For the most part, my season of delivering fly fishing seminars at shows and clubs ends early April. My income shrinks but I fish like a mad man so I think I’ll live. That being said, I welcome gigs anytime of year and thanks to my friend Michael Williams, founder of Nomadic Waters, I find … Read more
Its not easy to leave my beautiful homeland in June. It’s the greenest it is all year. The birds are singing. And the Henry’s Fork is at its best. But I’m headed for Georgia this morning for four days of delivering fly fishing seminars mixed in with a couple days of fishing. Tonight I’ll … Read more
I haven’t been on an airplane in fifteen days. It’s been a beautiful thing soaking up spring at home. I’ve enjoyed some carp fishing and Henry’s Fork time. I’ve also got caught up on a lot of things including some artwork. You may remember back in March when I caught my first Lahontan cutthroat at … Read more
It would be a big fat lie if I said I wasn’t tired from my four day carp event when Granny and I decided to head for the Henry’s Fork and TroutHunter for dinner last night. But TOO tired for the Henry’s Fork in June? Not a chance. We had a nice meal and a … Read more
It’s a bad sign for me to break out my Sharpies during the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic but once again it was the weather. While heat invigorates mirror carp, glassy calm conditions simply make them more vulnerable to predators and victims of bow hunters. The carp hate the idea of wearing and arrow. My … Read more
When we went to bed last night after our late night campfire it was cold and windy. There were even some threatening clouds. Five hours later when we woke up it was like we were on a different planet. There were no clouds, it was dead calm and best of all it was warm. To … Read more
It was a cold, drizzly and rainy night after I crawled in my Explorer last evening. I’m on Blackfoot Reservoir doing some reconnaissance before the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic that I’ll fish in this weekend. I woke up at 5 like normal but heard the rain so instead of making coffee and grabbing my seat … Read more