tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14946988124646958332024-03-24T15:38:53.951-07:00UprisingBrent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-18603532504075405512024-03-24T15:07:00.000-07:002024-03-24T15:38:20.769-07:00Yucatan 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We made it back to Mahahual and Xcalak for the first time in a couple of years. The conditions were less than ideal, with back-to-back high-pressure fronts. Nonetheless, it was great to catch up and fish with Nick and Evaristo....both of whom are excellent humans.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQkmLtSl6XQs4EhUJJKYE-nuRLDXOa_oqCa6auEKeF1TprSE8DufhAD1lrWF21gPtZKvWNnqwrf2GcFvwjmVyNCz4nBDOHK8F03f-eExG2qli5dkNIXoN1Kxn1Wikywqn12BTxpRzU1Q8n-U5XN7xqHWsdSvf0_WjBEoR2xSNBXAm6DKlQw4psrDAEC0/s2048/Road.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQkmLtSl6XQs4EhUJJKYE-nuRLDXOa_oqCa6auEKeF1TprSE8DufhAD1lrWF21gPtZKvWNnqwrf2GcFvwjmVyNCz4nBDOHK8F03f-eExG2qli5dkNIXoN1Kxn1Wikywqn12BTxpRzU1Q8n-U5XN7xqHWsdSvf0_WjBEoR2xSNBXAm6DKlQw4psrDAEC0/w640-h264/Road.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We'll be exploring Havana and fishing the Zapata Peninsula for a week.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Then heading to Andros the first week of May to chase bonefish on the fly with the legendary Benry Smith at the Red Bay Sunset Lodge.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Stay tuned.....</span></span></div></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-49113278920716940272023-08-09T16:25:00.006-07:002023-08-13T18:27:27.920-07:00<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Belize is sublime.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GQG0UFgFJ2lqn1XTDKiYn5d_7r_kPvQ_MDOgizQE2HGPTQXLuMTsvaPPKKJYDQU7iBLChu0MwS_ob78ZytfFgjlPOXgeJyq9vj7oRMOXHIROiBcFDvQVdH2MEHuxR37vJngPX-7a7kY2i1Gd-32cxNJ0Y3pzaW4od7ApPTIomD43xPczHjkr0E-Yah4/s1440/IMG_4594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Have you ever watched 25-pound Lahontan Cutthroat Trout porpoise at sunrise? They skim the surface like prehistoric alpha marauders.</div>
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We fished hard all weekend with Nick Jackson and Ryan Dangerfield from Pyramid Lake Guides. They went above and beyond our expectations.<br /><br />Many thanks to Zachary Heath (https://www.sweetazproductions.com/) for his exceptional photography above from this trip.</div>
Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0Pyramid Lake, Nevada 89510, USA40.0628068 -119.5624295000000139.6736978 -120.20787650000001 40.451915799999995 -118.9169825tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-51009085984111424802018-05-05T20:39:00.000-07:002018-05-05T20:39:49.487-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I am on the water, there is nothing greater than watching a tarpon roll, a permit flash, or a bonefish tail. Every interaction with these amazing creatures is a gift from the fish gods. <br />
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Wednesday, May 2nd was a day I will never forget. Although I received no less than 15 rejections from permit, it was one of the best days of fishing in my life. I got to spend my day watching unicorns in the wild and it was fantastic. Every mistake I made was a new opportunity to learn. </div>
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Then, on my second cast the next morning, I got an eat.<br />
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Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-9430864062619512142018-03-21T16:32:00.000-07:002018-03-21T16:32:39.074-07:00Dawn Patrol<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-44029617365458450982014-03-28T05:00:00.000-07:002018-04-04T16:53:46.917-07:00There Will Be Bones - Yucatan DIY Flats 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I needed to swim in the ocean. <br />
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It was that time of year again. Time for our post-winter escape to the Mayan Riviera.</div>
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I got out again on my favorite DIY flats south of Tulum. 'Twas a good day with a lot of nice fish - many bones and a few jacks. Unfortunately, no permit.</div>
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You've got to love a place that affords walk and wade access to great bonefish flats. All you've got to do is endure Tulum's speed bumps, eco-chic tourists and a pretty lousy jungle road and you're there.</div>
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The fishing was great and, although I did not get any shots at permit, I was determined to return for another chance.<br />
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Alas, I came back 48 hours later and was promptly escorted out of the water by a boatload of federales. <br />
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<i>"Senor, necesitas regresar ahora mismo. No puedes pescar aqui sin una panga. Este lugar es muy peligroso. Hay gran crocodilios aqui."</i></div>
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"Damn," I thought. "The rules have changed and my DIY flats fishing option has gone down the tubes." I knew there were crocs here, but I always avoid the green water and make it a point to be back on land long before dusk. </div>
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Nonetheless, the man ain't having it here anymore. Whether it's due to a legitimate safety concern or a desire to make sure gringos hire local guides, these flats are off limits without a boat.</div>
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That's it for the fishing report, but - if you're interested - you can read on to find out about the rest of the trip and my attempts to help instill a love for the ocean in my son and nephew.<br />
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Sam (4) and Hans (8) tried snorkeling, attended Xcaret's "Shark and Stingray Encounter," explored a cenote' and checked out a baby sea turtle nursery. Here are some highlights:<br />
