Huntington Creek with Jake

Inspired by my Bardi friends' love for fishing, I dug my fly fishing gear out of storage and started planning a fishing trip. Jake, a friend from grad school, voiced some interest and so we set out early Thursday morning for a day of fly-fishing near Huntington Utah.

The Huntington's a small, friendly stream this time of year with lots of riffles, flats and pocketwater.

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It's full of Brown trout, which are easily the most rewarding trout to catch, in my opinion. Not only do they usually fight harder than Cutthroat, but they're usually pretty hard to fool and are especially beautiful around spawning season (mid to late October).

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I managed to catch and quickly release quite a few fish during the course of the day. I tried to stay out of their way as much as possible since it seemed like they were trying to spawn.

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All of the fish I caught were Brownies in the 8-14" range. Not the biggest fish in Utah, but easily some of the most photogenic.

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Add near-perfect weather and an enthusiastic new fishing partner to all the fishing success and you get the best day of fishing I've experienced in Utah so far!