We said bye to Knysna, South Africa early this morning and traveled with Craig and Coreta west over an hour to visit their friends Chris and Teresa. Their friends have a house on top a cliff overlooking the ocean about a half hour past the famous Mossel Bay. Their view is stunning. We’re staying here … Read more
There was barely a cloud in the sky this morning when we left Craig and Coreta’s house for fishing. Today was an exploratory in search of tailing spotted grunter. Craig knew of some flats about a half hour from Knysna, South Africa which put us at a river mouth and estuary near Sedgefield. The entrance … Read more
Granny and I awoke to a spectacular morning here in Knysna, South Africa at our friends Craig and Coreta Smiths house. It’s nice to be here for many reasons but the first that crosses my mind while in the Southern Hemisphere in November is that while the days are short and wintery in Victor, Idaho … Read more
Granny and I have flown through a 48-hour time warp from the onset of winter in Victor, Idaho to the heart of spring down here on the bottom of the African continent in Knysna, South Africa. We are staying the next four days in this area with my friend Craig Smith and his wife Coreta. … Read more
I got home from a successful Keys trip late Tuesday night then had a couple days to fine tune a conservation speech about golden mahseer that I gave in San Francisco on Friday night for the Henry’s Fork Foundations Annual Fundraiser. The talk was held at an amazing old yacht club near Fisherman’s Wharf practically … Read more
A common occurrence on any photo shoot is that on the last day you scramble to get pics you haven’t gotten yet. The shorter the length of the shoot the longer the last day photo list is. I’m in the Florida Keys on a two day shoot with Simms modeling new product. Simms has some … Read more
Early morning comes quick especially if you were up checking out Fantasy Fest on Halloween in Key West earlier this morning at 1 AM. But, when you travel, whether in a foreign country or in a far-flung part of the USA, if you have the opportunity to take in an experience, you do so. Fantasy Fest … Read more
One of the many perks of being on the Simms Fishing Products pro staff is being one of the first to fish the newest of Simms long array of products. Tonight pro photographer Brian Grossenbacher and I landed in Key West, Florida. We are here the courtesy of Simms. My job is to fish and … Read more
With a trip to San Francisco this Friday November 6th to be the keynote speaker for the Henry’s Fork Foundation Reception Dinner then to Africa for three weeks on Monday November 9th, squeezing in two days of fishing in the Florida Keys tomorrow and Monday didn’t seem logical. But then it seemed less logical not … Read more
Fall is the time for get togethers with my friends whom are guides, fly shop employees, fly fishing instructors and those who are just too dang busy to spend time with in the summertime. Fall is the time when fly fishing people do less working and more fishing. These last two days was the end … Read more
Twas a late blurry night at the TroutHunter on the banks of the Henry’s Fork celebrating my 50th. I wasn’t alone. More than twenty held it down till the bitter end of 2 AM. You would suspect a quiet morning today but instead we got up because of a drastic change in weather. The temps came … Read more
We stayed up late again last night but it didn’t slow us down an iota. Nine of us sucked down coffees at 6 AM while organizing our gear for the next part of our trip. We were headed for the Ranch on the Henry’s Fork to celebrate my 50th all weekend. At 8 AM … Read more