Every angler has a vice beyond their fishing and mine is baseball. I grew up as a second baseman and a Red Sox fan during the Carl Yastrzemski era but when I went to college in Wisconsin in 1983, Ryne Sanberg’s rookie year, I got hooked on the Chicago Cubs. I never looked back. To … Read more
I leapt from bed early this morning here in Encinitas, California. Granny and I were eager to get to the Torrey Pines State Beach. She wanted to do a run while I was aiming to once and for all catch my elusive corbina on the fly. When we got there at 10 AM the tide … Read more
Time flies when you’re having fun. Granny and I have been in Southern California for nearly a week and I’ve given presentations to Santa Barbara Flyfishers, Fly Fishing Club of Orange County and the Pasadena Casting Club. I’ll continue my speaking tour next week but starting today, we have three days off so we hit … Read more
Granny I arrived in California last night by car to begin a ten-day speaking tour. It was a great 15-hour drive listening to playoff baseball on my XM all the way from home. Cubs pitcher, Jake Arrieta, hit his amazing three run homer just as the sun was setting for us west of I 15 … Read more
Most of you know I work with Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures as a trip host, travel advisor and I often get to explore future fly fishing destinations. I couldn’t ask for a better fly fishing travel company to be a part of. It’s not only because they offer the best destinations but also because Yellow … Read more
Two months ago I made plans with friends Joe Koehly of Yeti and Peter Vandergrift of Costa Sunglasses to go bang up the carp of Blackfoot Reservoir today. You need good weather to fly fish for carp and naturally our annual equinox storm made a direct hit delivering 40° highs with rain and snow. I … Read more
I want to let everyone know that Wednesday night, October 5th I will be the guest on Ask About Fly Fishing Internet Radio. The live interview starts at 7 PM (MT) and you can access the live interview for free from the Internet Radio Website. This will be my seventh interview and this time … Read more
When I started working the fly shop gig back in 1987, one of my first big sales was a set of XL Simms Neoprene Waders along with shoes and detachable gravel guards. My customer at the time, Ken Holder, continued to use me as his sales person and source for fishing info for years to … Read more