NEWS
I grew up on the East Coast and fished a lot of small streams and deep hidden ponds in the White Mountains during my adolescent years. I did do a fair amount of surf casting, but I never developed the need to incorporate a double haul into my casting. This past summer I met up with the Brighton Anglers group to go to Trout Camp in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada and learned to double haul while there. Now how do I perfect it?
We want to send out a huge thanks to everyone who got involved in our Fish For Garbage Provo River Clean Up. It was a great success. We couldn't have done it with out you... A lot of trash was taken away from the river. We filled two dumpsters and a trailer full of garbage. Amongst all the flip flops, cans and plastic bottles we found some interesting junk as well, a sunken canoe, torn raft, blown out tires, money safe, mattress and inner tubes. Thanks again for taking time out of your busy week and giving up a Saturday to help clean up after other people. We had a great time and hope you did as well. Next years clean up will be held on Earth Day May 22. Mark your calendars. :) A big shout out to our partners. Waldorf Astoria Park City, Rocky Mountain Outfitters, Flut FlyRods, Hardy Flyfishing, Cabelas, Coalatree, Wasatch Guide Service, Rising, Fish On Energy, Tenkara Rod Co., Skullcandy, GoalZero, Fish In Peace, Souplefly, Tacky, Blue Halo, Drop Jaw Flies, Flycraft, Fishwest, Utah DNR, Trout Unlimited, Pepsi, Redbull and Cameron Kirby for making a sweet little edit of the day...
This years Fish For Garbage river cleanup event will be held on May 7th, 2015 from 7AM to 3PM. Lunch at 12:00PM. Awards & Raffle at 2:30PM. Vivian Park Pavilion 1 in Provo Canyon.
Attendees are requested to safely collect trash along the Provo River and deliver it to Vivian Park Pavilion 1. In exchange for their garbage, they will be given 1 voucher for a free lunch (redeemed between 12:00 and 2PM) and a prize drawing ticket. The prize drawing will be held at 2:30PM. Must be present to win. No family members, sponsors, or organizers are eligible.
We have secured more than a dozen sponsors that include fly shops, fly fishing equipment and apparel manufacturers, and local businesses. These sponsors will provide prizes, food, and other event support personnel and services.
Fish For Garbage promotes a simple concept: Fill your fishing net full of garbage every time you leave the river after fishing. They have created an Instagram page found at @fishforgarbage.
Limited information is also available at www.fishforgarbage.org.
Brighton Resort Goal Zero BlackStrap Brighton Anglers Rising Fish Utah Stream Access Coalition Coalatree Blue Halo Tacky Fly Fishing Fishwest Hardy Fly Fishing FishOn Energy Co. Tenkara Rod Co. Sundance Mountain Resort Drop Jaw Flies Flycraft Causwell Cabela's Orvis
Join the Brighton Anglers on a Canadian bound road trip to RL Trout Camp. www.troutcamp.com If huge trout, monster pike and a little adventure is your thing then you don't want to miss this opportunity. This July we're loading up the van and heading North. We have arranged a killer group rate and are now working to fill guest spots. If you would like to join us on a trip of a lifetime and fish with the crew email the Captain. Jared@brightonanglers.com
First come first serve! Limited spots available.
Details:
July 10th - 16th (Arrive on the 10th/leave on 16th)
5 days / 6 nights ........... $1500 per person*
*Not including tips and transportation.
AMENITIES:
- Natural log cabins equipped with modern amenities
- Daily maid service
- Meals and shore lunches
- Native guide
- Motorized boat with gas / 2 guests per boat
- Fish processing
Note: Rate quoted above are in U.S. funds.
A deposit of $500 per person is required to hold your fishing reservation. Fishing licenses are not included in the package price and may be purchased at the store in the main lodge.
Looks like it might be a long winter. Keep your dome warm in the morning with a Brighton Anglers watch cap. Get one while they last. Only $6 with flat rate priority shipping costing $4. Click Here To Shop
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Well as you probably know we're a bunch of snowboard bums who don't do much winter fishing. Now that the temps are getting warmer and the powder days are gone you might find us grabbing a different pair of boots... A couple nice browns that didn't like the looks of the Drop Jaw Flies streamer Captain was throwing at them.
In this day and age many local shops are out of business or have limited hours closing at 6pm on weekdays making it hard for the traditional 9 am to 5 pm working anglers to reach. Not to mention high priced fly shop materials are hard for the die hard angler with the part time job to purchase while maximizing their water time.
Hobby enthusiasts and mothers have been using the solution to these issues for decades. Fabric, hobby and crafting stores are an angler’s best friend when you are have a tight budget or cant get to a shop before it closes. From purchasing ceramic beads, to foam for hoppers they have some of the basics a fly tier needs to create some great looking flies while not breaking the bank. So next time you are looking for that variety bag of beads or pack of foam it will cost you both time and money for limited material when trying to make it to the fly shop or you can visit your local Michael’s and both of those issues will be solved.
Words by thedyeronsnow
Since there hasn't been much snow this past month its got us thinking about fishing. The Dyer has been reflecting on a recent trip to New York and how it compares to a powder day snowboarding.
We now have some crisp new Brighton Anglers T-Shirts in our store. Click the link on the right of this page to check out our online shop.
Figured I better share this one on our blog. Jason Legge a buddy of ours who now is a helicopter pilot in anchorage Alaska sent us this pick of a Greyling chomping on a mouse. Enjoy.
Last week we were fishing and Bryan hooked in to this 21" lunker of a Brown. What a amazing fish. We all were stoked for Bry. We took a few pics and then let the fish get back to its business. Then two days later I was fishing the exact same hole fishing a similar fly and technique as Bryan. I hooked into a fish and after getting it in the net we were looking the fish over and noticed it had the exact same scares as the fish Bryan had caught. I always look at fish with scares and feel bad. This time I was kind of stoked because we knew this guy. This is a great example of why I don't keep fish. I like to let them go to get bigger and give other anglers the opportunity to catch the same fish. 
We've been up on some smaller streams lately going after those notorious small stream hogs. We can't really say we landed "Hog Johnson", But we can manage to agree with did well, and had a lot of fun on these low-key streams. Got to love catching beautiful fish on dries! 
