I woke up feeling rather spry considering I had less than five hours sleep and been going hard since I arrived in Iceland. Ingo and I polished off a few coffees and a Euro breakfast before wadering up and heading for the river. This morning we had beat 3, the only beat to produce Atlantic … Read more
It was another short night here in Iceland with Ingo Helgason and Icelandic Fly Fishermen. Short as far as darkness is concerned but also short as far as sleep. Earlier today we finished up a spectacular dinner at 12:30 AM then got up and had breakfast at 6:30 then on the water fishing before 8 … Read more
It was a short night in Iceland as far as darkness is concerned. I enjoyed my time in the rain walking every inch of Reykjavik until about 10:30 PM. Then the sun came out just before finally retiring to my Guesthouse. I wanted to keep going because the sun was lingering low in the horizon … Read more
We’re six hours ahead of Idaho time here in Iceland. I rolled in at about 9 AM this morning. I took what they call the FlyBus to Reykjavik BSI bus terminal and Thorir Gretar, a friend of Ingo’s and Icelandic Fly Fishermen, picked me up and hauled me to the fly shop he works at … Read more
If there’s one place I’ve been striving to get to the last 25 years it’s Iceland. Many customers that I served during my fly shop days in Jackson, Wyoming went to Iceland annually. The stories of its beauty and the numbers of Atlantic salmon they caught was mind blowing. But so was the cost. … Read more
The Jackson Hole One Fly is approaching fast. It’s a sad fact in a way because it means summer is disappearing, but it’s also very exciting. The One Fly is the only competitive fly fishing I get anymore and I find it exhilarating. And this year I’ll be defending my title. . . . … Read more
Although I rarely make a cast, “ladies day” is one of my favorite days of the year (2013, 2012). I row Granny and our friend Jessica Chitwood down a river I’ve been meaning to explore. Some years it’s a bust but sometimes the girls roust a good number of fish. This year I chose the … Read more
I’m just back from the Fly Tackle Dealer (FTD)/ICAST show in Orlando, FL. This was an event that I didn’t want to leave Idaho for – not with all the great fishing going on near home. But, it turns out I had a great trip and I got to play with some fantastic new products … Read more
July 11-13, 2014 If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile you know about Sammy Vigneri. Sammy is one of my best friends going all the way back to when we were working together in a fly shop in 1987. Sammy went to school for about twelve years after that and became a Gynecologist. … Read more
July 8 & 9, 2014 This summer has been a blur. In fact this year has been a blur. I’ve hardly done anything normal as far as fishing goes. Yea, there were a few days on the Henry’s Fork but normally I fish there ten times in June. It’s been bass, carp, Bhutan, saltwater … Read more
I headed back to Blackfoot Reservoir to get Skip Brittenham into a few more carp while he’s here on his 4th of July visit. Fishing started slow but gradually they started to eat. When the first clouds filled the sky we only had one landed. Then rumbles of thunder came from the west followed by … Read more
We all have big fishing days from time to time. I don’t mean fish catching wise, but rather a long hard fought day on the water. You might get an early start and get home for dinner or you might leave after lunch and get home at dark. You rack up a good 8-10 hours … Read more