Weekend with Fishing with Vets – July 2019

Over the weekend a I worked with a Non-profit organization called Fishing with Vets (https://www.fishingwithvets.com/), based in Minnesota. My cousin Aaron co-founded the organization with his long time Veteran friend Jeremy who wanted to give back to other veterans by providing opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. The organization started in 2015 and only did a …

The Journey to find a California Golden Trout…. In Colorado

I’ve been fly fishing for nearly a year now, during this time I’ve managed to catch four species of trout: Rainbow, Brown, Brook, and a Cutbow. For the summer of 2018 I set a goal to explore at least 20 new lakes/and or rivers and go on multiple multi-day backpacking trips. June 7th-10th, my mission …

Lake City Wine Festival turned impromptu to Orvis Helios 3D Product Review

I’ve been on the market for a new rod for a while now, to be honest, just didn’t know what I wanted. A few days before my girlfriend and I went to Lake City, Colorado for a Wine Festival I went to Orvis to try out a Recon Fly Rod, Orvis’ mid-ranged fly rod. While I …

Fly Fishing Journal: February Fishing, South Platte River – 11 Mile Canyon in Colorado

In February I bought a Catch Cam Net and a knock off go-pro to start filming some fishing adventures. On a beautiful February Day, I met up with my buddy Mike B and we got on some nice fish!  Rainbows, Browns, Cuttbows. I was lazy about getting a video edited, but I’m getting ready for a fishing …

Fly Fishing Journal: May 17th-20th, 2018 – Day 1

Thursday May 17th, I took off from work and headed to the cabin. I typically like to go to a local stream before I go to the cabin, and this time was no different. I had to catch Dinner – I arrived to our local tailwater around 4:30pm, the parking lot was empty and the …