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Busy Summer 2023 – Fly Fishing and Cycling

Just back from Gulf Shores, AL,  More about this in another post.  Did an Idaho road trip for Westslope cutthroat trout, spending time on Kelly Creek and the Lochsa River.  More to be published later. The week before Gulf Shores I cycled (on an ebike) across parts of...

Deschutes River Experiences

I floated and camped along the lower Deschutes again this year over the Summer Solstice period.  Perfect weather, great friends, tasty food, and cooperative redsides made for a memorable trip.  I’ll post a few photos soon, with more running in the autumn issue of On...

Pine Island Sound Tarpon

I returned from a Fort Myers, Florida area trip in June.  Saw lots of tarpon with some great shots at big ones who followed the fly, although none committed to eating the fly.  That’s just how it sometimes goes.   Along with casting flies at tarpon, my stays at...

Upper McKenzie River

Stoked to see the Upper McKenzie short piece make it into the pages of American Fly Fishing.  See it in the March/April 2023 issue. [pdf-embedder url="https://www.glennzinkusoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/American-Fly-Fishing-M-A-23-McKenzie.pdf"...

Deschutes River Opens To Steelhead Angling

The Deschutes River reopened to steelhead angling this week. The steelhead runs over Bonneville Dam have modest increases over last year, and this was enough for ODFW to reopen the Deschutes River to steelheading.  See more here in this piece I penned for the online...

North Platte River, WY

I took a post-conference day on the water to finish up this year's annual Outdoor Writers Association of America conference in Casper, WY.  It was a pleasure to fish the North Platte River with Wyoming Fly Fishing and the Platte River Fly Shop.  This is such a quality...

Belize Backcountry Grand Slam

I just returned from Belize and a stay at Belize River Lodge.  Once the wind subsided after day 1, I had a fantastic week of diverse fishing experiences at this location.  My fishing buddy garnered a backcountry grand slam with a tarpon, bonefish, and snook all caught...