was running clear and perfect. I stopped at a fishy hole and was rewarded with some feisty little browns. As I moved up the creek each hole held a surprising amount of fish for the size of the creek. I only made it about 100 yrds up the creek before I decided to call it a day and just hangout by the riverside enjoying the beautiful spring colors, bugs, birds and everything else that makes small mtn streams special. It was a good day...

Off Water and On the Mtn

Most people go to the Squaw Peak overlook to get some action...Well that's what we kinda did ,but in a different way...The Squaw Peak Biking Trail is one of my favorite DH biking trails. It is ridiculously fast, slick, and technical, just perfect to start the year off.

Pictures taken of Kade S, Brett, Brett A. and Travis

Youth Fishing Program "Hooked on Fishing"

Yesterday was the kickoff for the annual Highland Youth Fishing Program "Hooked on Fishing". We had over the 50 kids limit who we registered. It was awesome to see that some invited their friends and siblings because they were excited about fishing.

The program is 3 weeks long, ever Tues and Thurs. It consists of a short lesson. For example: Casting or some other fishing technique. Then the kids get into groups and work on what they learned as they fish the Highland Glen Pond with their instuctors.

My group of kids this year is awesome they are funny, fiesty, and just fun to watch. We had a great time yesterday catching little bluegills and was just out of reach of the rainbows and cats...Guess we'll have to work on our casting for next week. I can't wait until I am able to take my own kids fishing, so to everyone that has kids take them fishing or join a great program like this and enjoy the rewards.

Herold Link: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_858e08e8-4b51-5da8-a8db-377c03a7c360.html

Unwritten Rules of Fly Fishermen

Over the past couple days I have been keenly interested in the subject of why fly fishermen have the ethics and values that they do and how they got them. I want to write out some of the findings that I have surfaced from my own unwritten rules to others and why they fish the way they do.

So in the next few days I am going to compile, research and then try and post up something that makes sense.

Here's a sneak peak:

Question One: Fishing or Catching/Slayin or Chilling?
Question Two: Fishing for Pre or Spawning Fish?
Question Three: Fishing Methods?
Question Four: Picture or Not?
Question Five: Who decides what is right and wrong?

Honestly the more I think about all this the more I realize it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that I am happy in what I am doing at the moment.

Travis