Fishing The South Fork
A lot of anglers find fishing to be a quiet, almost meditative experience. Spending time in nature is as appealing as actually catching a fish. The South Fork of the Ogden River is a beautiful place to go fishing.
Growing up in middle Eastern Utah, Lars Reber would go fishing with his father. The desire to fish on his own didn’t hit him until his 20s, “Living in Utah, I just realized that I'm around all this amazing water,” he said. “There are so many beautiful places here to catch fish.” Like his father and grandfather, Reber started fly fishing with a traditional setup, slowly working his way through the waters of Utah, falling in love with the sport. Recently Lars was introduced to tenkara, the traditional Japanese method of fly fishing, which uses only a rod, line and fly. This method works best in mountain streams, and it’s a more intuitive, less complicated way to fly fish. “It's fun to see this tenkara concept taking off, and people adapting to it,” he said. “Whether you're beginning to fly fish or you're an experienced angler and just want something different, it's got something for everybody.” All of the time with nature is rewarding, but Reber wants to catch some fish. “We're out here at South Fork of the Ogden chasing some trout, looking for some browns, some cutties, some rainbows, whatever we can find.”
Maddie Borer relocated from Southern California to Salt Lake City about four years ago. Why would someone leave sunny Southern California to come to Utah? “In Utah, I fly fish, rock climb, snowboard, skateboard, hike, and backpack,” she said. “I have the beach in California, but everything else is here.”
Like Reber, her father was a fisherman, so she started fishing at two years old. Borer fell in love immediately, “I like fishing just because I love being outside, and fishing is a great excuse to do that,” she said. “It's not really about catching the fish. I can spend a whole day outside on the river and catching one fish is just a bonus.” But unlike a lot of locals Borer isn’t interested in mountain biking. “Mountain biking just seems crazy,” she said. “Two wheels, downhill, rocks and trees everywhere. I don't think that's for me.” She is happy in the water, waiting for the trout to bite.
6 мар 2017
