Author: Grizz

  • Report 5/23/12

    Report 5/23/12

    The fishing season here on the Henry’s Fork fired a little sooner than usual last week with the arrival of the Salmonflies. Our quiet little fishing village exploded with energy almost overnight. On most years, we don’t witness this occurrence until the Memorial Holiday Weekend, but with…

  • Pile of Guts

    Pile of Guts

    In anticipation of sun eclipsing mobs of Salmonfly adults, the native anglers here get a little up-tight and walk around with a hard case of itchy trigger finger, twitching helplessly with a nervous tic for hours on end. A few quick hours on some of our local still-waters is a quick and sure…

  • Report 5/11/12

    Report 5/11/12

    Good news friends; Things are really starting to warm up here in the Caldera. The remaining snow is hardly noticeable, trees are budding & the grass in front of the shop already needs a cut. Old man Winter is gathering the last of his things as the warmer spring days send him packing. I’d like…

  • Report 3/15/12

    Report 3/15/12

    March: In like a Lion – Out like a Double Bunny? From: A-Bar Warming Hut Location: Exactly 6.7 miles East of the Continental Divide (6,250’) Words: Chris "Grizz" Andelin Images: Bryan Gregson Photography Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. ~ Elizabeth…

  • Midges, Black Ice & Vitamin D

    From: TroutHunter Field Desk Mid-Jan, 2012 Location: Beautiful downtown Last Chance, Idaho One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb In our case, here in Last Chance, we may need a few more kind words to warm us up through one of our historically long winters. You see, up…