Dove Hunting Begins in Less Than 24 Hours

It's already that time again...
It's DOVE SEASON: September 1 - September 30

We Made It To Idaho!

I have to say that I have always enjoyed receiving fishing stories and photos from a couple of fellow outdoor enthusiasts, Wayne and Robin. If you don't remember Wayne, he's the one who caught the monster 35 1/2 inch 13 lb 9oz Cutthroat Trout using a chartreuse estaz body with black hackle back in April 2005.

Well they made it to Idaho!

"These are pictures taken in the White Cloud Mountains near Stanley, Idaho. We came upon a sow bear and 3 cubs. Try to zoom in on the bears if you can. I was with my brothers working (if that is what you can call it) spraying weeds and generally having a good time. The mountains were gorgeous!


I did fish the Salmon River and had a 30+ inch salmon on my Sage 5 weight and could not bring it to shore after fighting with it for a good 15 minutes. The goal was rainbows, but this guy caught me by suprise. "



Thanks Wayne...we look forward to more fishing tales from Idaho...

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You Can Never Go Wrong With Premature Scouting

It may seem a bit premature to begin scouting for deer when we still have 47 days left till opening weekend, but any excuse to get off road every weekend and see some of Nevada's wildlife works for us. With two and a half days to scout, the trip planned out and three areas plotted on the maps, we were off and running and loving every minute of it.

Lucky for us we did come across a few bachelor herds with some rather decent looking 3 and 4 point bucks, but there was nothing that would break any of the current Nevada State Records. All I know is that none of us minded not seeing a HUGE Mule Deer especially since that might take away from all of the excitement that we have left to look forward too in the next 47 days till opening season.


Trying to get through to check out a one more spot. - More Photos


Two Burrow Owls out on the hunt. - More Photos

Trout Fishing on the Little Truckee

Thanks David for sharing your pictures with us...and Congrats to you on your win.

"Here's a trout for you, fresh from the Little Truckee River yesterday where I celebrated my Primary election win (and yes, it was released.)"

Volunteer and Participate in Preservation

Are you interested in getting close up and personal with Nevada's Wildlife or are you simply interested in some adventures off-road? If any of this sounds appealing to you ....be sure to look at becoming a volunteer for the Department of Wildlife this year.

NDOW has several Volunteer Activities that are ongoing and scheduled throughout the year such as: hunter education, angler education, tours of fish hatcheries and interpretation. You can also sign up to be a special volunteer for big horn sheep relocation, electrofishing, seed collection, guzzler construction and maintenance or record counting the sage grouse.

Please visit NDOW's downloadable application or call Kim Toulouse (775) 688-1893 for more information.

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Sardine ...Anyone?

With the sun setting fast and the fish rising all around us, we only had an hour left for fishing before we had to head in from Inlcine Lake.

I was lucky enough, this time, to actually get something hooked at the end of my line....and with no complaints, I'd have to say that little three inch trout would have easily fit into a sardine can if I had only had one on hand.

Thanks again Double D' for letting us fish and for the great grub! It's always a good time with you and your family!

More photos of Incline Lake, click here.

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Luckier Than The Rest of Us on The Truckee

I have to admit that I am not an experienced fly fisherman when it comes to fishing on the Truckee River or any River really. It takes a different expertise and an in depth knowledge about the changes in the river flow and the river currents which almost make it seem like you have to be the Head of your Science class or your Biology class to be successful at fishing.

Well fishing last night was somthing of a game of luck...I mean how can you have five friends out fishing a similiar stretch of river and using the same fly patterns but only one of the five caught all of the fish?

Granted they were nothing to Brag about but surely the rest of us wouldn't have minded getting one on the end of our lines.

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