Summer Time and Livin` was Easy

Jack shows off a nice rainbow caught at the Three Rivers Ranch in Eagle, Idaho, during the annual Idaho 2 Fly Derby, which supports men with cancer.

Like most summers, 2015’s has been a blur for most of us. Hopefully, you’ve had a bit of fun in the sun and even had a chance to hook into some nice fish and even better memories.

            I was very blessed with one of the best one in years, and included a lot of fishing and adventures with family and friends, and writing. The stories for the Mammoth Lakes Insider blog linked to below are also serving as drafts of my next book, Casting Around the Eastern Sierra. You can pre-order copies or pick up an Eastside Fishing experience through this site.

From fishing and golfing to a Idaho mom-turned national hero, here’s a rundown links and of some of the stories I was lucky to write this summer:

-There isn’t much you can do that will be more beneficial for kids than to take them fishing, "Fishing with Kids" from Mammoth Lakes Insider.

-A mom in Nampa, Idaho, for a “calling form God” and becomes saves a child’s life. "Stay-at-Home Mom Saves Baby Boy from Woman Who Was Trying to 'Baptize' Him in a Ditch" from People.com.

-Trout Unlimted’s 2nd Annual Big Wood Single Fly derby was another success. "Big Wood Single Fly casts for a cause" from Trout Unlimited Blog.

-Mountain biking is becoming very popular with families. Here’s a quick run down off of all you need to enjoy some single track. "Family Mountain Biking 101" from Blog Sun Valley.

-Red’s Meadow has long been a the gateway to the backcountry of the High Sierra and for the better part of a century Bob Tanner, Senior has been the gatekeeper. "Bob Tanner, Sr. "reflects on a lifetime of exploring Red's Meadow" from Mammoth Lakes Insider.

-Sun Valley resort has three world-class golf course and each has an impressive signature hole. "Sun Valley's Signature Holes" from Blog Sun Valley.

-June Lake has long been a family favorite, and the owners at Ernie’s Tackle and Ski shop are a good example of why. "Casting Perfect Loops in June Lake" from Mammoth Lakes Insider.

-We all hope to live long enough to enjoy our senior years, but we give almost no money to help. "It's Easy to Support The Connection" from I Love Hailey blog.

-Virginia may be for lovers, but California’s "Virginia Lake is for Trout Lovers" from Mammoth Lakes Insider.

Spring Fishing Stories

Silver Lake, June Lake Loop, California

There’s an excitement about fishing in the spring that no other season knows. 

Sure, anglers dream of wading cool rivers on crisp summer days. We love the thrill of casting while the leaves and temperatures are falling in autumn. For those of us who love to angle in the winter, there’s something magical about hooking into a trout while the snow is falling and world is quiet it seems like you’ve got the whole thing to yourself.

Spring is all hope. It’s about new beginnings. It’s about tradition like celebrating the opener in June Lake, California, or Picabo, Idaho. It’s about fishing with family and friends, about sharing old stories and making new ones.

Even people who don’t fish get excited about the opener each spring. It is the official kick-off to another season of outdoor fun under the sun. Fish, especially trout, do live in some spectacular places.

So here’s a rundown of some Spring Fishing stories that appeared this season:

Lake Mary, Mammoth Lakes, California, opening day, April 2015.

-The tradition of fishing opening day in the Eastern Sierra has been bringing family and friends together for the last weekend in April for a century.

-Fred Hall is a legendary name in fishing. His son, Bart, is carrying on the family tradition, including sponsoring an annual Father’s Day Fishing Derby in honor of his dad.

-Fishing is always about a lot more than the fish, especially for trout, which live in such beautiful places. There is arguably no more stunning spot to fish for trout than amongst Nature’s Poetry at Rock Creek in the High Sierra.                       

 -Spring fishing around Sun Valley usually means big dry flies. The annual brown drake hatch at Silver Creek is the stuff of angler—and amateur entomologists—dreams.

-Redfish Technology works on dream of another sort: finding folks their dream jobs. The was once again the Hailey, Idaho-based recruiting company took home first place in the Best Places to Work in Idaho contest, and the company’s founder and president, Rob Reeves, was named 2015 Idaho Business Leader of the Year.

Brown trout, caught during the brown drake hatch at Silver Creek, Idaho.