Good Times East of Town

On Friday my pops and I hooked up with Matt "Gilligan" Koles for some spring fly fishing on the Truckee River East of Reno. I have to tell you, going with Matt makes it seem so easy to catch fish, but it ain't. The water East of Reno is tough to read and difficult to effectively fish without a boat, having the guide is a huge plus. We put a few nice bows in the net but lost some nice ones too. I had a healthy rainbow pop me in some heavy water and had a hot brown wrap me up around debris on the bottom, but hey, that's why they call it fish'n. All in all, it was a great day, great weather, and a great guide. Folks, if you want to know where the big dogs lie...now you know who to call.

Thanks Matt, we had a blast!

Umpqua Steel

Had a chance to get away for 3 days on the north fork of the Umpqua River in central Oregon. Good friends, good food and good drink! Oh yeah, and a few monster steelies never hurt anything.

Red SteelWine, scotch and whiskey floweth like the river...Check out the cottages, on the water and only $135/night...the 18yr Scotch cost more.
Can you see any Ewoks?
Kind of looks like the Shire.
If you could only taste these fresh, custom cut ribeyes. They're +2" thick, they should be at $23/steak.

Some highlights. My good buddy Doc Jay put the hurt'n to me this trip, he couldn't do anything wrong. I think I need to fish less with doctors...



If you are itching to catch big steelies, the Umpqua is your place, we didn't get any world records, but they go well over 20lbs in this river. If you need an awesome, laid back guide that is polite, fun and very professional, call Dan Taylor's Guide service at 541.643.6640, he's been fishing the river his entire life, the guy is super fun, easy going and knows the frigg'n river. Of note, on this section of the Umpqua, this ain't true fly fishing in the purist sense of the word, more like catching huge steellies with a fly rod, there is no double hauling or swinging lead heads, there was too much drinking for that. That said, its gorgeous, relaxing and super fun!

Till my next hall pass...

Truckee River Outfitters

There's a new website in town.... http://truckeeriveroutfitters.com/ Check em out, Rob Anderson and Doug Ouellette are both local pros with tons of knowledge. They offer guide services and educational clinics. Additionally, they're going to put out a regular fishing report (we've needed this) which can be accessed at their new website or the old Reno Fly Shop site. Best of luck to these local legends.