Opening day of baseball is one of my favorite days. My Fantasy teams (all three) are ready to rock. The Cubs are still contenders and life is great. But this opener is more special than ever, Granny and I are on our way to Madagascar to celebrate our 20th anniversary. How did she do … Read more
Just finishing up the food in the fridge the beers in the garage and the wine. We have a 9000 mile trip starting in the morning. Expect the blogs to get good. However, who knows how many shots I’ll have internet access. I expect I’ll have access on the 9th for sure. Hang tight! Cool … Read more
Speaking to the fly fishers in Boise, Idaho is always a blast. I was there since Friday night as part of weekend fly fishing seminar with friends Phil Rowley and Pete Erickson. We started out Friday night with a visit to the Boise Cabelas store where I painted up a cutthroat while folks watched. Then … Read more
I have been locked down in my work for three weeks now. The closest I’ve been to fishing is packing for Madagascar. I’ve tied 50 or so Biminis, whipped loops on lines, organized flies, rods, reels and all the other goodies that go along for a tropical adventure. Beyond my packing though, I’ve been painting … Read more
Yes, that’s my old car almost completely buried in snow in mid March. There’s some absolute garbage falling from the sky today here in Victor, Idaho. It’s been warm so the snow is soggy. It rained all night. Then it turned to sleet this morning and now it’s dumping snow. It’s just lovely! But, it’s … Read more
Today is officially the first day I can wake up and not be bummed that I’m home instead of fishing the Amazon. Had we been able to make the trip I’d be on the long flight home as I write. Now I can truly move forward. I made the best of the week and got … Read more
I will be hosting my annual peacock bass trip to the Amazon in Brazil February 11-18, 2012. That’s a Saturday to Saturday. The trip will have 8 anglers including me. The cost of the trip is $4395 based on double occupancy. This price includes one nights stay in Manaus at the Tropical Hotel Manaus, travel … Read more
The snow here in the Yellowstone Country is rising as fast as the water in the Amazon. Three days in a row we’ve woken up to fresh snow. By afternoon it gets warm and my last two ski days were mediocre because I waited and the snow got sticky. Today, I headed out early and … Read more
Yesterday you learned about the most sought after species of peacock bass, the “speckled” or “striped (Cichla temensis). Today I’ll show you the other three that I’m familiar with. First and most common is the “butterfly” (Cichla ocellaris). This smaller member of the peacock bass family is by far the most cooperative. It’s rare to … Read more
Well, it’s old news now. I’m not in the Amazon but rather home, painting, writing, skiing and you name it. This is “bonus” time and I’m going to make the best of it even though I’d much rather be in the Amazon. What I plan to do to make up for the loss of killer … Read more
The weather caused cancellation of my hosted Brazil trip this week was about as much as I could handle. There was less than 48 hours before take off. It’s not in my make up to handle such a let down or for as much emailing, talking on the phone and paperwork as I had to … Read more
All was good yesterday morning. I was finally home. Granny left to work. I had my coffee in hand. And the birds were happy to have food again. Half way through my cup I lit up my hotmail and there it was “All March 5-12 Brazil Trips Must Reschedule”. Was I seeing this right? No … Read more