Took the family to Grand Teton NP and surrounding area for a week. This is one of the most beautiful places I've seen in this country. Made it a point to book a fly fishing trip for a day for my son and I to break things up a bit. With all the snow melt run-off in the streams, it's not quite prime time for dry fly and hopper fishing just yet, so we got it done with nymphs and huge streamers.
Our guide was a 23-year-old from Virginia who vacationed out here every summer with his family as a kid. After school he could not wait to move out west and guide. He was knowledgeable beyond his years, and put us in great position to cast and land these stout browns. We battled 6 fish over 21" to the drift boat, with a couple topping 5 lbs. My son's first ever fish on the fly was 23" and 5.5 lbs.
When the guide handed me a 10' 7-wt with an articulated deer-hair streamer that resembled a baby brown trout, I knew we were in for some real battles in a stiff current. Very memorable day for both of us!
Our guide was a 23-year-old from Virginia who vacationed out here every summer with his family as a kid. After school he could not wait to move out west and guide. He was knowledgeable beyond his years, and put us in great position to cast and land these stout browns. We battled 6 fish over 21" to the drift boat, with a couple topping 5 lbs. My son's first ever fish on the fly was 23" and 5.5 lbs.
When the guide handed me a 10' 7-wt with an articulated deer-hair streamer that resembled a baby brown trout, I knew we were in for some real battles in a stiff current. Very memorable day for both of us!