Yesterday I woke up at 4:30 to go out hook up the boat and go fish! It was a torrential downpour for Utah standards, went back to bed yep you can say I am a fair weather fisher. Woke up at my normal time around 6 am and looked out the front window to see a great covering of snow on Mt. Timpanogos! Ah yes, winter is around the corner and with all luck in place it will be a stellar ski and ice season in Utah!! It has been a while since a good powder season has been here. Fishing took a back seat to the weather, but not thinking about it and the adventures that can be had.
My brother and I went to the Heber Valley Fly Fishing Festival, hosted by Four Seasons Fly Fishers at the River’s Edge Resort & Campground at the base of the Jordanelle Reservoir Dam. We made our way up there around noon. On our way we stopped for lunch in Heber at the Sidetrack Pub & Grub Cafe. This place was an instant hit! Great food and service locally owned and operated. All items are fresh and handmade. We made our way after feasting on a great lunch to the Festival. Put on and organized by Julie Zicha and Jason Zicha of Fall River Flyrods. This event is in its 5th year and continues to grow each year. We visited the various vendors at the show with special stops at Trav's Art and picked up this great print Travis Sylvester! Now I need to find a fitting frame for the great work he does! We stopped and talked with Brandon Collett of Contour action video cameras. Met up with some great folks and new friends. Dalton of Rising Fish a local shop making great accessories, picked up a nice pair of clippers from him, and BBQ tools. Cliff of Cliff Outdoors out of Casper Wyo., he make fly boxes that are great and Made In The USA. USAC was there and doing great things for the fishing community in the fight to keep public waters open and accessible to fishers. We met and talked with so many people I am sorry I can't remember everyone, you need to go next year!! Local talent was strong and they had things for all ages to do in workshops and demonstrations. Great Show Julie!
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