Doug makes a quick check on the route as we leave Paradise Valley. Sept. 6-7, 2023 Doug had a route to an area I have long been advised to ride. It was an easy yes when he asked if I was interested. On top of that it was a bikefishing trip! This was my first …
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June 15-18, 2023 My earliest exploration of the Granite Range had me riding along Cottonwood Creek. It gets contributions from Wagon Tire Creek and a few springs between 6000’ and 7000’. At some point I dropped a fly line in lower Cottonwood Creek and pulled out a Brook Trout! I couldn’t figure out how they …
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An early creek crossing, no one gets to ride with dry feet In 2010 I started to look for other places to fly fish. In checking the Nevada Division of Wildlife's Fishing Regulations I came across Desert Creek. Ever since I have made at least 3 trips a year there, car camping, often solo, mostly …
It has been a fishing-forward summer to the extent I have fished more than I have biked and have have made so many trips combining the two, bikefishing. Part of this has come from getting a Tenkara fly rod from the Tenkara Rod Company which has made carrying everything you need for fly fishing easy. …