I began my love affair with Arctic Grayling in 2004 on a 6 week fishing / road trip from Las Vegas, NV to Prudhoe Bay, AK.

Decided to take advantage of opening weekend in the park and headed to fish the Firehole, which for some reason I’ve never fished. I usually shy away from crowded spaces. But, I have a friend who told me that if there was a trout stream in heaven it would be the Firehole.

As some of you know one of the only things which can rival my passion for fly fishing is my passion for homeschooling (actually “unschooling”) my daughter.  My approach relies heavily on sparking passion and experiencing life in a practical form.  If you’re interested you might see my other blog on homeschooling: www.scottthrasher.com.
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Taking a slight departure from my standard haunt I’ve been fishing the Lower Madison lately.

The Madison is one of the most famous fly fishing destinations in the world and for good reason. It’s full of character, with more faces than Lon Chaney and stretching from Yellowstone National Park to its confluence with the Gallatin and the Jefferson to form the Missouri River. My lack of experience on the Lower stretch of this river is not for lack of want mind you; but I usually either have my daughter in tow or just side on ease and general laziness. However, recently my usual fare has been muddy and high and being alone I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to venture to parts un-fished in pursuit of bigger fish. That’s where the Madison comes in; a welcome departure and a perfect opportunity to broaden my repertoire.

I’ve fished it before a handful of times with minimal success so I figured it’s high time I familiarize myself better with the “50 mile riffle”.

Over this past year I managed to catch the carp bug and found that there are actually some reasonably good opportunities here in southern Nevada.

Here are some photos of carp and strippers at Lake Meade. Unfortunately, it’s not so easy. These fish seem to like the safety of a boat dock where fishing isn’t allowed. But not far away, carp are to be found.

Just making sure I can get videos embedded so here’s the Drake clip.  A fantastic video which makes me drool for New Zeland ever time I watch it.  Will be tying mice… just in case.