Laegreid Outdoors

Hey, stranger. It's been a while, hasn't it? Well, I'm glad you're still here, because I've got some things to show you. 2018 is gone, but it will be a long time before I forget it. Here are a few highlights from the past year: You may remember this bruiser from the Platte that chomped on an itty-bitty chironomid pattern. Pre-runoff fishing can be tricky, especially on little streams. The annual Nebraska pilgrimage paid off to the tune of hundreds of panfish. Exploring new places proved fruitful! We caught crate-fulls of colorful cutties. Sometimes the scenery was spectacular. Hella enjoyed herself. Jodi took me to Puerto Rico, and the little fish were hungry! Baby barracuda are cool. I played around with my GoPro and learned how to do some cool things, too! Here's hoping that your 2019 is everything you hope it to be and more!

I've been an angler for as long as I can remember, but saltwater fly-fishing was injected into my blood when I moved out to Washington state a few years back. The cold, fertile waters of Puget Sound were my playground, and I chased the trout and salmon with wild abandon. The climate up in the PacNW, while mild, was only warm for about three months out of the year, and the saltwater was always pretty chilly. That was the extent of my experience with saltwater fly-fishing until this December, when my family decided to take a little trip to Sayulita, Mexico. Sayulita is a little town about 45 minutes north of Puerta Vallarta. It's more popular for its surfing and yoga than its fishing, but that wasn't going to stop me from trying! Our first full day in Sayulita, we went swimming at Playa de los Muertos, a smaller, less crowded beach on the South side of town. As we were floating in the surf, we noticed bait busting around us. I waited until I couldn't stand it anymore...

Some of you (parents) may have heard of the Norwegian Air pilot strike; this is just to let you know that they are still going to fly us out of Reykjavik. We're delayed by 4 hours, but that's ok. Jodi is currently asleep, and I have the internets to keep me entertained. So no worries, we're fine, we'll post more from Norway! I'll sign off with this strangely appropriate painting that is hanging here in the airport: My expression as the departure time kept going up.

The first leg of our journey (the packing and driving part) was a hectic, foggy, sleep-deprived, 55 mph torture test, and was completed safely and without much blood loss. My lovely wife and I arrived in Laramie a little haggard, but otherwise in one piece. Hopefully while we're out here there will be some outdoor adventures before we take off for Iceland. Today we took a nice little jaunt up a snowy hillside with a couple of shaggy dogs; tomorrow we'll join my father for a Trout Unlimited meeting. Since the lakes are frozen but the ice is thin, it might be hard to get out ice-fishing, so I may be limited to just tying flies and doing fish art. There is always the possibility of going to the range and burning some powder, too; we've got a few options. For now, I'll leave you with some pictures. I sure will miss Washington and the people and places I've come to now and love there, but Wyoming is doing it's darnedest to make up for it.   Moody Blues...

That's right, folks, 2015 marks the year where L.O. travels across the pond to visit EUROPE! The wife and I have left our jobs and are cleaning out our Washington apartments to start a brand new adventure, and we'll be taking you along for the ride. There will be scenic vistas, lots of hiking, new and interesting people, and perhaps even a little fly-fishing if I can figure out the regs. We'll be starting our trip in Iceland, land of hot-springs and volcanoes, where, if the weather permits, we'll try to catch our first glimpse of the Northern Lights. In addition to the Aurora, we'll be checking out Reykjavik and perhaps doing some hikes in the wild and wonderful countryside. Before we get there, however, there is still a lot of moving and packing to be done and some quality time in Wyoming to be had. This may include some ice fishing, painting, and shooting of paper targets. Once we're over in Europe, posts will come in when internet is available, so keep ...