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Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-2737233817938672032013-12-19T04:48:00.000-08:002016-09-09T15:58:09.527-07:00I've Got This<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I got out yesterday with <a href="http://www.livingflylegacy.com/" target="_blank">Chris</a> for some local fishing. It felt great to be out on the river.</div>
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Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-27792735366007102502013-11-05T17:09:00.000-08:002016-09-09T15:50:13.283-07:00Still Life: A Suburban Canal in Miami<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WXPlRY1QiPhXbNqn6r2ZcWv4oopYHJgv8ZRN8zfF96V1aefNHR1RWxCNNNXY7UE7yEtDdrJ3axw4JqtD5oZwgZa_zIf3DsQUn2RFAZ2imSkZdhpvCjLcqojr9BXaTKfOovFmYvZcIGI/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WXPlRY1QiPhXbNqn6r2ZcWv4oopYHJgv8ZRN8zfF96V1aefNHR1RWxCNNNXY7UE7yEtDdrJ3axw4JqtD5oZwgZa_zIf3DsQUn2RFAZ2imSkZdhpvCjLcqojr9BXaTKfOovFmYvZcIGI/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Tens of thousands of motorists drive past this suburban Miami canal every day. Busy people with busy lives never give this water a second glance.<br /><br />They don't see anything of value - just weeds, water and trash.<br /><br />When I was a kid, this canal was my saving grace. It was a place where my friends and I encountered wild creatures and explored the natural world. Some days we experienced the worst aspects of city life - like the time we found two bundled corpses in the weeds during Miami's drug war era - but most days we caught fish and created great memories.<br /><br />I fished my old neighborhood canal again today for the first time in decades. 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I've got much bigger issues to contend with right now. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUb2oxuJSe9O5suHQLroT6CkjaYsaSTp0gyQB-4b0d3Z6WWeGsp03oV_w4JVzTfMcv51aymUG5gyKcv3khknPzmnulqafoH7yf8ab615lO2AlE6POHG-ASYg_O-hQmT07pjIiuVzgstu4/s1600/Utards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUb2oxuJSe9O5suHQLroT6CkjaYsaSTp0gyQB-4b0d3Z6WWeGsp03oV_w4JVzTfMcv51aymUG5gyKcv3khknPzmnulqafoH7yf8ab615lO2AlE6POHG-ASYg_O-hQmT07pjIiuVzgstu4/s200/Utards.jpg" width="200" /></a>I reckon the month of September deserves at least one post, however, 'cause it brings some good things each year:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First, September ushers thousands of cars with Utah plates south again for at least six months. The impact of this can not be overstated.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0fQC3G6rnadz0ZdgGPSzPbqZgmigojJqVfcWqN0jqncbriDnMT42av6o1sQGxkPAfsVKeR4xgnRpmx1EewA7HBSPYqFogUvLnjKiil24PkmctGL1XJbZsKgegfnlPDRKls1fNrytEc0/s1600/P9224734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0fQC3G6rnadz0ZdgGPSzPbqZgmigojJqVfcWqN0jqncbriDnMT42av6o1sQGxkPAfsVKeR4xgnRpmx1EewA7HBSPYqFogUvLnjKiil24PkmctGL1XJbZsKgegfnlPDRKls1fNrytEc0/s320/P9224734.jpg" width="275" /></a>Now that our brutally hot summer is over, I am certainly enjoying the elbow room. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">September also turns those damn bluebird skies into dark, brooding cloudscapes. When the big man upstairs drapes a chilly gray sky over gold and red leaves, it's 'go time.' </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thus, I decided to put an end to the dry spell and got out on the Henry's Fork Sunday afternoon. Despite the brutal wind gusts (30 m.p.h.+), I managed to land some decent fish without impaling myself.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxMFJXsoB1KVslNMXK82l3uc6JxCN9d56JcmJNpDBJQx50ipQP4xu5GUsPUGSD0apfCKI_F46v6tg_mpmkaUeEIo5BTt8-oFpUwoxGIgIiN5nQ4b-ohM4R0e-U4SzuNePbm9ijs5msoU/s1600/GOPR1855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxMFJXsoB1KVslNMXK82l3uc6JxCN9d56JcmJNpDBJQx50ipQP4xu5GUsPUGSD0apfCKI_F46v6tg_mpmkaUeEIo5BTt8-oFpUwoxGIgIiN5nQ4b-ohM4R0e-U4SzuNePbm9ijs5msoU/s640/GOPR1855.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Good Fish, Lousy GoPro Photo</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdwZNFdNsfl2nUyV4pk1-mFL96EqVdFcAA1uWqz-9CCxXQsOofOaPlrN6Bp_QC5NlHanSMZaz8qtmQZYsU4D231hq7Xh1KLHIQ99gpugQRyAHjd9cRh0OM3cCHa-QzGV00ygI_gr2Xkg/s1600/GOPR1908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdwZNFdNsfl2nUyV4pk1-mFL96EqVdFcAA1uWqz-9CCxXQsOofOaPlrN6Bp_QC5NlHanSMZaz8qtmQZYsU4D231hq7Xh1KLHIQ99gpugQRyAHjd9cRh0OM3cCHa-QzGV00ygI_gr2Xkg/s640/GOPR1908.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Summer is a bummer. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Thank you, September.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“<i>Then fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you</i>.” <br />―<span style="color: black;"> Stephen King - <i>Salem's Lot</i></span><i> </i><i> </i></div></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-85221102037318460412013-08-29T06:00:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.318-07:00Super Unison<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuv-lYlpnrezFp4ugr8cY_r8xFNsFUffrSYLmSHSDH7GpiqNxf8-m42I5MszAV-oBJYIB7EqesN3J_dLYrYSuFBqY8ERjK98-TNf-KcLELE0q3EwdV3fPoRmhPA5KAir5aH8MtOTBVaEk/s1600/Salmon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuv-lYlpnrezFp4ugr8cY_r8xFNsFUffrSYLmSHSDH7GpiqNxf8-m42I5MszAV-oBJYIB7EqesN3J_dLYrYSuFBqY8ERjK98-TNf-KcLELE0q3EwdV3fPoRmhPA5KAir5aH8MtOTBVaEk/s640/Salmon+2.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Like red-cloaked pilgrims, our local kokanee salmon have begun their great journey once again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Their mission is extraordinary:<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="434" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/yrX3i91IhiE" width="578"></iframe> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Stay tuned for more...