The Skiddy Fishing Chronicles

   WNTC-Lahontan Cutthroat *Format changes based on cell phone or desktop In 2022 I completed my first Utah Cutthroat Slam  with the Yellowstone Cutthroat of the Raft River Mountains. This would be the first adventure where I would meet up with a stranger who I had never known prior to the meet up. He kindly offered to guide me for free for my completion of the slam. It was one of my roughest fishing experiences but I managed to land one tiny YCT after hours of torment and grind. Although this story isn't about that adventure, the gentleman and his brother who guided me naturally talked fly fishing for the entire drive to the mountains. One topic that was brought up was the Western Native Trout Challenge. This would be one of the first few times I heard of the WNTC and the particular story about an amazing bull trout creek in Idaho, which was one of the highlights of their success. This would also be the first time I heard of bull trout as a species in general. ...

Why Do I Seemingly Love Every Tenkara Rod I Touch? *Format changes based on cell phone or desktop As of the date of this article, I have fished 46 tenkara rods in the span of three years. Though that may not be as much as other review forums, it's safe to say that's far more than the average tenkara rod owner will cast in that course of time. However this isn't a humble brag or an opportunity to boast. In fact, reviewing rods on my channel is something of an accidental evolution and one that is rather grandfathered into my routine by this point. Am I really a rod reviewer though? The answer is a bit of yes and no. Some of the best content creators in the industry will go through some admirable steps to review a rod. This will include the RFI (rod flex index), CCS (common cents system), rod weight, and fact checked measurements in centimeters. This is not the kind of content you find on Skiddy Fishing. Instead I approach tenkara rods in layman's terms and underwhelming f...