A morning on River X

River X
Me working a run on River X (photo by Kyle Graf)

The winding dirt road led to a cattle guard, followed by a break in the fence. Through the break in the fence was a trail and at the end of the trail was a river. This particular river held brown trout, and when a streamer swung through the current with the perfect blend of speed, depth, and the right amount of movement, a brown trout ate it with conviction. After a few fleeting hours it was over. Back up the trail, through the hole in the fence, and up the winding dirt road, River X faded into the rearview mirror.

It’s been weeks since I walked down that trail and stood on the banks of the river, but I can still see the mountains, smell the sage, and feel the line come tight on a fish like it was yesterday.

Brown Trout
Meateater Brown
Somewhere
Somewhere Out West
Brown Trout
River X Brown Trout
Alex Landeen
Landeen working it
River X
River X running strong
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18 Responses to “A morning on River X”

  1. Mark D. Wittman

    Rivers running through sage brush filled canyon with snow capped mountains as a back drop. Classic western fishing in spring! Lovely photos and fish!

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    • azwanderings

      Thanks Mark. I grew up on the east coast and the West has always had that allure for me. It rarely disappoints.

      Ben

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  2. Eddie

    Hmm, looks kind of like a place I used to go quite a bit, River “O”…

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  3. Alan

    Beautiful Ben. My brother and I fished a very similar river yesterday, the Sevier River in southern Utah. Kingston Canyon with snow on the mountains looks just like your river X.

    Thanks, Alan

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  4. steve strand

    Awesomely beautiful country and trout…what is location of mysterious “river x”?

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  5. GD38

    It does look like the “o” river watershed not too far from where they filmed the final scene of Nevada Smith.

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    • azwanderings

      It’s all beautiful country up that way. Wish I could have spent more time up there.

      Ben

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  6. Anthony Jenca

    Nice Ben! Looks like it was a wicked trip, must have been difficult to fish with such a beautiful backdrop

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  7. Gregg Hedrick

    Ben
    daught coming home from UofA for summer thinking about sneaking in some fishing Payson? that area any help would be appreciated .

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