<br /><br /><br /></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-1711051229309715122013-08-13T14:25:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.350-07:00Livin' On Sleep Deprivation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXaJlD7hUoiHhyphenhyphentem54AokU8QpmXXFKfiq49GRc3Lqm_TFxCG0JT7qP0U6hFojOkXNlzReSiDRoaf5fUisv3uIsNqh4qG1Xa39ucHCVDStWPlTLYqOJSc-18pAJcV4isW0hjzOmE45Gs/s1600/2013-07-17+001+2013-07-17+032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="www.uprisingblog.com" border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXaJlD7hUoiHhyphenhyphentem54AokU8QpmXXFKfiq49GRc3Lqm_TFxCG0JT7qP0U6hFojOkXNlzReSiDRoaf5fUisv3uIsNqh4qG1Xa39ucHCVDStWPlTLYqOJSc-18pAJcV4isW0hjzOmE45Gs/s640/2013-07-17+001+2013-07-17+032.jpg" title="Photo Copyright Brent Wilson 2013" width="576" /></a>Our lack of population density in east Idaho makes for some great fishing and, unfortunately, a pretty weak music scene.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOyunsV6_wC8rKrTN75p3xzFTy2Ndw-xaee8qSshlXcm5imyMMWFG_IiHmCDcua5IGbrSPegvLhVgYrLX5gGkVOgM5dkmTaM_kYupzP4zoHY_yIHsIvBdLEQ0048vin1luLpb-FY7Bpw/s1600/P1040551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOyunsV6_wC8rKrTN75p3xzFTy2Ndw-xaee8qSshlXcm5imyMMWFG_IiHmCDcua5IGbrSPegvLhVgYrLX5gGkVOgM5dkmTaM_kYupzP4zoHY_yIHsIvBdLEQ0048vin1luLpb-FY7Bpw/s320/P1040551.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jay Farrar of Son Volt</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Good bands rarely come through town, but one of the all-time greats showed up this month. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was stoked to watch Son Volt play at our local ski hill. I've been a fan of Jay Farrar's music since Uncle Tupelo's early "No Depression" days. The band did not disappoint, busting out classics like "Drown," "Grindstone," "Windfall" and "Chickamauga."<br /><br />Son Volt's set will go down as the highlight of my summer. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpoDufmJE20dic_sDXybsQDsEM9WqJZmbqe13GmDzS6VKRaEKnlQElz3IhKdRXKGZlV4Xgs9MeebH8hsN0_8EygfMnz2u2PO1gwQYEQWqcdoi-7bWkwsq6Pzay8dBH_vmfTLUxUJf4X4/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpoDufmJE20dic_sDXybsQDsEM9WqJZmbqe13GmDzS6VKRaEKnlQElz3IhKdRXKGZlV4Xgs9MeebH8hsN0_8EygfMnz2u2PO1gwQYEQWqcdoi-7bWkwsq6Pzay8dBH_vmfTLUxUJf4X4/s200/photo.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trampled By Turtles</i></td></tr></tbody></table>The Targhee Bluegrass Festival sweetened the pot this weekend with Trampled By Turtles, The Infamous Stringdusters, Greensky Bluegrass, Spirit Family Reunion and many others.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If this keeps up, I am going to be spoiled rotten. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Za64md-Ax7E?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yTFntmycSJzkiAcMrSvbHYQM0YEKMR7auc2j0qqJIOzskSQtqg4gBB-oVrnzPs3bpZ9SzPzMF3jJBN0jqYZjEtDkzc-Wsa4s2_RCIOyvuOHPMyycRU8GufgD3Rc2GLI1I-g4nxOxKtE/s1600/P8104334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yTFntmycSJzkiAcMrSvbHYQM0YEKMR7auc2j0qqJIOzskSQtqg4gBB-oVrnzPs3bpZ9SzPzMF3jJBN0jqYZjEtDkzc-Wsa4s2_RCIOyvuOHPMyycRU8GufgD3Rc2GLI1I-g4nxOxKtE/s640/P8104334.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-89538829792168034692013-08-01T06:00:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.361-07:00Dry Fly Nirvana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVbJbvJ_2WwjAnMAmPoTyaqk5gkuvSjVNlFYnyIsxL9n2cTpMtoMYwGXN56gDIJhuloMR8g0uLN4OOofASRFcvqcy5ZEnzKsu1g-sKmccLbiWDzHqKs1HJj9VakGLxymQs0Eug0e7mbY/s1600/P7294139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVbJbvJ_2WwjAnMAmPoTyaqk5gkuvSjVNlFYnyIsxL9n2cTpMtoMYwGXN56gDIJhuloMR8g0uLN4OOofASRFcvqcy5ZEnzKsu1g-sKmccLbiWDzHqKs1HJj9VakGLxymQs0Eug0e7mbY/s640/P7294139.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br />This was the view at the end of our very long and arduous hike. <br /><br />Nearly two thousand vertical feet stood between the three of us and about ten thousand hungry cutthroat trout.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CcJzd4Y2yVzin_uAwP9clp4a47mG_qkykz2Kcc5JxkPa9aODJIzmRJiZlQi5JnXzG50F1gN_ngpx5C5QnXi0LUtDC2F48f20ub7gdosNWzveWCloPRvnl9bxyUC96HHaEXLgs01JARY/s1600/P7293475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CcJzd4Y2yVzin_uAwP9clp4a47mG_qkykz2Kcc5JxkPa9aODJIzmRJiZlQi5JnXzG50F1gN_ngpx5C5QnXi0LUtDC2F48f20ub7gdosNWzveWCloPRvnl9bxyUC96HHaEXLgs01JARY/s320/P7293475.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />We'd just spent a total of four hours hiking to facilitate six hours of dry fly fishing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Was it worth the effort? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, it would be downright rude to mention the number of beautiful Yellowstone cutts that rose to our flies. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It would be considered uncouth, in certain circles, to mention we caught the tail end of the salmonfly and golden stone hatches. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwQSyeOwW8tOsieyio9VJnXLxrsm5pmYalej07pOAfekWe0CyYQmT9O0nBx4l5l_oOxNl0JrrHtJB4WJ9d3acif50OefQjIumiTKUBKpvccyhN2Xt_00zEbYQzu6TpNgMMdWVQRzP1I0/s1600/P7294047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwQSyeOwW8tOsieyio9VJnXLxrsm5pmYalej07pOAfekWe0CyYQmT9O0nBx4l5l_oOxNl0JrrHtJB4WJ9d3acif50OefQjIumiTKUBKpvccyhN2Xt_00zEbYQzu6TpNgMMdWVQRzP1I0/s320/P7294047.jpg" width="320" /></a>But with reward comes sacrifice.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Blisters, raw skin and aching bones are the price of admission.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You've got to get out of the car and pay your dues. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You've got to walk among bears and wolves into a truly wild setting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You've got to leave a world of relative safety behind for at least one day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzymKayAdQiIF6AayrvhZT_PYT-nZnGLaX9Omh3ssPO40EcvUOKmtbr2ZAx6SnvI-IwSWXYQ02zcEBohc26PNn6Q7qMkpewB30APth-lrXaiJOh2ofZLstaOORaORy8OpCVF_nHw9yC5I/s1600/Shane+Bigg+Mixx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzymKayAdQiIF6AayrvhZT_PYT-nZnGLaX9Omh3ssPO40EcvUOKmtbr2ZAx6SnvI-IwSWXYQ02zcEBohc26PNn6Q7qMkpewB30APth-lrXaiJOh2ofZLstaOORaORy8OpCVF_nHw9yC5I/s320/Shane+Bigg+Mixx.