The blog shouldn’t go dead in summertime but I fish in bursts and I work in bursts. Since my Henry’s Fork Marathon I’ve been glued to my artwork catching up on several big projects. This giant trevally Sharpie art will be used on the new FlyCastaway Seychelles T-shirts. I also did a bonefish crushing a … Read more
The longest day of the year shouldn’t be wasted. A great way to spend it is fishing. For more than 25 years I’ve managed to spend it walking more than 12 miles over a 14 hour period through the planets most fabled and beautiful dry fly water, the Railroad Ranch (Harriman) of the Henry’s Fork. … Read more
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Being home for a change is the greatest thing in the world. For me it’s like vacation from vacations. And best of all its Henry’s Fork time and the best dry fly fishing of the year. It’s also when I spend time with some of my longtime friends. Many of my Henry’s Fork pals … Read more
It was a magnificent day in Covilha, Portugal. Team USA Masters Fly Fishing Team takes home the bronze medal. We’ll be flying all the way home tomorrow with the medals proudly around our necks. Raising the flag with the National Anthem playing for us – unreal feeling. My highlight was to win a World Championship … Read more
It was already a hot day at 5:30 AM when the alarm went off. That’s perfect because it was time to turn up the heat. Team USA was in 3rd place with three teams tight on our tail. One blank, bad score or bad luck could move us out of medal contention. This was an … Read more
Day 1 of the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships here in Covilha, Portugal yanked me and my teammates out of bed at 5:30 AM this morning. It was official competition time and Mike and I each had two lake beats and Jay and Scott were headed to the Zezere River. All fishing is done from … Read more
The competition hotel we moved into after fishing yesterday is spectacular, Luna Hotel dos Carqueijais. The newly built accommodation sits so high up on the side of a mountain you can get dizzy drinking your coffee let alone a few beers after fishing because below the balcony is such a drop. It’s really cool the … Read more
Today was the first day of the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships here in Covilha, Portugal. This is a weeklong event so the break down is like this: today opening ceremonies – tomorrow official practice – Wednesday official competition Day 1 – Thursday relaxation day – Friday official competition Day 2 and Saturday the award … Read more
I arrived at the Luna Hotel here in Covilha, Portugal late last night. I’m here to fish for Team USA in the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. The event starts tomorrow so I probably should have arranged to arrive here a few days sooner to practice but as you know I was enjoying New Hampshire … Read more
It was a quick turnaround from New Hampshire to Idaho and back on the road again. I am presently in Lisbon, Portugal for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. We will be chasing trout around Covilha which is three hours north east of Lisbon. This year we have two lake beats from the shoreline … Read more