Since around Father's Day of last year, I've been logging my experiences in a different format. Instead of the written trip reports I have poured so much time into previously, I have made the jump to video.
My YouTube channel has been getting nearly weekly updates, so I will post links to those videos since my last post.
Here's a trip from Strawberry from late November, 2023.
Strawberry On The Float Tube:
A fun Ice trip from December of 2023.
Ice Fishing Huntington Reservoir (Splake Fest):
Next was another ice trip, just down the road from Huntington, at Cleveland Reservoir in December of '23:
Next up was a crazy day (my birthday - Dec 23), where I drove all over the place for the few fish I caught.
Next was a video chronicle of the Year 2023 in Review. I caught a lot of nice fish in 2023.
First trip of 2024 was an ice trip with my buddy Wade and his (now) wife Sadie:
Next, I was invited to join a small group for a day on the ice at a couple of different waters. TroutHowler and his buddies Dan and Reagan, plus a mutual buddy Ron made great company throughout the eventful day.
My next trip was with FishFearMeStudios to Currant Creek Reservoir, where we caught a bunch of rainbows and a few other fish, including a huge tiger trout of over 5lbs!
Early open water was too much to resist when TroutHowler and friends extended an invite to join them on Deer Creek Reservoir in the middle of March, 2024.
This was also a landmark trip of sorts, as it was my first video after a major gear upgrade. I had just purchased a GoPro Hero 12 and as the video shows, still hadn't quite dialed in the settings just yet. Regardless, this was a big milestone for the channel, and the quality of my content from this point onward.
This was also a landmark trip of sorts, as it was my first video after a major gear upgrade. I had just purchased a GoPro Hero 12 and as the video shows, still hadn't quite dialed in the settings just yet. Regardless, this was a big milestone for the channel, and the quality of my content from this point onward.
Next trip was another ice trip on Currant Creek with Jason from FishFearMeStudios, where we both caught wild fish that were not stocked in the lake. He caught a nice brown and I caught a brookie, among the other fish that would usually be expected at Currant Creek Reservoir.
Now halfway through the month of May, it was high time to sink a few hooks into some really nice brookies and cutthroat.
Lacking a decent 4x4 to get to some of my favorite areas, I met up with Greg Hills for a fun trip on Boulder. A lot of brook trout were bothered that day and one of them hit 3lbs!
My buddy Ron drove us to some high country tiger trout, where we floated and caught some dandies.
My next trip was a pretty long hike to a great area in the high Uintas, where I actually ran into a whole pile of other YouTubers purely by chance. TroutHowler happened to be at the main lake I hiked in to with his buddy Reagan. Backcountry Exposure approached me at another lake nearby after people he'd met up with recognized me. I ended up meeting Packs-A-Lot and Christian Paul Photography immediately after that. What a fun place for a random meet-up! Great day.
Next up was an early July trip to a place I just love to float. Nice brookies and a big Colorado River Cutthroat Trout were the highlights to a day filled with stocked catchables.
My wife wanted to get out with me for the following trip and I showed her an area that I really enjoy in the Uintas. She did great and made the 8 mile round trip without incident. She also caught the most fish that day and the biggest. Way to go, Sonia!
My buddy Dave Debes and I got together for a Uinta day trip in hopes of finding some nice tiger trout, but it ended up being a pretty tough day. Still, it was great to get out and see some country I hadn't seen for a very long time, plus catch a cute little Bear River Cutthroat.
Sonia wanted another trip and I was happy to show her a wonderful little pond in the high country that yielded only a few fish for us, but some were quite nice and the serene venue couldn't be beat.
My next trip was the grand culmination of many years of interest, research, and willpower. TroutHowler and I embarked on a major Uinta blowout where we hike big time mileage to go and chase the highest elevation fish in the state (highest stocked by the DWR). I ended up putting 34 miles on my feet over the course of 48 hours (including two sleeps) and achieved what I had set out to do.
I will never forget this trip. It was a pretty big deal to me and I'm so glad I could do it. Having TroutHowler to help keep me moving was a huge plus and his involvement is greatly appreciated.
Excellent trip. Highly recommend this watch.
Excellent trip. Highly recommend this watch.
In the Shadow of Kings - Highest Fish in the State with TroutHowler:
After a solid recovery period following my huge Uinta trip, I made my way to a nice area on a really stormy day. I still caught some great fish, but the storms pushed me around a bit. Still, it's always a pleasure to visit such an area.
Another buddy (Jon) needed a chance to shake a stick at some nice cutthroat and brookies, so we went to a good spot for those and ended up with some pretty good Bonneville Cutthroat.
Strawberry had picked up for some folks and it was enough to call me in for a full day session on the tube.
Mid September led me to an old haunt that has only gotten better with time. I had a blast catching big healthy rainbows, a nice wild cutthroat, and a solid wild brown trout. Amazing day.
My next trip produced the biggest fish I've ever caught from the Uintas. My buddy Wade and I floated a lake known for better tiger trout and I ended up hauling in a 25" monster. Great trip!
Huntington Reservoir needed a visit and I obliged with my float tube, catching some pretty nice fish throughout the day, with the fish of the day coming in at the last moments. Excellent day!
How about a giant brown trout and some good tigers? A good day at Electric Lake put me on the right fish.
My daughter hit me up and wanted to go out with me to Strawberry, so we went fishing. It didn't work out for her, but I ended up with a few good fish and some cool underwater footage of the kokanee.
And to finally catch us up, a monster cutthroat and some other nice fish joined me for a great float on Cleveland Reservoir. It's not every day I catch a 5+lbs cutthroat. What a day!
I will periodically post a thread with more links like this in the future. As always, thank you for taking the time to visit this old blog and for watching the videos.
Happy Fishing, Humans.
Happy Fishing, Humans.
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