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Shane and a Nice Cutty</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Everything about this day was perfect. The sun, the wind, the solitude, the company.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Trout after beautiful trout rose from the depths in clear water to slurp a skittering Turck's Tarantula. <br /><br />It was one of those days I knew would haunt me forever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I keep replaying it in my mind.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gNXjY0hR7bb4buZXfenuq1MI7R-XjqUTcGV76qZeX6O_uSe77vxOt9ztudTsyB_66R5EiXBAQMusr9O5VWVupNZvLXbB1yQS9ISW3xJPthRSrH0uFBmJwYAoUV-Uht5sylxdSmLO6Ak/s1600/P7293869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gNXjY0hR7bb4buZXfenuq1MI7R-XjqUTcGV76qZeX6O_uSe77vxOt9ztudTsyB_66R5EiXBAQMusr9O5VWVupNZvLXbB1yQS9ISW3xJPthRSrH0uFBmJwYAoUV-Uht5sylxdSmLO6Ak/s640/P7293869.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-74387590345785824382013-07-18T15:49:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.371-07:00Not Forever, Just for Now<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgJM-6L3ujy4pd3b17h3Rnez94dIBWk4vPLIVgBMOuTo9QU61Xx_x_0PEPoPW5lUVIWydgA7QWaNH78Fe5xv1QGjjl-cbEeKS1dbIIWfp-BZtZHNH5XUuDb0wrds1vb7QdgYI8ZU6Njw/s1600/Teton+Rainbow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgJM-6L3ujy4pd3b17h3Rnez94dIBWk4vPLIVgBMOuTo9QU61Xx_x_0PEPoPW5lUVIWydgA7QWaNH78Fe5xv1QGjjl-cbEeKS1dbIIWfp-BZtZHNH5XUuDb0wrds1vb7QdgYI8ZU6Njw/s640/Teton+Rainbow.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some days it's better to just shut up and let the camera do the talking.<br /><br /><br /></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-41120101484372536992013-07-04T11:01:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.391-07:00High and Dirty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZGs_3UQDKKR0OAeATKTzSuZfqX8ZRWAHoYqQUmYBgMTle8nSb-z9V1BfGEEcpeiKa2POLAC2DQqNpBWO_UNYufKYz0NMczqW3nxQyok2zSX6yM3tb4cdeS8-LUJa8-Gr7NE6Wp0zZ6Q/s1600/2013-07-03+001+2013-07-03+300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZGs_3UQDKKR0OAeATKTzSuZfqX8ZRWAHoYqQUmYBgMTle8nSb-z9V1BfGEEcpeiKa2POLAC2DQqNpBWO_UNYufKYz0NMczqW3nxQyok2zSX6yM3tb4cdeS8-LUJa8-Gr7NE6Wp0zZ6Q/s640/2013-07-03+001+2013-07-03+300.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5_Lf9lwvY0mcoDDuyYl_bpH1E0tcjI8r2i8R86kAnP2nDNixBYjkTNQRxchyphenhyphennDEV2NJWIosf8FYqXg8dIxJ6OFIgtYdFd-xPq7SSnWPeEMXB6RMs1n54beLWcPP0h2SeS4OABIkL1rQ/s1600/2013-07-03+001+2013-07-03+075.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5_Lf9lwvY0mcoDDuyYl_bpH1E0tcjI8r2i8R86kAnP2nDNixBYjkTNQRxchyphenhyphennDEV2NJWIosf8FYqXg8dIxJ6OFIgtYdFd-xPq7SSnWPeEMXB6RMs1n54beLWcPP0h2SeS4OABIkL1rQ/s320/2013-07-03+001+2013-07-03+075.jpg" width="320" /></a>It's ninety-eleven in the shade over here.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're into carp fishing, that's a good thing.<br /><br /></div>The plan was to take the trailer up to the high country this week for some troutin', but the intense heat and delayed run-off stymied that idea. Instead, the forecast dictated a little time with some carp at Blackfoot Reservoir.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik97l3NMR8I7nwWXwt1RXQnzdz-qtVFw7TjcBG8AXTD7WotoRMpet-gS6AYR_i0SQO-RbkCru2a-nt1R9CoGSHltGqt60S6GH8Da_-_AdXwikkgmahIJAYHJ54AFSoJo6n6WcYcpK5Y00/s1600/2013-07-03+001+2013-07-03+204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik97l3NMR8I7nwWXwt1RXQnzdz-qtVFw7TjcBG8AXTD7WotoRMpet-gS6AYR_i0SQO-RbkCru2a-nt1R9CoGSHltGqt60S6GH8Da_-_AdXwikkgmahIJAYHJ54AFSoJo6n6WcYcpK5Y00/s640/2013-07-03+001+2013-07-03+204.jpg" width="576" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Life has been pretty hectic as of late and we are now officially in 'dog days' mode, but there's always time for getting away to camp with the family in the high country...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTKqJj1YuuExDplLEuuIMQllD331c9a3cHPsls5fonZxIGGURac-p31LQu8B21Aq7coRRtRe4iuHTQgKGwSIz1gB5iISlp8xE2w8TRgWcZUZHWblRdWIT33rFKpG-pFAKoI9gIXDKRWc/s1600/Shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTKqJj1YuuExDplLEuuIMQllD331c9a3cHPsls5fonZxIGGURac-p31LQu8B21Aq7coRRtRe4iuHTQgKGwSIz1gB5iISlp8xE2w8TRgWcZUZHWblRdWIT33rFKpG-pFAKoI9gIXDKRWc/s640/Shadow.jpg" width="576" /></a></div>...and sneaking out with Shane (pre-heat wave) to a small creek for a few cutties.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqkgoMEjAJPupNOfpQ-xQ6o331JbFdS6M4kdj6OojALErlRuNSDrN_4-9qkd3IAwO13b-UHRfXfC5Fzd73edLJsXzRSWjyFFEhlwmPh0KHvkuD6-rr6TQXPPEgXCSZeznx1lqTuQd6As/s1600/Split+Cuttie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqkgoMEjAJPupNOfpQ-xQ6o331JbFdS6M4kdj6OojALErlRuNSDrN_4-9qkd3IAwO13b-UHRfXfC5Fzd73edLJsXzRSWjyFFEhlwmPh0KHvkuD6-rr6TQXPPEgXCSZeznx1lqTuQd6As/s640/Split+Cuttie.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-58658206367221075982013-06-17T06:15:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.402-07:00Bug Drunk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Kw9oe1aJvgqbquFZOWnEu_0JUqeGZxaSmOBY4Aqg0DW_c7CBXs4twmD97BttRzHhn3PxNkreDd9DwFlTRoU7JU7YHhN7lDBBVHB7Cphzy4sPBN1jt3bbfNQj2kdkNg32ixh0XnkVdKs/s1600/Attributes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="(c) Brent Wilson" border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Kw9oe1aJvgqbquFZOWnEu_0JUqeGZxaSmOBY4Aqg0DW_c7CBXs4twmD97BttRzHhn3PxNkreDd9DwFlTRoU7JU7YHhN7lDBBVHB7Cphzy4sPBN1jt3bbfNQj2kdkNg32ixh0XnkVdKs/s640/Attributes.jpg" title="Brown Trout from an Idaho spring creek" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Shane's Spring Creek Brown </i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuLMJinL1nr14bS3mnY78ZZa1L2u6yWnCDfLBYtIOgGpBbdecFuAIM-AMw4pD5I17LxT1CNjm-Q8szzrrNbgIUww2B-ucZ7quwpt4XilPdW0AzBxSCBzWYfGOJunHBwTdq9fXRI43M8c/s1600/2013-06-15+001+2013-06-15+366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuLMJinL1nr14bS3mnY78ZZa1L2u6yWnCDfLBYtIOgGpBbdecFuAIM-AMw4pD5I17LxT1CNjm-Q8szzrrNbgIUww2B-ucZ7quwpt4XilPdW0AzBxSCBzWYfGOJunHBwTdq9fXRI43M8c/s320/2013-06-15+001+2013-06-15+366.jpg" width="320" /></a>We're stuck in the mid-June doldrums over here. High pressure systems prevail, most of our rivers and creeks are blown out and the carp are busy spawning.