by Jeff | Apr 16, 2017 | 0 Comments
If it wasn’t for Gerhard’s nice Indo-Pacific permit catch yesterday I’d have been tempted to make today “The hunt for the 10lb bonefish”. But he got it done which meant I needed to buckle down yet again and give the yellow permit my best shot. I took a good look at...
by Jeff | Apr 15, 2017 | 2 Comments
I’ve cycled through fishing friends and today I was back with Scott. This means at the end of today the trip is more than half over. Damn these journeys go fast. You wait and wait and wait and count the days till the trip for months then bang – the adventure is...
by Jeff | Apr 14, 2017 | 2 Comments
After my 5:30 coffee with Ben and Scott I wandered around the island hoping to find a Picasso triggerfish or perhaps get a cast to Indo permit to but no such luck. It was a beautiful morning however. A great day to catch a sunrise. Today I matched up with Ben...
by Jeff | Apr 13, 2017 | 0 Comments
It was November while fishing a yellowfish river in Lesotho that Gerhard Laubscher asked me if I was available this coming April. With most people you first ask, “Why?”, but with Gerhard, you just say “Yes”. “Yes”, because with Gerhard chances are something good is...
by Jeff | Apr 12, 2017 | 0 Comments
Sorry if you expected a blog for St Brandon’s today but that’s not possible. Instead I organized this post a few weeks back and wanted it to sit while I was gone. I am looking for two more anglers to join me for a Yellow Dog Hosted Trip to Farquhar Atoll in the...
by Jeff | Apr 12, 2017 | 1 Comment
We had a nice evening around the lodge last night here at St Brandon’s Atoll. There are four other anglers all from South Africa. We had a yummy dinner and a few Phoenix Beers with them before retiring to bed. This morning Ben, Scott and I got up before...
by Jeff | Apr 11, 2017 | 0 Comments
This saltwater fly fishing adventure began today. To remind everyone, I’m with friends from back home, Scott Smith and Ben Smith, on a fishing trip to St Brandon’s Atoll in the southern Indian Ocean. St Brandon’s belongs to the country of Mauritius which is a small...
by Jeff | Apr 9, 2017 | 2 Comments
Scott, Ben and I spent yesterday and today touring around the small island nation of Mauritius here in the boonies of the Indian Ocean. We’re killing time before we head fishing to St. Brandon’s Atoll. It’s been a fun two days meeting the welcoming people of...
by Jeff | Apr 8, 2017 | 0 Comments
It was all smooth sailing from Victor, Idaho to Port Louis, Mauritius. Our last flight was Paris to Port Louis and took 11 hours 40 minutes. The journey from my door to door took 39 hours. We arrived at the Address Boutique Hotel in Port Chambly at...
by Jeff | Apr 4, 2017 | 0 Comments
I may not have fished the last ten days since the Wisconsin Driftless but I was home, happy and packing for what should be a top adventure. Tomorrow I’ll be headed to St Brandon’s Atoll which belongs to the country of Mauritius. I’ll be fishing with a few buddies...
by Jeff | Mar 21, 2017 | 1 Comment
We took it a heck of a lot easier last night here in the Wisconsin Driftless Area. I recon we were all asleep at 11 PM. Sunday night took its toll on this group of 50+ dudes. After yet another giganticus meal of a breakfast we all drove an hour to new waters. The...
by Jeff | Mar 20, 2017 | 2 Comments
Morning came early today in the Wisconsin Driftless Area with my college friends. Most of us haven’t seen each other since my 50th on the Henry’s Fork back in 2015 so we got a little excited last night. So excited we stayed up until 4 AM playing cards and catching...
by Jeff | Mar 19, 2017 | 0 Comments
Yesterday the Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo in St Paul, Minnesota wrapped up the winter show season for me. 2017 will go down as one of the busiest. I had a terrific time entertaining and visiting with the folks that come to the shows to learn but also all the...
by Jeff | Mar 15, 2017 | 0 Comments
This weekend I speak at my last Fly Fishing Show of the season. Really? Winter zipped by that fast? Indeed it did and I’m ending with a bang with my first ever appearance at the Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota March 17-19. I’ve known of...
I started fly fishing at age 7 in the lakes and ponds of New England cutting my teeth on various sunfish, bass, crappie and stocked trout. I went to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, where I graduated with a Naturalist Degree while I discovered new fishing opportunities for pike, muskellunge, walleyes and various salmonids found in Lake Superior and its tributaries.
From there I headed west to work a few years in the Yellowstone region to simply work as much as most people fish and fish as much as most people work. I did just that, only it lasted over 20 years working at the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson, WY where I departed in 2009. Now it’s time to work for "The Man", working for myself that is.
I pursue my love to paint fish, lecture on every aspect of fly fishing you can imagine and host a few trips to some of the most exotic places you can think of. My ultimate goal is to catch as many species of fish on fly possible from freshwater to saltwater, throughout the world. I presently have taken over 440 species from over 60 countries!
