March 13, 2010 From the Tropical Hotel Manaus – Amazonas Brazil Unfortunately this last report comes from the hustling city of Manaus, Brazil. Our last cast was officially about 10:30 am. Granny and I and rest of the group got out early this morning to enjoy one a final poke at the fish. For Granny … Read more
March 12, 2010 Xeriuni, River Technically this would be the final day of fishing on our Amazon trip; however, we got word that the sea plane will not come for us until noon tomorrow. What this means is we will get to fish form 7 am to 11 am tomorrow morning. Everyone is plenty satisfied … Read more
March 12, 2010 Xeriuni, River Technically this would be the final day of fishing on our Amazon trip; however, we got word that the sea plane will not come for us until noon tomorrow. What this means is we will get to fish form 7 am to 11 am tomorrow morning. Everyone is plenty satisfied … Read more
March 11, 2010 It was Paul and I today. Paul and I have been close friends for over twenty-five years. We went to college together in northern Wisconsin. We fished frequently during those years but since we both graduated we have lived far apart. Usually about once every two years he will make it out … Read more
March 10, 2010 Xeriuni River We got word first thing this morning that camp will no longer be able to move upstream. Normally River Plates floating camp set up that we are using continues to travel throughout the week, but because the water level is so low we are locked to this location until we … Read more
March 9, 2010 Xeriuni River This morning both Fred Truax and Granny were feeling a little kruk so they opted to sleep in and skip the morning fishing session. Rather than fish alone, David Truax and I fished together. David is a long time fishing guide and friend from Jackson, WY and we had never … Read more
March 8, 2010 From Camp 2 – Roraima, Xeriuni River Brazil Today ranks as on of those “hard as you can fish” days. It was by no means a top ten, I think all those came when I frequented the flats during my youth, but today both Granny and I fished extremely hard. It was … Read more
March 7, 2010 From Camp One – Roraima Brazil, Xeriuni River I wasn’t feeling like a million bucks this morning as a true angler should when he awakes to go chase peacocks. That’s because I never slept. As my exhausted body slumped on to my bed last night a little alarm in my brain went … Read more
March 6, 2010 Camp 1 – Xeriuni River We were expecting to get some fishing in today, however, like many of my South American experiences, schedules rarely flow as planned and instead of reaching camp for lunch we barely made dinner. A fishing afternoon has been lost, but the important thing is we are here … Read more
March 5, 2010 From the Tropical Manaus Hotel Amazonas Brazil My group of anglers including Granny, Paul Cavanaugh and his girlfriend Amanda Welch, Gregg and Jo Friedman, and David and his dad Fred Truax are all here in Manaus, Brazil in high spirits and ready to go fish. We will be using the floating camps … Read more
Granny and I are heading for the peacocks! We left Jackson early this morning and now are waiting for our overnight flight to Manaus, Brazil. We just hooked up with a couple of friends of ours, Paul and Amanda and we are hitting the airport bar. Our flight leaves at 10:50 pm and we will … Read more
For me the show season comes to an end for winter 2010. Other than a club meeting talk I’ll give in Tennessee next month, the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show was my last gig of the regular season. It’s been an action packed seven weeks of hard work and great fun, however now I will gladly … Read more