<br /><br />Getting into fish right now requires some recon, MPG and tenacity. <a href="http://fishhunterchronicles.com/" target="_blank">Shane</a> and I spent all day searching for fishable water, zig-zagging across the state border.<br /><br />No surprises here, but local spring creeks and lower-elevation rivers were the ticket. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qAvUrvT_Bg1_FORgwDbcm0wXwaz5KwlZqG-7Jl-8mysaw6ExDJJZK44o2yP9ahiOm6H2w1325BaUZNkQXgHUDcWwYBSJqAsg3EKf1oxzJ2PFSOz3RQxHZwPrTtskJ4M6hWJhb6WTLuo/s1600/2013-06-15+001+2013-06-15+156+(2)+CROPPED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="(c) Brent Wilson" border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qAvUrvT_Bg1_FORgwDbcm0wXwaz5KwlZqG-7Jl-8mysaw6ExDJJZK44o2yP9ahiOm6H2w1325BaUZNkQXgHUDcWwYBSJqAsg3EKf1oxzJ2PFSOz3RQxHZwPrTtskJ4M6hWJhb6WTLuo/s640/2013-06-15+001+2013-06-15+156+(2)+CROPPED.jpg" title="Brown Trout photo" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Same fish - another shot</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY479VLNX4I9c7zrE_ktzx8tm6WFn1a84463XTOHPGuzbGnb44MF6_IDyeOtxaVawMFyXGMwnFRr_JdnTVuihbAZDM9rp-r7ueVOWM2zpqRhnoIAbyYUZh0aT-ghlGvm40Of0x-0VoyQ/s1600/2013-06-15+001+2013-06-15+333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="(c) Brent Wilson" border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY479VLNX4I9c7zrE_ktzx8tm6WFn1a84463XTOHPGuzbGnb44MF6_IDyeOtxaVawMFyXGMwnFRr_JdnTVuihbAZDM9rp-r7ueVOWM2zpqRhnoIAbyYUZh0aT-ghlGvm40Of0x-0VoyQ/s640/2013-06-15+001+2013-06-15+333.jpg" title="Brown trout in a high mountain creek" width="576" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We fished pocket water in pretty places and caught some nice trout.<br /><br />On the way back to town, we pulled over along the lower Henry's Fork and observed the mother of all caddis hatches - with a PMD spinnerfall chaser to boot. There were bugs in our hair, inside our shirts and all over our faces. The water erupted for over an hour. <br /><br />Those fish were bug drunk.<br /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.joomag.com/magazine/revive-a-quarterly-fly-fishing-journal-volume/0493981001367594223" target="_blank"><u>Revive - A Fly Fishing Journal</u></a><u> </u></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joomag.com/magazine/revive-a-quarterly-fly-fishing-journal-volume/0493981001367594223" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQOi0QFIk3UDau5BcxAfp6zvLK36qjb7KXm5UMnN5FrSBwtZPsolAiMAS9NWCUPZChM1HcpfDesKixnt5qwx07aLS1uj_c9Xwp5Nx4AsdtmnIhoim1cRi-jXB2TGgTJptKfdcyDhnMzA/s320/Revive.jpg" width="244" /></a></div>Heads up - the good people at Revive Fly Fishing have launched a new quarterly journal and it is very cool.<br /><br />You'll find great photography, excellent writing, fly tying videos, a "redfish in the marsh" video and other good stuff in there. It's a pretty exceptional journal.<br /><br />If you look closely, you may even notice an article on carpin' from yours truly.<br /><br />You can <a href="http://www.joomag.com/magazine/revive-a-quarterly-fly-fishing-journal-volume/0493981001367594223" target="_blank">check it out here</a>.<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-847222532930855562013-06-06T07:33:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.412-07:00Fists of Legend 6: Carp Assassins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Spent the afternoon at Blackfoot Reservoir with Chris, Shane, a bunch of cows and some hungry carp. <br /><br />We took some pictures...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHy4G2yrjTw8RQBZ1lvCAOg9U0BTIOPd8ooUBWP6i7DhcvrngrkW3t0Z2OyVJ7lgaebJYdJXNU_l8-usEi9ahgxwMAj5KyEKsHWKtZIA467RrmcIf0UNH5nUagk4ZVOmayOfEgyZRdBI/s1600/2013-06-05+001+2013-06-05+356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIn0E_bs0ofeAWTnDmevFZorB14_6ArEdcEpkwkGjaQH7rIiB85zHuw-FsX8ib2d1-l-AZgGwWmX1yuFAA7Otfwd8xSDRRKzlEeJkYWk_NE7K74-bzRqWvFTLCK1XEW9JoAy_U82a3kM4/s1600/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIn0E_bs0ofeAWTnDmevFZorB14_6ArEdcEpkwkGjaQH7rIiB85zHuw-FsX8ib2d1-l-AZgGwWmX1yuFAA7Otfwd8xSDRRKzlEeJkYWk_NE7K74-bzRqWvFTLCK1XEW9JoAy_U82a3kM4/s640/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+137.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Can You See the Mud Clouds?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0-S8Gwnp56-SzkA2FYtsaqXTCeTxrx-M8J7qCH0Y9ZHfyMwwQFI6xPYr43jOgwN7Clbeeumw9L436LMB61Z_JaawViTkHOlPcjysV5tTfu9slhbl5OGJvI6-h4xXF6vDWV6nZBXEEBc/s1600/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0-S8Gwnp56-SzkA2FYtsaqXTCeTxrx-M8J7qCH0Y9ZHfyMwwQFI6xPYr43jOgwN7Clbeeumw9L436LMB61Z_JaawViTkHOlPcjysV5tTfu9slhbl5OGJvI6-h4xXF6vDWV6nZBXEEBc/s640/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+369.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>No Shame in Shane's Game</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyJcbDo_VeNyMOhI-FCodzRN5bdPHlXrK6ZfhaZ8tqN_oe0ZFhh-jbmUD9GedaiEMR1Y-9EZe51qEdlG2KTXZQbL3rtWs3HHgi_j-xHyN0W_vtPnfMAm2W-JZacmJY-8EgPFx4WEn8kI/s1600/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyJcbDo_VeNyMOhI-FCodzRN5bdPHlXrK6ZfhaZ8tqN_oe0ZFhh-jbmUD9GedaiEMR1Y-9EZe51qEdlG2KTXZQbL3rtWs3HHgi_j-xHyN0W_vtPnfMAm2W-JZacmJY-8EgPFx4WEn8kI/s320/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+200.jpg" width="320" /></a>This was a new spot I'd never fished before. The quantity was certainly there. Hundreds, if not thousands, of carp. Commons and mirrors.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fish weren't as large or rowdy as Blackfoot carp, but it was great to get back out on the water after weeks of non-stop rain and wind. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Blackfoot carp still have their alarm clocks set on snooze, but - with the welcome break from our brutal storm pattern - I expect the big'uns over there will be on the prowl in the coming days. