August 11 - 14, 2016
Salt Lake City

My brother Chuck and I took 3 days to do some fly fishing. On Thursday we went up to the Provo River. When we got there the river flow was very high making fishing very difficult, if not dangerous. We drove to 3 or 4 different spots above and below the dam and all of them were not suitable for fly fishing. So we went over to the Weber River and it looked to be a much better choice.

We tried a couple for different spots but had no luck....we didn't even see a fish, but we had a great time anyway.

On Friday we decided to break out the watercraft and do some mountain lake fly fishing. This was the first time I was able to try out my inflatable kayak and Chuck was using his float tube. We were in the mountains southeast of Salt Lake about an hour east of Park City. We first went to Moosehorn Lake.

Chuck took a short video of the inaugural launch....hopefully it will load correctly.

The wind was blowing pretty good for most of the day making it difficult for me to fish in one spot but still the kayak worked great, was easy to maneuver, and was very comfortable. Next time I'll bring a small anchor...

We finished the day by doing some shore fishing at another nearby lake.

Chuck caught a few nice ones...

...and I caught a monster :>)

On Saturday we felt energetic and decided to hike into Marjorie Lake. It was about a 3 mile hike climbing 1,500 feet in elevation (11,520 feet at the summit). We decided it was 3 miles because we passed 3 trail signs saying the lake was always just 1 mile ahead......

When we got there we ran into a small herd of grazing cattle..... it was kind of deflating to find out cows can make the same hike.

There were fish jumping everywhere but we couldn't get them to bite. Here's a shot of Chuck (sitting behind a small pine) going through his fly inventory trying to figure out what might work.

 It was a beautiful small mountain lake, and aside from the cows we practically had the lake to ourselves.

Here is Chuck making his typical, great cast.... mine usually land in the tree behind me ;>)

We had a great time fishing, laughing, and just getting to spend some fun time together.

On Sunday Marilyn and I spent the day with Chuck and Sue at their house. Chuck helped me wash the kayak and my waders, we watched some of the Olympic coverage on TV, drank a few beers, and Susie made a fantastic meal for us. I can't tell you how much Marilyn and I enjoyed our time with Chuck and Sue. Their hospitality is amazing and we can't thank them enough. We will never forget the great time we've had here with them (love you guys!!!!).

Tomorrow we prep for our next trip. We will be heading south down I-15 to Beaver, UT. Our plan is to visit 3 National Parks over the next 3 weeks while working our way to Vegas.