Indian Summer on Maddon Creek

I spent a beautiful day rowing Maddon Creek today with friends Ken Holder and Nati.  Ken built my first website fifteen years ago and maintained it as a favor for ten years.  But Ken has a real job and when my site got larger than he ever imagined a fishing bum could...

Teaching Veterans to Fly Fish 2015

Just like last Monday I taught war veterans how to fly fish out at Teton Pines.  Today was for the men and they too will be fishing on the Snake River later this week.  It was a spectacular September day without a cloud in the sky.  The veterans are always incredibly...

Kubswin in September!

Since teaching fly fishing to veterans on Monday the Yellowstone Country has been doused with needed snow and rain.  My lawn is as green as it was in June and the leaves are changing.  When we got to Kubswin Lake today there were tiny remnants of snow on the ground. ...

Honoring Our Veterans with Fly Fishing Lessons

Each year I get to spend a day teaching war veterans how to fly fish out at Teton Pines in Jackson, WY.  The event is organized by Honoring Our Veterans of Jackson Hole and I’ve had the privilege of being a part of it for the last three years.  This year I have the...

Too Nice for Carp

It wasn’t worth speeding and fishtailing treacherously down the dusty roads of Idaho like it was our first time fly fishing for huge carp.  Today’s Blackfoot Reservoir trip wasn’t only my most humbling carp day ever but also the most strenuous hiking and fishing day...