Reel Time Blog
April 16, 2014
4.16.14 The latest update on our Fishing Pack Trips – Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Guides is we will have a 2 night minimum on all backcountry fishing pack trips. This is to insure that all clients to receive the best possible service so this will be our new policy as of today. We understand and respect that most everyone has tight schedules and they are trying to make the most out of their vacation time spent here in Western Wyoming. Anything […]
April 8, 2014
4.8.14 How to Properly Handle Trout A lot of trout do not need to be netted or handled to safely release them nor should they be taken out of the water too long for the grip and grin photos. Trout are a lot more fragile than many warm water species which is important to consider when handling them. You could release them in the water by pinching the hook with a hemostat or a very thin needlenose plier and give it […]
March 26, 2014
3.22.14 The Spring Fishing in Wyoming is gearing up to be nothing short of spectacular! The spring hatch on the Snake that we’re all waiting for is the skwalla; this is an amazing hatch that consistently produces an abundance of large, healthy cutties eating big dries all afternoon long. A lot of people give the Snake a bad rap for small fish but this is a fallacy because the larger fish are around and willing to participate when the flows […]
March 15, 2014
3.15.14 Fishing to spawning fish that are on their redds is one of the most debated ethical issues surrounding fishing; especially on rivers with trout and salmon. In early spring the rainbows are starting to spawn and late spring the cutthroats start their cycle. During early fall, the brook trout are on their beds and the browns typically are in mid to late fall. There seems to be more and more evidence produced that hooking into fish that are on […]
March 7, 2014
3.6.14 For this blog I’d like to address the issue of when to book your trip for Jackson and Pinedale Wyoming Fishing Guides with RDA. We get calls every day asking “THE” question of when’s the best time to book your trip. The short answer is: each year changes with the runoff and snowpack, and it’s really hard to know exactly until the runoff commences and even then it’s hard to predict when it will end. As we all know […]
February 28, 2014
2.28.14 Reel Deal Anglers offers the best of the Green River Fly Fishing in Pinedale Wyoming with our professional guides. We are permitted to guide on over 30 different sections of this magnificent freestone river so you can fish with us every day for a month and never fish the same water twice! We have several strategic private accesses that allow us to take you on some un-pressured sections of this amazing watershed. Currently the Wind River Mountains snowpack is […]
February 24, 2014
2.24.14 The Jackson Hole wildlife and landscape are equally important for us and thought you'd appreciate these facts from the National Elk Refuge biologist. Forwarded to you by Nature Mapping JH "2/20/2014 National Elk Refuge Biological Update Elk Classification Count NER and WGFD staff counted and classified elk on refuge feed grounds on 2/19/14. There were 8,296 elk on feed and ratios per 100 cows were 24.2 mature bulls, 8.1 spike bulls, and 20.1 calves. For comparison last year we […]
February 16, 2014
2.16.14 With our recent storms the Wyoming Snowpack has increased significantly which means we’re definitely headed in the right direction for great water flows this season. The fishing should be epic given these conditions this season! We’re currently on a booking bonanza so please contact us to reserve your slots today. Please see the article below for detailed information; Snowpack firms up POSTED: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014 12:15 AM By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily | 0 comments The heavy, wet snow that […]
February 13, 2014
2.13.14 Our mission for our clients at Reel Deal Anglers is getting further away from the summer crowds the have inundated Jackson Hole in July and August. If you’re up for an adventure then please give us a call and we’ll show you exactly what we’re talking about. Please see the definition of further: at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another). We are […]