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5ed1FZ5Hmawpd61PEL3dE1S_L3MuUkoVtq3uO5U0py0veexTEDENYcc9AW9hyphenhyphen1P0OdBZZalA7J_pEh2UYZWnzMwDyM5uGc9VKHnSgElaJVsL3ZQWWAZDtmb2v61-zIR6Fk4AxUVvvlA/s1600/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5ed1FZ5Hmawpd61PEL3dE1S_L3MuUkoVtq3uO5U0py0veexTEDENYcc9AW9hyphenhyphen1P0OdBZZalA7J_pEh2UYZWnzMwDyM5uGc9VKHnSgElaJVsL3ZQWWAZDtmb2v61-zIR6Fk4AxUVvvlA/s640/2013-05-31+001+2013-05-31+357.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Until next time...<br /><br /></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-11418272716472719942013-05-20T06:19:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.432-07:002013 Carp Classic Fly Tournament Re-Cap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAmiygXYOW7walttGSnH_bu44-CBEvC2YhAzg7DjIZW3MtnsxLLeTrVFgOjO_A3yeqJGlgRJrZwHaR-oTAJhY3ciaETZntVd2xeq73pfnVVGxlSEJsf87_BDw8Y_4qQaqqxtEfi4_CYo/s1600/2013-05-18+001+2013-05-17+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAmiygXYOW7walttGSnH_bu44-CBEvC2YhAzg7DjIZW3MtnsxLLeTrVFgOjO_A3yeqJGlgRJrZwHaR-oTAJhY3ciaETZntVd2xeq73pfnVVGxlSEJsf87_BDw8Y_4qQaqqxtEfi4_CYo/s320/2013-05-18+001+2013-05-17+004.JPG" width="320" /></a>Let's face it, if you're going to host a carp tournament in mid-May at Blackfoot Reservoir, you're rolling the dice. May is by far our wettest month of the year, with triple the average precip versus July or August. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This year, once again, the weather was nothing short of craptastic.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I get it - most of the participants will be guiding clients full-time starting this week, so the scheduling window is a small one. Still, you can bet dollars-to-donuts you'll get rain, wind and snow in the high country this time of year. When that happens, the carp don't eat. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimznvDc60f62mVDmlVVRQuJGWDGxGgMIF5GWX408lS6jc-e2pHyLKiu7PunR57ZlgXM5DJGR8S5dOVMq5sQX1bLVan5Zr9ZUxb567gJAXYOcl0X_WjJHBTNNky0ZNsR3SggkFXSr_-_JI/s1600/2013-05-18+001+2013-05-18+003+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimznvDc60f62mVDmlVVRQuJGWDGxGgMIF5GWX408lS6jc-e2pHyLKiu7PunR57ZlgXM5DJGR8S5dOVMq5sQX1bLVan5Zr9ZUxb567gJAXYOcl0X_WjJHBTNNky0ZNsR3SggkFXSr_-_JI/s320/2013-05-18+001+2013-05-18+003+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a><u>Day One</u> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deja vu - 45 degrees with dark skies and increasing winds. We spent the first few hours of the tournament on the move, scanning the water for active fish. There were a few carp up in the shallows but they weren't buying what we were selling.</div><br /><br />Cast after cast went unrewarded until <a href="http://www.livingflylegacy.com/" target="_blank">Chris</a> spotted some feeders from atop a small cliff. After scrambling down into range, he pulled a rabbit out of his hat and landed this 27.4-pound fatty.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5EU16tNeZv4Z3HReie0JKhtALTmbEOSaT3xQ917BfS4Wkwg7uuNHkQmP7AqIevWApyW1ce7JaSusD9toznN5kCdXvg25StzkTQ1T2cdENEV00DvC8G1yUk79Ck0RvRuexubH_sbXxvE/s1600/2012-05-17+001+2012-05-17+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5EU16tNeZv4Z3HReie0JKhtALTmbEOSaT3xQ917BfS4Wkwg7uuNHkQmP7AqIevWApyW1ce7JaSusD9toznN5kCdXvg25StzkTQ1T2cdENEV00DvC8G1yUk79Ck0RvRuexubH_sbXxvE/s640/2012-05-17+001+2012-05-17+012.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">His fish got our team on the board and it was the largest carp of the day for the tournament.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzVRKsA9DWW0ZzEe03fB5iVkig2s-RKUhH0bICouF5mjaiJ-lFzUBxZgAT8YL8QecpMtK3KWV7Jd2COqhtuzuIY9tbV7_sEZTKh_fRHg8RQH9owNZlNpgxT0EpTvTYCUgD8g8oS2s7HY/s1600/Cuttie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzVRKsA9DWW0ZzEe03fB5iVkig2s-RKUhH0bICouF5mjaiJ-lFzUBxZgAT8YL8QecpMtK3KWV7Jd2COqhtuzuIY9tbV7_sEZTKh_fRHg8RQH9owNZlNpgxT0EpTvTYCUgD8g8oS2s7HY/s320/Cuttie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>You'd think this glimmer of hope would be enough to keep us going, but the fishing went from bad to worse. After six hours of lousy carping, we decided to ditch the tourney and go trout fishing in the river below the reservoir.<br /><br />It was a nice diversion and I was able to get the skunk off. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69BaesQmIHIBwF0_Z6v1y95SwecbBZRl8sOx5HRP8Za31at6eLQkXva0dwP0IkWlTgBknIr2iay_K96kkMYcJXkZ2WtKvvs8mZlcgI3NMIZrBwA4tHchDWtx8S0mJ0NNhtTruL4dhgXk/s1600/2013-05-18+001+2013-05-17+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69BaesQmIHIBwF0_Z6v1y95SwecbBZRl8sOx5HRP8Za31at6eLQkXva0dwP0IkWlTgBknIr2iay_K96kkMYcJXkZ2WtKvvs8mZlcgI3NMIZrBwA4tHchDWtx8S0mJ0NNhtTruL4dhgXk/s320/2013-05-18+001+2013-05-17+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After a couple of hours of troutin', we returned to the tournament where Chris received a prize for his hog.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Day Two</u><br />The weather went from lousy to "even lousier" and I had a dilemma. The dirt roads surrounding the reservoir turned into pudding and I had an 18' camp trailer to haul back to town - plus a plane to catch in the morning. I decided to skip the rest of the tournament to head back to town before the situation got any worse. This turned out to be a good call as the trailer barely made it up the hill above the Poison Creek boat ramp.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I made it home but missed the post-tournament after party, which was apparently 'off the hook.' Most of the photos are not suitable for a PG-13 blog such as Uprising, but here is one Shane sent from his phone. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">East Idaho clearly knows how to party.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8xvuJq9mEHuNSE1U3KdSAv_PBPBpFhenqOPFi2rF9nKyM0ok11RYzaSuzhWK9y38o_8UJI0IArHUgrgJck50-sdMUcfhuoeTSZ8fzgcVb7zsuHwLmqKyzlX3Tji4ebfvzAMWLjpG8c4/s1600/LADIES+MAN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8xvuJq9mEHuNSE1U3KdSAv_PBPBpFhenqOPFi2rF9nKyM0ok11RYzaSuzhWK9y38o_8UJI0IArHUgrgJck50-sdMUcfhuoeTSZ8fzgcVb7zsuHwLmqKyzlX3Tji4ebfvzAMWLjpG8c4/s640/LADIES+MAN.