It was October last year that Rick Schreiber and I put the kibosh on the mackinaw up at Jenny Lake. We found a spot that was absolutely loaded with toddler lakers cruising the bank – perfect size for eating. Amongst these baby char were some true monsters. There weren’t many, but every outing we laid … Read more
Gary Eckman and I went to one of my annual favorites, Kubswin Lake. Kubswin is obviously no relation to my baseball team the Chicago Cubs or it would most certainly be Cubslose Lake. Not only that, the fishing would have stunk today but instead, if you like big brook trout, it was no less than … Read more
Everything was all “Cool Dude” when we arrived at the Last Chance parking lot today. The day was calm and overcast, absolutely perfect for excellent hatches in the famous Harriman Ranch of the Henry’s Fork. And Granny and I haven’t been to the Fork since way back in June so it was good to be … Read more
It’s not often that I don’t set up a rod on a float trip. Okay, this was the first time ever but my folks didn’t even want to go for a float at first. But it was such an incredibly nice day they finally stepped up as long as it was less than four hours. … Read more
When I was fishing against my opponent and friend Paul Bruun in the Jackson Hole One Fly our most important discussion was about a group of wounded veterans that were coming to Jackson, Wyoming to learn to fly fish. “Who teaches them”, I asked. All Paul knew was that he and his wife Jean were … Read more
In 2012 my Dad’s Parkinson’s was so bad he could barely function. Life was so awful that he decided to receive a type of brain surgery that might relieve the symptoms. Despite the dangers of brain surgery, to Dad and our family it was worth a shot. Dad had the surgery on August 22, … Read more
I’ve been a little rowdy with the fly rod for a long, long, long time. Going back to about April 1 when finished up my speaking tour. It’s been incredible but now its time to focus. There’s art to do, an unfinished new website to work on and its time to organize my travel circuit … Read more
I spent too much time in the boat last week. Indeed it paid off with the One Fly victory but today, if Granny and I were going to fish, it had to be unique. We went for some Idaho brook trout in the middle of nowhere. The middle of nowhere took us on a … Read more
September 7 & 8, 2013 As the sun pokes over the mountains the body isn’t feeling so good. I fished as hard as you physically can the last couple days followed by a lot of celebrating last night. The house is shambles. A puddle surrounds my wading shoes on the kitchen floor. There’s mud. … Read more
Jackson Hole One Fly officially began tonight with the annual cocktail party. I’ve been anxiously waiting for tonight because once again I’ll be fishing on Gary Eckman’s Good Times Team and the cocktail party is where we are given our stretches and guides. I’m happy to say my stretches are good as are my guides. … Read more
When I got home tonight Granny started to tell me something and I interrupted her to say – TODAY was the best *** streamer day on the South Fork I can remember. I was amped. I caught three fish over 20 *** inches! And it’s true. Gary Eckman, my One Fly Captain, took me on … Read more
Sorry for the mini blog. I’ve been playing hard, fishing, hikes, work, etc and this upcoming weekend is the Jackson Hole One Fly and I’m lucky to be fishing in it again. That being said, Granny and I caught a few fish today and RELAXED! Good stuff! Oh, indeed we are Cubs fans but found … Read more