Without a doubt my favorite trout is a brook trout. I had dreamed of catching a monster brook trout for years. Giant brook trout don’t exist in many places that I know of on this planet. Don’t get me wrong, I love to spend a day wading tiny western streams...
One of the things that my wife, Pam, and I appreciate more and more as the birthdays fly by is good friends. Two of our good friends (Curtis and Becky) live in Silverthorne Colorado and although they love to hike, bike and ski the mountains, they are just now learning...
What is a marabou jig? A marabou jig is a fishing lure made of marabou feathers (usually down feathers that come from a turkey). The feathers are dyed various colors, then tied with thread to a hook that is weighted with a lead, bismuth or tungsten head that is also...
The Rocky Mountains of North Central New Mexico are known primarily for outstanding elk hunting. Approximately 100 miles northwest of Santa Fe the small town of Chama, New Mexico, is nestled into the Rockies on the Colorado border. The famous Elk Hunting Lodge of Chama Land and Cattle Co....
Spool a light or ultra-light spinning reel with 2-3 pound test clear or green monofilament line (I prefer Maxima or P-line). Not filling the spool quite all the way to the top will help prevent loops of line on the spool when fishing. Tie on a PJ’s marabou jig. The...