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-51710711996383843512013-05-09T05:46:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.442-07:00All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt6guw-oRbWUxXGej1nVMK0hvyOofuDQli4sYGDPjlCWi7c2Nke2iDCe7_JW-X3sg1A4Df6TxrU-fr5s84ebV2mPySQzCTqM3lIMbmons0K_MPoeXrS2Dt1jSJJIQYNUSA58BmjZRsjU/s1600/2012-05-08+001+2012-05-08+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt6guw-oRbWUxXGej1nVMK0hvyOofuDQli4sYGDPjlCWi7c2Nke2iDCe7_JW-X3sg1A4Df6TxrU-fr5s84ebV2mPySQzCTqM3lIMbmons0K_MPoeXrS2Dt1jSJJIQYNUSA58BmjZRsjU/s640/2012-05-08+001+2012-05-08+019.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The difference between "epic" and "effing skunked" at Blackfoot Reservoir can be summed up in one word - sunlight. When the sun is out, they feed. Otherwise, forget it.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHdSyKNRK_N5MBAGQ_EsI7H7YBUV4iuNKYzFwObeLLVlvz2XFf7fJ8aEnqv4dVKv7J2E8zB62-pPcrBfMJzApU1YRb7eVWQNonlHhBxxhJ7chyphenhyphensN8a2-lBEw4o48Qkbd99Y6F57Zeb8k/s1600/Carp+Classic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHdSyKNRK_N5MBAGQ_EsI7H7YBUV4iuNKYzFwObeLLVlvz2XFf7fJ8aEnqv4dVKv7J2E8zB62-pPcrBfMJzApU1YRb7eVWQNonlHhBxxhJ7chyphenhyphensN8a2-lBEw4o48Qkbd99Y6F57Zeb8k/s200/Carp+Classic.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.livingflylegacy.com/" target="_blank">Chris</a> and I got out with Miss Lucy today for some pre-tournament recon. Yep, the 9th annual Carp Classic fly tournament takes place next week. I'll be hauling the Uprising Mobile HQ 18-foot camp trailer down there and it is sure to be a hoot. Our team (tentatively known as "Cloop USA") is armed and ready.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGbOqSdOM4DDke-eUqHsKlW4j6C0L6oUsM-arA55f4ilaj24swmwMcVaQQcuhshyorqkAsx6r1T7lJRGNTlmE8Ma1OBpARqZiiYBJLsc5xbz-s_adRWand4kvvOMxzuRNTD78rv16tko/s1600/2012-05-08+001+2012-05-08+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGbOqSdOM4DDke-eUqHsKlW4j6C0L6oUsM-arA55f4ilaj24swmwMcVaQQcuhshyorqkAsx6r1T7lJRGNTlmE8Ma1OBpARqZiiYBJLsc5xbz-s_adRWand4kvvOMxzuRNTD78rv16tko/s320/2012-05-08+001+2012-05-08+016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It gets pretty darn cold at night at Blackfoot Reservoir this time of year, so the bite usually does not turn on until about 10:00 a.m. Such was the case this morning when we arrived, as carp started moving onto the flats in time for brunch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We got into a few decent fish from the get-go, but the morning was pretty sluggish overall. The "rip your arm out of its socket" takes I look forward to here were non-existent and we had to work hard for every subtle eat. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rcdVNrt4qZM5_CBa525l-xa2tH1e0YYmACivIYdn496ByGci9rSU4zrp9ZKGa7A6Ib87CSeLXWdQ7TmeVWGaWTc2CancTrU0HoSSjjFBCIuQj2DNp5g0yzLBKchjRJkZZOVmhbdB6FI/s1600/2012-05-08+001+2012-05-08+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rcdVNrt4qZM5_CBa525l-xa2tH1e0YYmACivIYdn496ByGci9rSU4zrp9ZKGa7A6Ib87CSeLXWdQ7TmeVWGaWTc2CancTrU0HoSSjjFBCIuQj2DNp5g0yzLBKchjRJkZZOVmhbdB6FI/s200/2012-05-08+001+2012-05-08+023.JPG" width="200" /></a>Where were all the rowdy bastards from last spring? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fat girls were noticeably absent from the dance and some nasty storm clouds began to roll in. We decided to switch gears and move to a flat where hogs are always found. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The hogs were there, but their appetites were not. The clouds took them away.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nonetheless, we were able to assess the appropriate strategy, given this year's low water levels and altered flat configurations. Chris picked up one last carp on our way out, but the afternoon was otherwise a bust.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><u>Other news this week</u>: a "game changer" upgrade in the Uprising photography department: new camera, underwater housing and wide-angle wet lens. It's on.<br /><br />Peace out folks.</div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-17448706803799769302013-05-01T19:24:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.452-07:00Snake River Carpin'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02EH94DpuMtpMEerDdxGWctmrYLkL94jTadsy3kY5yM3uGjLTT_7s-yUmP7HjIfzwkj7HJf1HHtbu6ieUQyxPoxEojQvMsCdu_FLhtmP-E6PJcHtiwu9bg5w6A_fsEZiuvJWAaR2tHe8/s1600/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02EH94DpuMtpMEerDdxGWctmrYLkL94jTadsy3kY5yM3uGjLTT_7s-yUmP7HjIfzwkj7HJf1HHtbu6ieUQyxPoxEojQvMsCdu_FLhtmP-E6PJcHtiwu9bg5w6A_fsEZiuvJWAaR2tHe8/s640/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+011.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Around here, we have an abundance of very large carp that live in muddied-up bogwaters with very low visibility, which makes sight casting a challenge. Most days, you're not going to see them unless they are tailing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xEuF-7f2PayD3shvz4uiZn0PbrYIAoE5B1rv6BnH6uL-sG8uU2-lyyPplBz22BVezqrznUsxoe6LsQZmB_wDRb4XnouNrp5mBod88Ehhd0IPQIRGtZyIuWubax5hdNN2ldMsRl2vBi4/s1600/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xEuF-7f2PayD3shvz4uiZn0PbrYIAoE5B1rv6BnH6uL-sG8uU2-lyyPplBz22BVezqrznUsxoe6LsQZmB_wDRb4XnouNrp5mBod88Ehhd0IPQIRGtZyIuWubax5hdNN2ldMsRl2vBi4/s320/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+003.JPG" width="311" /></a>Fortunately, there is a brief window each year on the Snake River where water levels are just right and carp come out of the deep and onto the banks to feed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That window is currently open.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Blackfoot Reservoir carp are famous the world over, but our Snake River carp are a breed worthy of special attention. They are much less aggressive than their neighbors to the east and exhibit very different personalities. