To say the last 30 hours have been a blur is an understatement. Hour one was leaving from Omaha, Nebraska and now I’m here in Asturias Spain with Team USA Masters to compete in the World Fly Fishing Masters Championships. I arrived here around 3:30 PM (Spain time) and changed directly into my Team USA … Read more
Yesterday was a wonderful time delivering fly fishing seminars for the Cornhusker Flyfishers Club from the beautiful Eugene T. Mahoney State Park. I met a heap of nice folks and taught them many of my tricks ranging from my two-fly rig to how to catch carp on the fly. I also entertained them with PowerPoint … Read more
Cornhusker Flyfishers Club president Larry Dostal retrieved me from the Omaha Marriot Hotel at 8 AM today to lead me through my first ever day fly fishing in Nebraska. We took the I 80 from Omaha to Lincoln then north to Branched Oak Lake. Our target species were hybrid stripers – better known as “wipers”. … Read more
I arrived in Omaha, Nebraska this evening because I’m here to give a full day of fly fishing seminars to Cornhusker Fly Fishers on Saturday. I’ve come a day early so I can fish Nebraska for the first time. My host is club president Larry Dostal. Larry follows my blog and knows my love for … Read more
Chances to practice for the World Fly Fishing Masters Championship ended today. I work at home then Thursday I leave for Nebraska to teach fly fishing seminars before Sunday traveling from Omaha to Spain. Dreadful weather and high waters have limited me to three outings. Looks like I’ll be counting on a lifetime of trout … Read more
I need to have my trout skills at their best ten days from now. That’s because I’ll be back in Asturias Spain competing in the World Fly Fishing Masters Championship on Team USA. It doesn’t matter how much experience you have. When you haven’t done something in a while you develop rust. After the hard … Read more
The weather has been a horror since I got home from Spain on Friday. But that’s perfect for enjoying my art. I’ve drawn on several Cliff Boxes the last few days but my most gratifying project was painting my first spotted musky. This is a watercolor where I add the fine detail with pen … Read more
The question all winter at shows – “How come you didn’t respond to my friend request on Facebook?” The answer is simple – I can’t. FB has a limit and I’m maxed out. To keep up with posts of my travel, art and speaking schedule: “Like” my FB Biz Page: Jeff Currier Global Fly Fishing … Read more
Our scouting mission for the upcoming World Masters Fly Fishing Championships that takes place April 24-29 didn’t go quite as Jerry Arnold and I planned. We intended to fish, turn a few rocks, walk beats and get an idea exactly how to catch these finicky wild brown trout of Asturias Spain. Instead a massive storm … Read more
It’s official. Despite the rivers looking better than they have the past two days, there will be no fishing on this fishing trip. The scouting of the waters of Asturias Spain for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships that takes place April 23-29 will be limited to looking into the mud. The destructive storm over … Read more
Each year the first Atlantic salmon caught from the Sella River in Ribadesella, Spain is called the el campanu and has been celebrated for centuries. These days this one salmon sells for over €1000 Euros and when it hits a plate in a well-known restaurant the meal can earn as much as €5000. The catch … Read more
I’m in the Asturias region in Northern Spain on a reconnaissance mission for the USA Fly Fishing Masters Team. The actual competition takes place here April 23-28th. I’ll be headed home Thursday then right back here in three weeks. The Masters Team is for we “over 50 guys” that still enjoy competing on … Read more