Laramie Fishing Report

The good and bad thing about knowing bad weather is coming is that you know you have some choices to make: fish or go to work on a Friday?  Well, I chose to fish, especially because the end of fishing season is near.  I also happened to get in a round of golf this past week, which feels opportune as we now have a half a foot of snow on the ground.   Of course you can still fish well into November,

Fall is one of my favorite times to fish. Cooler temperatures make you feel comfortable in your waders and you don’t care how you look. Well, I never care how I look when I’m fishing; don’t think the fish care either. I am itching to go on a road trip to the Mile...

Last Friday I was sick. I know that’s not a good excuse to not even talk about fishing, but I was miserable- I could not walk without pain. This week I still have pain, but I also have these little pills that make me feel much better! The thought of fishing was still not on my mind, but I decided I needed to get out and get some fresh air for me and the dog.  I went to the first public fishing spo

I finally realized its September and I have not fished the North Platte at all! At the tail end of summer I try to cram in as much fun as humanly possible. We soon will be trapped indoors and wishing we had done much more fun stuff during the summer.

Have you gone fishing or been on the water this season? Did you take a kid with you? This is the best time of year to get children outside enjoying rivers, streams and lakes.

Going fishing with your dog or dogs is mostly only asking for trouble. They of course have a great time and you wish they just stay out of the water for 5 minutes. It's like I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone taking the dogs on a long hike and catch dinner in the process.  This theory has actually only worked once, guess that's why I keep doing it. As you can see from the photo of the 2 l

I never get tired of catching a big brown trout! This week after a good friend of mine got married on a Wednesday! I figured the day was pretty much shot especially after having brunch with Bloody Mary's at El Conquistador at 10:30 in the morning. I said we might as well go fishing and I can work on the weekend.

The Laramie River has dropped to almost normal this past week. It is still running fast, of course, with all the snow melt left in the Snowy Range Mountains. I visited 3 locations on the Big Laramie last week. All had fish ready to be caught for sure; just finding the right lure or fly pattern is the only obstacle. Okay, the other obstacle is with the fast current you might catch a fish, but landi

The 41st Annual Huck Finn Fishing Derby was a huge success this Saturday with 157 kids and countless parents fishing for 3 hours for trout. Crazy as that may seen I did not get a hook in my nose, just needed to apply a lot of sunscreen to myself and kids.

Now the fishing starts! All this other stuff just leads you to the real fishing. Wading in a stream or river I get into the flow, so to speak. The rhythm of fly-fishing and anticipating where the trout are hanging out is my favorite part of fishing...