Wind!!

So I decided since we were having a nice spell of weather that I'd hit the Logan River and see how good the fishing was, I had heard some midge hatch's were coming off and the usual patterns like the hair's ear, pheasant tail and egg patterns were producing fairly well. I should note that I do not fish Logan very often, for one it's usually loaded with people, I usually fish it during the dead of winter and you usually only see a few die hards or idiots like me, second the fish, well they just don't get very big, every once in a while your given a surprise with one that exceeds 16", but normally the fish run in that 10-14"range, the selection is usually brown's, brook's, cutt's and bow's with a few white fish mixed in. After a morning of chores I loaded up and made a quick run up the canyon, It was a pretty nice day, the sun was shining and the temps were in the mid 30's. I hopped out and grabbed my rod and noticed I had left my fly bag at home, armed with only some fairly large streamers I decided to give it a go anyway, within about 20 minutes I had landed the 1st fish, about a 12" cutt which I had watched chase my fly pretty much the whole way through the pool I was fishing in, as I was releasing him I noticed it had started to cloud up, within minutes it was blowing 25+ mph and it never let up!! I fished for the next 2 hours relentlessly hitting every deep pool I could find, the wind made it extremely miserable, I got tired of digging my fly out the willow's and it can get pretty old when a big weighted streamer is continually smacking you in the head as the wind changes directions. I missed a few fish and only managed to land one more and it was a tiny a brown.



 I ran into a older gentlemen from a local town, I can't remember his name at this current moment but we fished for the last hour and half together, there wasn't much for conversation which seemed awfully strange, we talked mostly about the fish in the Logan and good patterns to use, which I didn't have much contribution to the topic, but he did manage to take a few pictures as I fished my way up the canyon. The weather looks like its going to be good for the next few days, hopefully this time I don't forget my nymph's!!



Gear used:
Simms G3 Waders
Cabelas Ultralight Wading Boots
Simms Windstopper Hooded Jacket
Kuiu SuperLight Down Jacket
St. Croix Imperial 9ft 4wt.
Cabela's Prestige Premier Reel
Scientific Anglers XPS 4wt Line
Sculpzilla size 6 and 8 Olive and Black

Thanks for the support!!

I would like to take just a few minutes to thank everyone that visits this blog, I hope that you enjoy what you see and learn. I've decided to make this my personal blog with a little more background on my life, but will still be in the context of my adventures in the wild, I am however in the works of creating my own domain name hosted blog geared towards hunting and fishing in the Rocky Mountains. That will incorporate just hunting and fishing. I'm hoping in the next few weeks that I have it up and running, so look for it in the future at followmeoutdoors.net

Big Country in the Selway Wilderness of Idaho

So for those of you that find this through Facebook feel fortunate that you have access to this blog, cause I will be providing more detail on my locations of the hunting and fishing areas that I will be at. Like unit's or specific coordinates to some of the places I fish. I'm sure that some of my close friends might find this obtrusive but I feel that the amount of people that this blog will come in contact with will be significantly low that it won't in anyway jeopardize the areas that we already access. And last of all I've been reported several times within the 8 hours this blog has been up and running, mostly for my pictures of deceased animals, I'm sorry if this offends anybody but its a way of life out west, so you'll just have to put on your big boy pants and deal with it.

So I'd just like to thank everyone once again and please why don't you Follow Me Outdoors!!

Follow Me Outdoors!!

I've decided to start a blog solely based on my outdoor experiences. I spend a good portion of my time backpacking, hunting, fishing and scouting for my big game hunts. I love the outdoors, its a great time for me to reflect on my life and the choices that I've made that's shaped the outcomes to this present day. It's neither a passion or obsession, it's simply a way of life and without it I wouldn't have an identity.

Cindy Colorado 2008

 I really enjoy getting people involved in the outdoors, I've introduced a few people to hunting and I've really enjoyed being able to see them learn the ropes as they have progressed, one of my friends I introduced to hunting when we was in high school and he has progressed into a pretty good hunter and has had great success with the limited time he has had to pursue this passion.

Jake Utah 2008 

My wife of 8 years had no form of experience with hunting and the 1st year we was married she harvested a doe Antelope in Wyoming, over the course of these 8 years she has harvested many animals and has become quite sufficient with a rifle, hopefully I can introduce her into bow hunting and shotgunning, we've been on several backpacking trips, scouting trips and fishing trips also,we have two beautiful daughters that have taken her time with me away, but with any luck my daughters will have a burning desire to be with there father in the great outdoors, I've taken my niece on several hunts and she has also been really successful, I hope that as I progress through life that I can continue to introduce new people to such a vital resource.

Shania 2012 Wyoming

 As I post updates on this blog about my adventures, I won't be hiding any information from anyone, you will know the what, how, when, where! I've spent considerable amounts of my time in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Nevada either for myself, my family or with one of my close friends, in pursuit of many type's of fish and game, I don't consider myself a trophy or a meat hunter, I just hunt for the enjoyment whether it be a cow Elk in Western Wyoming on the Tunp Range or a general buck Deer in Central Idaho. When it comes to fishing I thoroughly enjoy fly fishing, but in given situations, I have no problem picking up a spinning rod and some powerbait for a day of trout fishing on the lake or winging a baitcast setup for those silver bullets(Steelhead) of the Salmon river. So I would just like to say come Follow Me Outdoors and hopefully you might find something new to try and a little insight on how to do it.

Brody's Silver Bullet