Setting it out to the universe to have Super El Niño deliver the goods this year.A super El Niño is now the single most likely outcome for 2026–27 — 98% probability per IRI, subsurface temps running hotter than any event on record at this stage. The Wasatch sits right on the razor’s edge of the El Niño storm split. Could be another drought year, could be 1982–83 (amazing year). Only one way to find out… ...

I’ve gotten a lot of messages in the last 24 hours about an article in the New York Times regarding the administration dismantling a weather buoy program. I am happy to say that the National Buoy Data Center confirmed to me that the Hawaii buoys are not part of this shutdown and will continue. Thank you for your attention to this matter ...

Permit fishing is the perfect combination of hunting, patience, skill, and luck.
Earlier this year I heard about catching permit on a floating crab pattern — a dry fly for permit. The idea of one breaking the surface to eat seemed unreal… until it became reality.
15 mph NE winds, nervous water, a cast of 55-60 ft into the chop. A few seconds after the fly landed, a permit head breaks the surface and charges the crab. I stop stripping — the fish bumps it and turns away. I keep the slow strip going. One or two seconds later, a second head pops up. I look the fish in the eye. It takes the fly. We’re off to the races.
What most people don’t realize: permit mouths are on the underside of their head, so eating off the surface means the entire head and eyes breach the water. You’re essentially watching a permit porpoise on a dry fly.
Probably the coolest eat I’ve ever seen. So f’n rad. Chance of a pow day right before tax day. #yeahbuoy ...

There’s a storm loomin out there in time for April fools/clown day. The plumes are all over the map but we’ll see. I think there could be a little more after this too like I said last time. All those crazy Kona low storms that are sadly flooding Hawaii. I’m going fishing 🎣 #palomettatime ...

This is that next chance of now I mentioned a few weeks ago. Looks like there could be some more behind it around the 27, 28th, April 1, 3 , and 8th. I’m secretly hoping for a tax day pow day to keep that tradition alive too. With it being 70 this week, I don’t think most resorts will even make it this far, but I’m just calling em like I see em. No idea if this is going to be snow or rain, that’s been the name of the game all year. I try my best to stay stoked but at this point I’ve got permit fishing on my mind… ...

This is the next potential shot for a storm around the 24th and then another one looks to be on deck for the 28th, slim pickins out there ...

We should see a good pattern of snow starting on the first and lasting until the 8/9th, there’s a lull after that and looks like it could pick back up again around the 24th. ...

One two punch coming…. Sorry I couldn’t help myself. #dadjokes #yeahbuoy ...

Next stop lining up for the 27th and then into the first few days of march. The buoy has been on a pretty consistent bounce out there looks to be rolling through the 24th. That puts march 5th to 10th on the radar. Time for this season to redeem itself #yeahbuoy ...

Fresh off the wire, official Alta snow lab report just in. Lab deep out there #yeahbuoy ...

Here’s our storm lining up for the 23/24th. It may have been a rough month of no snow, but hey, Dow over 50,000. ...

The universe is aligning and pointing in the right direction. Buoy was popping this week and will be this weekend so looks like snow into the beginning of march. It’s about damn time! #yeahbuoy ...

Yes!! Lots of activity over the next week in the pacific, keeping da buoy bouncing, ...

Japowdreaming… snow in and around the face. #yeahbuoy ...