At 7 AM promptly, our driver picked up Tim Brune and I as well as two other fly fishing guests from the Cara Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana to head for the domestic airport to fly into the rainforest. The other guests are Jim and Alex of California. Like me, this is their first time fishing … Read more
If not for the stopover in Trinidad where Tim Brune and I were required to stay on the plane, the Caribbean Airlines flight from Miami to Georgetown, Guyana wouldn’t have seemed so long. Instead, the four hour thirty minute flight extended to six and a half hours. And we unexpectedly were required to sit on … Read more
2014 has been a heck of a travel year – five new countries on five different continents. This morning I’m headed for Miami where I’ll catch up with good friend and fellow Victor resident Tim Brune. Tim is flying in from a permit trip down in Mexico. We’ll sleep there tonight then tomorrow continue on … Read more
October 24-27, 2014 The hardest part about leaving my fly shop job of twenty-three years exactly five years ago this weekend wasn’t fear of failing in self-employment. It was leaving my fellow employees that happened to be my best friends. Folks who I saw every morning and spent all day with for years. What if … Read more
Sure, lake trout get much bigger than this – but pretty cool when I wasn’t even supposed to be fishing today. The 27 incher was an incredible fight on my 6-weight Winston and old Ross Arius Reel. The mackinaw are close to shore at the moment because of the recently cooled water temps. I was … Read more
The minute I finished up my PowerPoint presentation for the Kalamazoo Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Thursday night, Terry Wittorp, Kevin Thompson, several other club members and I headed for the Muskegon River. The Muskegon is one of Michigan’s tributaries to Lake Michigan and has excellent runs of steelhead, brown trout and Chinook salmon. It … Read more
The official end to summer hits me when I head out of town to do my first speaking engagement of the winter season. That’s today. I’m packed and ready to head to the Idaho Falls airport and head for two gigs. Tomorrow night I speak to St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers Club in … Read more
I received a heavyweight package in the mail today from my friend Jim Klug. In the carefully wrapped bundle was Jim’s new book, Fly Fishing Belize. If only I’d walked to the post office instead of riding my bike. This book is so full of information and Jim’s own stunning photography that pedaling home … Read more
Fly fishing Jenny Lake in October is do dang special with the Tetons before your eyes on every cast that a trip to Jackson Hole for a few errands turned into a full afternoon and evening skipping out on work. . . . Again! Today I went with my pal Trey Scharp. Trey is so … Read more
I struggle with self-employment in October. This is the best time of year to fly fish my home waters. Furthermore, this week we’re having one of the nicest Indian summer weeks of all time with temps in the 70°s. Today I said screw work and headed to Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park with … Read more
Because of two massive art projects due soon, preparations for a speaking tour to the Midwest next week, baseball playoffs and a huge expedition to Guyana for arapaima at the end of the month, rather than putting hours into writing an essay, today’s blog must be short and sweet. In the face of heavy … Read more
September 22-25, 2014 If you’ve ever fly fished in Arizona then surely you know Cinda Howard and Steve Berry. Cinda is an expert of nearly twenty years on Arizona waters. She worked at Orvis in Scottsdale for eight years, was president of Desert Fly Casters and is currently a board member of Zane Grey … Read more