A late May trip to check out some water that reportedly holds some really big fish
Big water in wide open country. Weather was cool and unsettled with lots of wind.
Until next time. Maybe a little later in the year when it is a little warmer and a few bugs on the surface.
Check out this beautiful fly-caught German Brown trout from Fontenelle Dam on The Green River in Wyoming! A terrific photo taken by Dan Shively of my Dad just two days ago.
The guide for 2 days on the John Day called a week before the trip and said he could not make it. After a lot of scrambling, we lined up a top gun on the coast and decided to trade fly rods for back bouncing rods. We were in early November and were going to be fishing on the back end of a pretty good few days of high water and only the second one of the season. We were hoping for a fish or two to bring home for the smoker. The guide was happy we knew how to back bounce and told us it was going to be good –
After some high water earlier in the week, the river dropped and is in great shape. We are fishing deep slots mostly cl9ose to the bank
Three of us limited by about 12:30. Crazy good fishing and the right mix of hatchery and wild fish. Without a doubt one of my best days of chinook fishing.
Hello to all my AllAroundAnglers out there who might still be reading along! So much has changed over the years and I have really lost track of this website and keeping you all posted on here! I suppose we can blame it on Instagram because if you follow me there you would know what’s happening. So, just in case you don’t…I woke up today compelled to bring you into the fold.
Last fall season was truly epic in so many ways! Maxwell was able to get his very own FIRST STEELHEAD on a long day float him and I did together. My wife ran shuttle and the Fish Gods shined on us with a beautifully fought and earned 34” late summer steelhead! My son burst into tears upon netting it and that almost didn’t even happen. The fish popped off next to the boat and was UNSECURED and swimming free before Max himself scooped it into the net. Just barely so! His tears were tears of joy and disbelief to have accomplished something so unexpected.
The best part of this story is that he had put his rod away as we were approaching the end of our float. He had turned to me after seven hours of floating and fishing and said ‘well Dad, I guess we just weren’t lucky enough today to catch one.’ I looked at him and said ‘Son, there’s always one more cast you can make to change your luck!’ And that’s exactly what happened: One more cast. That was the cast that changed everything!
Here are some photos of this past fall including the fish in this story! I hope you all enjoy.
After 25 years the boys were finally able to pin down a date together to return to the Wyoming trout streams that were so formative in our youth. Please enjoy a few shots from this epic reset!
I was able to get the crew together for another spring Deschutes trip this year! Initially, the trip was supposed to be to the John day river but high water pushed us elsewhere. Needless to say, water was high there as well. I would end up, snapping in or and getting some of the worst poison oak I’ve ever had. All of that being said, I am still so grateful for these friends, and here’s some videos and pictures from our trip.
We always love returning to the family cabin in Wyoming. Although the area is no longer “undiscovered” it remains pretty uncrowded. There is always the chance of a really good sized trout when hitting one of the local streams. Here are a few shots from angling in 2022.
Four intrepid anglers headed to Baja to fish mangroves andl blue water on the Pacific side. Here are some of the highlights.
From the bay, we headed to do some offshore fishing.
After a quick start to an early run there was a dip in the action due to low water. With the water newly on the rise look out for more photos soon!
Starting in 1984 I began to visit a very magical place passed down through generations in my family sitting in the mountains of the wind river range in Pinedale Wyoming.
This was the very first place I ever caught a trout on a fly and I will never forget that yellow humpy getting slurped off the surface igniting a lifelong passion that I still pursue to this day.
I keep this website functional for a very few people who are incredibly important to me and who share this passion for the outdoors and for angling.
One of those people is my Dad. You might know him as Sal Monid from the glory days of Triple A! He and my son and I shared some pretty special time together there this past month. Super special we have this property and access the wild outdoors we can continue to pass down to future generations in the family!
Please enjoy a few photos from this year’s trip!
