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Phil Rowley at Falcon's Ledge

Falcon’s Ledge was pleased to welcome master fly-fisherman and fly tier, Phil Rowley to the Lodge on Oct. 20th for a three day seminar.  All participants were enjoyed a course of on-the-water and class room instruction that included seminars on stillwater fly-fishing techniques, hatch and aquatic insect lifecycles, fish behavior patterns, casting instruction, line and rigging instruction, fly tying instruction, water temperature and depth evaluations, and much, much more.

In fall weather that could not have been more perfect, all participants spend many hours fishing alongside Phil.  The highlight of the even for many was landing a large trout and then “throat pumping” to see what the fish had been foraging on.  Samples were collected and all participants were able to compare the “naturals” to the flies they were using to imitate what the fish were eating the.  The variety of food source was amazing, ranging from beetles and lady bugs to damsel fly nymphs and chronomids.

The lodge and surrounding stillwaters provided the perfecting setting for the seminar, with close access to meeting rooms, fishing, great food, and plenty of area to rest and relax each evening.   Phil is expected to announce another seminar at Falcon’s Ledge next year, so dates will be coming very soon.  Whether you are a seasoned fly-fisherman or a novice, the seminar is perfect for everyone that desires to catch more and larger fish. If you missed this one, don’t miss the next one.  Announcement of dates coming soon.

Phil Rowley Stillwater School – May 18th -20th. The school with focus on calebaetis and damsel fly, along with other stillwater fishing techniques. May is one of the best months for these great hatches and some of the best stillwater fishing of the entire year. Only twelve openings available, call 877.879.3737 for more information today.

We want to see how you did this summer, post your favorite fishing photo from this summer on the Photo Contest page on our FaceBook site between now and September 30th and our Guide Staff will pick their three favorites. If you win, Falcon’s will send you a free FL hat and sticker for your rod tube or car window.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to Falcon’s Ledge and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used by Falcon’s Ledge.

Twelve of the top fishing managers with the Orvis company will be attending a two day retreat hosted by Falcon’s Ledge this Friday and Saturday. Managers from New York to Oregon will be experiencing what we have to offer here in beautiful Northeastern Utah.  Stay tuned for pictures from the retreat.

The mission of Reel Recovery is to help men in the cancer recovery process by introducing them to the healing powers of the sport of fly-fishing, while providing a safe, supportive environment to explore their personal experiences of cancer with others who share their stories.

Be sure to watch Roughin’ it Outdoors this Saturday June 11th at 11PM to see what the power of fly fishing can do to these men.

Falcon’s Ledge guide Bryan Eldredge takes the day off to fish with his daughter during an incredible Green Drake hatch. Tali tries to catch a fish on her first green drake hatch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KoEJbsDDa4

The guides attended the 2011 guide rendezvous in Casper, Wyoming. The seminars and meeting were fantastic. We learned about being safer on the water, how to teach better on the water, and got to see all of the new gear for 2011.

Tim Jenkins took second place overall in the guide Olympics which consisted of a golf like casting coarse. Tim won a nice Orvis reel. There was a timed station that took most casters a minute to complete. Eric Mackay completed the station in 18 seconds which was the fasted of all 52 competitors. Congrats to these two fine guides.

After the guide meetings and seminars we fished Pathfinder reservoir and the North Platte river. Here is a peek at the conditions we had to endure to catch these monster trout.

Bryan Eldredge loves to fish the BWO hatch on the Provo River. A few weeks ago he took some great footage of the hatch and this is what he saw.

Bryan Eldredge was named trout bum of the week last week on orvisnews.com. Bryan is very deserving of this award as he was guide of the year at Falcon’s Ledge in 2010. Bryan is a very patient, witty, entertaining guide that clients love to be with. If you want to hire Bryan this summer you better hurry because his days are booking up fast. Congrats Bryan!!!!!!

Some of the stillwaters are becoming more and more open as the days go by. The fish are already cruising the shallows looking for their next meal. Dave was out checking the health of the fish and it’s safe to say that this fish is healthy. The lakes should be ready to fish within the next week or so.

The Wasatch Fly Tying and Fishing Expo has grown in popularity every year. This year the event will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center. We’re excited to be one of the vendors at this great event. Some of our guides will be there showcasing their tying skills and letting you in on some of their most effective fly patterns. Stop by this week and say hi.

www.wasatchexpo.com