So Long to Summer 2017

I believe we Idahoans have stretched our Indian summer days to the brink.  The forecast predicts our high temperatures to drop into the 30°s by mid-week.  Along with the chill comes wind and snow.   Today however was gorgeous.  We had hardly a cloud and the...

Celebration on the Desert

October 25-27, 2017 About the time I left the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in 2009 to go full time with my speaking and artwork I supervised ten shop employees and a guide service of fifteen guides.  I enjoyed every one of those guys like they were my brothers and we’ve...

Penns Creek with Joe Humphreys

We didn’t get moving too quickly today.  You can imagine getting home from the big Penn State Football game last night at 1 AM.  We were tired and took our time this morning with coffee at the cabin then a big breakfast at a little cafe.  Then Joe took us on a scenic...

Spruce Creek and a “White Out” at Penn State

It shouldn’t be this warm on a late October day in Pennsylvania but it is.  And I like it.  It was a magic morning heading out on Spruce Creek with Joe Humphreys and Jerry Arnold for our second day of fishing.  The leaves were falling and the trout were hunting....

Back to Pennsylvania for Fishing and Football

I could see the lights of the scoreboard at Wrigley Field last night as my plane took off from Chicago to State College, Pennsylvania at 6 PM.  Even a mile in the sky I was tense with excitement for the Chicago Cubs to keep up their fight in this NLCS.  Unfortunately,...