Stories by Scott

Although I've been fishing for years, and flyfishing for the last 20, most of my flyfishing has been on a lake, one trip a year.  Fishing moving water appeals to me more than still waters, and in  the past several years I've started flyfishing streams and rivers more often. As I've done so, a fishing trip to the East Kootenay region of BC to fish streams for westslope cutthroat became a goal of mine. With a new truck in the driveway, I finally had the vehicle that I could trust to make the trip.   Aug 17, Day 1 Awoke to pouring rain, a heavy rainfall warning, and 7 degrees C.    So cold, I could see my breath and so wet, the Elk River rose 1 ft today. Not the weather I was envisioning when I was preparing for the trip! Initially, it wasn’t my intent to fish Michel Creek much. I’ve read about how busy it is and how some fish show mutilations from so much catch and release and how some of you no longer fish it, but I did want to see what all the fuss was about. I planned on f

  A hike in the Grand Canyon is just a walk in the park” Day one: May 15 Left Phoenix at 5:15 AM and with stops for coffee at Camp Verde and gas in Flagstaff, we got to the park, loaded and weighed our packs (mine was 35 pounds, which was mostly my 6.5 litres of water) and departed the South Kaibab trailhead at 11:20. Excited, but a little anxious too! What would it be like? Had I trained enough? Would my body hold up? Our group of four with guide Christian was combined with another group of four, a family from Connecticut, with guide Phil. There are two trails from the south rim into the canyon: the Bright Angel and the South Kaibab.    Originally the Bright Angel trail was the only access to the canyon, but it was privately owned and when the National Park Service took control of the area in 1919 the owner of the Bright Angel refused to stop charging tolls. NPS built the South Kaibab over a 6 month period beginning in 1924. The trail follows a ridgeline so it has spectacular views as