Practice on NFoW morning session

Here are a few fish from my morning session today.  Fishing was tough for about the first 45 min until the water warmed up a few degrees.  Then it was on like Donkey Kong!

Performance Flies

Check out Kevin Compton's Performance flies.  I get a good majority of my comp tying materials including Dohiku barbless comp hooks.  I was the first person to start fishing these hooks in the US and 99% of my flies are tied on these hooks.  Tell him I sent you. He will hook you up.  He is the only Distributor of some of these materials in America and is for sure the ONLY distributor of Dohiku hooks and Fly D&K products here.

NFoW 1-13-12

So I guess not being employed for the next two months has its benefits.  You see, I have been able to spend more time with my girlfriend (which is a definite plus), but I have also been able to spend more time on the water.  She lives about a 30min drive to either the NFoW and Mammoth spring in Arkansas so I get to pick where I want to fish everyday.  But it has also given me more time to prepare for upcoming comps and the upcoming guide season by prepping gear and flies.  Here are a few fish from my last trip on 1-13-12.  It was a bitterly cold day (16 deg F) and I was only expecting to move 2 or 3 fish, but i ended up with 7 in the 3 hr session I fished.  They definitely made it worthwhile.

Colorado new year

I just got back from a trip to Colorado last week and it was a great way to bring in the new year.  It looks as if I will be moving back sometime in march to start guiding again.  I am looking forward to making this move for the last time. So if any of you  are gonna be heading that way, let me know and maybe I will be able to take you fishing.

Troutcore Media is born

Thanks to an amazing girlfriend, who got me a contour+ camera for Christmas, you can expect to see films appearing with my posts along with films from buddies Brian Wise and Kyle Kosovich.

Local Talent

So after some unspoken prodding, my good friend Matt Tucker has encouraged me to start blogging more. So once again I guess I will. You see, I haven't been able to blog to much about fishing because I have been working so much. My hometown was devastated by an EF-5 tornado this may and as a contractor to the electric utility I was extremely busy. Luckily my house wasn't touched by the tornado, but my work warehouse was a complete loss. I have recently met the girl of my dreams (our second date was a trip to the NFoW where she caught her first rainbow ever and first trout on a fly rod. I have also since bought her a pair of waders and boots so she can accompany me on fishing adventures). So back to the main part of my blog...Tucker wanted to showcase some of the local talent we have in the Missouri Ozarks and I figured since he mentioned myself, along with some of my best friends, I ought to start updating my blog some more. So thank you tucker for giving me some motivation to update my blog more often!!

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SE Regional results 2011, Nantahala River, NC

Team USA posted two perfect scores in its sweep of the comp. Randy Hanner and Anthony Naranja tied with 4 placing points apiece. Kurt Finlayson and Josh Stephens finished 3rd and 4th respectively.

It was great to make it back down to this part of the US and I am glad to be coming back for Nationals in May.

The Next Generation

My good friend and head guide for River of Life Farms on the North Fork of the White River in Dora missouri has put together this awesome video of his boys fishing.

a new begining

So with a little big of coaxing from a good friend of mine, I have decided to start writing on my blog again.

I am currently preparing for 2 Regional Tournaments for Fly Fishing Team USA. The next comp is next week in Andrews, NC on the Nantahala River. I have been snowed into my apartment for the last 10 days only getting out to get food and supplies to last the great Snowpocalypse of 2011. I have tied umpteen dozen flies in preparation for it and the next two. State College, PA and then the National Fly Fishing Championships back on the same rivers in NC as well as a few other venues.