Fly Fishing Tips and The Love of the Hunt

Get Amazon Seller Central consulting at http://www.myamazonguy.com "We're living in the fly fishing capital of the world," said Marc Crapo, with Premier Fly Fishing.

And Marc Crapo proved it to me when he and Royce Klingler taught me how to fly fish on the Teton.

"The river talks to you, like you're reading a book, only you're reading a different page of the same book every time you go out, it's different every day," said Royce Klingler with Premier Fly Fishing.

"I love fishing because it clears the mind, just clear the cob webs, and forget about everything and let the stress wash away... It's better than going on vacation somewhere, sometimes I think vacations are more stressful than the worse day in the office," said Crapo.

This free flowing stream would be 26 miles shorter if the Teton Dam still existed.

"We are hunting this fish," said Klingler.

Most people wouldn't call it hunting, but Royce not only sneaks up on the fish, he's observant to his surroundings. For instance, when its cloudy, fish have a false sense of security. The lack of sun means predators like birds are less likely to catch a fish.

"You look at the surface of the water, look at the types of bugs on the water, and that gives you an indication if the fish may or may not be looking up," said Klingler.

Back at the Premier Fishing Fly shop, there's a few changes. They're now serving ice cream, and they have this new mounted fish, a one of a kind replica of the State Brown record. The fish was caught by Wes Case, is 36 inches long and weighs over 27 pounds. The previous record was 26 years old, and was beat by a full pound.

Since the Teton River just switched to catch and release, I wasn't able to take anything home, but I did clear the cobwebs out of my head.

If you want to find a place where it isn't just catch and release, there's a good spot just below the Ashton Bridge.

It's on the Snake River, at the Henry's Fork.