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwbZpXQbptJh-Lkik6JhYH6H5WtWe9xG8CBZdhx9DQUIYQJUYGBe4g3wqnHTlIGrY_qwdOY0PRK6QtZnsbjG3YxZWdxsy_eO9uZqIzG40hnmg4tj70-jyFrqH09Qv5zdb4M-rgNakzU8/s1600/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwbZpXQbptJh-Lkik6JhYH6H5WtWe9xG8CBZdhx9DQUIYQJUYGBe4g3wqnHTlIGrY_qwdOY0PRK6QtZnsbjG3YxZWdxsy_eO9uZqIzG40hnmg4tj70-jyFrqH09Qv5zdb4M-rgNakzU8/s320/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+022.JPG" width="246" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unlike Blackfoot, the Snake River is not a venue for stripping flies - due to a plethora of lava rock and brush snags. Not that it matters, as these river carp seem generally unwilling to move towards their forage anyway.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Their takes are nearly imperceptible. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Snake River carp move lazily along the river bottom like a pack of happy vacuums. The best you can do is lob your fly into their path of travel and dap 'em if they hover over your fly and tilt their heads to slurp it in. Maintaining a visual on your fly is critical - as takes otherwise go unnoticed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW9VqtX2pCHLWJliNSmDcLPulsHFdKiQHeE1dkDzH7zDPrNFYL8YiGSwcFzSX7GcuDBBf-EsDKHUY5V1gLgNklp95RzVfX01zJkLE2bBPGvjaiUEaYNUB7lkU3wj4MsLxPgN3R7arX_o/s1600/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW9VqtX2pCHLWJliNSmDcLPulsHFdKiQHeE1dkDzH7zDPrNFYL8YiGSwcFzSX7GcuDBBf-EsDKHUY5V1gLgNklp95RzVfX01zJkLE2bBPGvjaiUEaYNUB7lkU3wj4MsLxPgN3R7arX_o/s320/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+088.JPG" width="288" /></a>Feeders are usually produced in one of two scenarios - laid up carp along the banks or cruising fish out in the river, just inside the current seam. Adding current to the "moving fish + wind + roll cast" scenario enhances the challenge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These fish are infinitely more challenging to catch than their bretheren up the road in the reservoir. In my opinion, this is as good as carp fishing gets.<br /><br />Soon, spring runoff will be here and the river will become a blown-out chocolate slurpee - but right now there's a whole lot of fun to be had on the Snake.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLKoYF5lZSW2wm2yBkpDWd5iGQk3Z65dhVio38gA0HsBuk6fhD8QVUeLHh8YExYXZzeaHYplsUpNPzBI1tdr0y7KJH8gggzjdjkgkKpmZSfnkVVqdGUyL2sE9a4a62cJ-xHcQnAElk1Q/s1600/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLKoYF5lZSW2wm2yBkpDWd5iGQk3Z65dhVio38gA0HsBuk6fhD8QVUeLHh8YExYXZzeaHYplsUpNPzBI1tdr0y7KJH8gggzjdjkgkKpmZSfnkVVqdGUyL2sE9a4a62cJ-xHcQnAElk1Q/s400/2012-05-01+001+2012-05-01+038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494698812464695833.post-83931399994143439922013-04-30T11:05:00.000-07:002016-09-09T15:50:13.463-07:00To the Girls and Boys and People Above...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0goFvWulT61jJcIqxe33uQiQ9M3jzpyvuQ7rM1UyNUxOgGBlrtd9XZLKjGPcLSjGKs1IJ2C5BCYRnY-p04aE5KFUYPLhd4k06QER02DiHCjnbQsd8WKnn6HzzehnracJctyOEWbHOU4/s640/2013-04-27+001+2013-04-27+009.JPG" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Shane with a Nice Cutt<span style="font-size: xx-small;">y</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifME6TEN8zRDOVuD1eLwjxh9-9DjqnVisagP5bljtugkwpIruMXOar-rRtEj2QKo8KcevNhvfJ8L4TpY29tvTBshJLVmthTeqoH3k4dIVnAUL0Gb3nJ6pb-_JVvbglzrYltWLpbIkiwgk/s1600/2012-04-25+001+2012-04-25+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifME6TEN8zRDOVuD1eLwjxh9-9DjqnVisagP5bljtugkwpIruMXOar-rRtEj2QKo8KcevNhvfJ8L4TpY29tvTBshJLVmthTeqoH3k4dIVnAUL0Gb3nJ6pb-_JVvbglzrYltWLpbIkiwgk/s320/2012-04-25+001+2012-04-25+053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Don't you like when the winter's gone,<br /><br />And all of a sudden it starts gettin' warm, <br /><br />The trees and the grass start lookin' fresh, <br /><br />And the sun and sky be lookin' their best, <br /><br />Birds be singin', flowers be bloomin',<br /><br />A lot of brand new cars be zoomin',</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AFycnR5zPOlci5G0fn6fS65O-nMgyem5XNCjlH2eAK6Ob9gZLT0NqX6HOuvIxY8SN2qcuOnjCvMBEEvJczF87YygwDbwXRg-gIkunM5ZGbZ0DEms4bF1b3jc2adv4Q-rXQA2VlqKkic/s1600/2012-04-27+001+2012-04-27+049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AFycnR5zPOlci5G0fn6fS65O-nMgyem5XNCjlH2eAK6Ob9gZLT0NqX6HOuvIxY8SN2qcuOnjCvMBEEvJczF87YygwDbwXRg-gIkunM5ZGbZ0DEms4bF1b3jc2adv4Q-rXQA2VlqKkic/s320/2012-04-27+001+2012-04-27+049.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fly girls lookin' the best they can be, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And the guys be dukey dukey Dan you see, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides all that I like the warm weather,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cause that's when you can get yourself together, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But I like Easter time with a grin, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cause when I was little we used to go to Coney Island,</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We used to eat a lot of stuff like cotton candy, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUq4ZZ6tNHZLWwjD9RH2lNJu37bZVbF24MVbDu1MTDWv19RSTMkid8LDUzX9oaeA30nE4lZSBqQf1sqQMSvdVRK0CGKsmaPgD4FRnzJSif4tlNVoFxj1ufM1TH7fIdI2KBn_-qBOsKa4/s1600/2013-04-25+001+2013-04-25+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUq4ZZ6tNHZLWwjD9RH2lNJu37bZVbF24MVbDu1MTDWv19RSTMkid8LDUzX9oaeA30nE4lZSBqQf1sqQMSvdVRK0CGKsmaPgD4FRnzJSif4tlNVoFxj1ufM1TH7fIdI2KBn_-qBOsKa4/s320/2013-04-25+001+2013-04-25+020.JPG" width="249" /></a><br />Cause back then, it was like fine and dandy, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />You used to get dressed up in double knits, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />And your plaid suit jackets, they were the shit,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The good ol' days, was back then,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />And the reason I reminisce, because..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>It's spring again,</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Everybody know it's spring again,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />To the girls and boys and people above,</div><br />This is the time to fall in love<br /><br /></div>Brent Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com1