PJ Emerson

For fly anglers and backpackers who love the outdoors and want to leave the crowds behind!

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Right now is a great time of year to do some small-creek fishing up in the high-country with fall colors at their peak.

-Colorado Front Range

Please like and follow my page for more posts like this, and don't forget to share it with a friend - thank you!

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #flyfishinglife #brooktrout

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

First full day in Iceland this year, doing a little evening fishing for brown trout. This beauty fell for a Kelly Galloup's Slick Willy fly, which was an effective pattern for me last year on this river.

-Laxá in Aðaldal, Iceland

Please like and follow my page for more posts like this, and don't forget to share it with a friend - thank you!

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #flyfishinglife #browntrout #Iceland

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

The Gates of Lodore. This is where John Wesley Powell began his famous trip of exploration down the Green River and the Colorado River. We visited it after floating the Green further upstream.

Have any of you ever taken a trip through this canyon? If so, how was it. Was it as beautiful and adventurous as it looks?

Please like and follow my page for more posts like this, and don't forget to share it with a friend - thank you!

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #flyfishinglife #greenriver

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Leaving for Iceland tomorrow!! Here are a few patterns that are catching fish there now, along with a few that worked well for me last year. Tying flies is a great way to build excitement for a trip!!

-IDA Streamer
-Galdralöpp
-Rektor
-Krókurinn

#flyfishing #flyfishinglife #flyfishingadventures #Iceland

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Leaving for Iceland tomorrow!! Here are a few patterns that are catching fish there now, along with a few that worked well for me last year. Tying flies is a great way to build excitement for a trip!!

-Marc Minnow
-Black Ghost
-Slick Willy
-Slick Willy Black/Orange

#flyfishing #flyfishingadverntures #flyfishinglife #Iceland

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

A tranquil morning turns adventurous as we navigate Red Creek Rapids. Waiting on the other side were some nice brown trout.

-Green River, UT

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #fyfishinglife #browntrout #greenriver #utah

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Great time fishing with a great friend last night.

-S. Platte River, CO

#flyfishing #flyfishingadentures #flyfishinglife #rainbowtrout

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

My son & I leave for Iceland one month from today. There is so much more to Iceland than just the brown trout, Arctic char, and Atlantic salmon. Have you been? What did you like the most about your visit?

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #flyfishinglife #iceland #browntrout #arcticchar #atlanticsalmon

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

My son & I leave for Iceland one month from today. There is so much more to Iceland than just the brown trout, Arctic char, and Atlantic salmon. Have you been? What did you like the most about your visit?

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #flyfishinglife #iceland #browntrout #arcticchar #atlanticsalmon

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Weather pushed us off the mountain from the high lake we'd targeted. There were still plenty of beautiful little goldens to be caught in the stream below.

-Wind River Range, WY

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #flyfishinglife #backpacking #goldentrout #windriverrange

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

I was taught growing up that to revive a fish you move it back and forth in the water, pushing water through its gills. Three years ago, I was corrected, and advised to simply face the trout upstream and let the current flow through their gills naturally. It's not good for the fish to have water move through their gills in the wrong direction.
Ever since then I've done just that. This fish was a little sluggish and needed a little time. It swam-off just fine after a minute facing upstream into the current.
With water temps high, we all need to be careful to revive fish properly, and to not even fish when temps get too high.

#flyfishing #flyfishinglife #flyfishingadventures #catchandrelease #browntrout #greenriver

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Fishing rafts that can slide into the bed of a truck make it really easy to load and unload on a float trip. This Dave Scadden raft worked great on our recent trip down the Green.

-Green River, UT

#flyfishing #flyfishinglife #flyfishingadventure #browntrout #greenriver #utah

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Outstanding fishing with dry flies last weekend. Fish of all sizes caught, ranging from seven inches all the way up to twenty inches. A very healthy section of river.

-Green river, WY

#flyfishing #flyfishinglife #flyfishingadventures #browntrout #wyoming

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Floating the Green River in Wyoming below Fontenelle Reservoir

#flyfishing #flyfishingadventures #flyfishinglife #Wyoming

[PJ Emerson @BPFlyfishing]

Breakfast at Green River Lakes, and camping on the northern edge of the Wind River range.

#flyfishing #flyfishingadverntures #flyfishinglife #browntrout #windriverrange