John Juracek dropped a little fishing report zen in the latest Blue Ribbon Flies newsletter (their image above); a more traditional West Yellowstone fishing report, and from where we sit a damned fine and consistent one, can be found here on the Blue Ribbon Flies site.
Here’s something you don’t see very often during this summer and early fall of doom, gloom, and crises galore – a positive story of Western Resilience along the Bear River via the Salt Lake Tribune; it’s a nice, quick story of ranchers and other water users and managers quietly getting things done to better a watershed.
Image via the linked article in the SL Trib.
Today over on the Older Bolder Life I’ve posted a nifty recipe for a Damned Authentic Jamaican Jerk Pork Shoulder, made the “old-fashioned way” crafting a rich, salty, spicy paste-slather and giving that concoction some time to work its flavor magic.
This one looks a bit long and involved, but most of the prep is simple knife work cutting some veg, and damned well worth the time.
Hot damn, this one’s good.
Cheers.
Jess was recently featured on the B&H Photography Podcast talking about fly fishing and outdoor photography – catch the full episode here…
Images via the linked B&H page.
A hearty Wednesday attaboy to the good folks at BOTE for their recent podcast sharing some (tall) tales from around the paddle board campfire. Dammit, these guys know how to have fun.
The grand-daddy of all carp on the fly events in the universe as we know it – the Denver TU Carp Slam XV – is coming up and there’s still time to get your entry in before the event on the 23rd – details here.
Hot damn.
EPIC’s annual Blem Sale is rolling along, and some of their most popular rods are at very low inventory levels or have sold out.
Blem blanks are a GREAT way to take a first step into rod building; my first build was a Sage blem I picked up in SLC years ago – the rod was still going strong 8 years out when a friend, in an absolutely dumbass move, bounced it off the back of my raft when taking a nap on a hot July Snake River float in Grand Teton.
Musings from Jess at Jess McGlothlin Media