Recent content by RichS

All great advice above. I would add this. Bobbers and trolling are not the only options. I have found that when fishing sinking lines a variety of strip retrieves generally outfishes a straight troll by about five to one. Try different retrieves- strip pause, hand twist, short , short, long, etc...

Restocking his fly which has been very good for me this spring. I think of it primarily as a younger damsel, but it is small enough to possibly pass as a mayfly. Anyway, it works and is cheap and simple to tie. Hook: Daiichi 1710 or TMC 5262 #12 Tail: Olive marabou Rib- chartreuse or hot yellow...

They are out and have been for awhile. Saw six snakes on Badger Mountain yesterday. One was a rattler. This one was not:

The desert is blooming and will be beautiful for the next couple of weeks. Lupine Sagebrush false dandelion Phlox Cabbage butterfly on dandelion Balsom Root South slope of Rattlesnake Mountain