Yesterday was a deluge of rain here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Granny and I didn’t even get out fishing. It was a bummer because it was her last day here. I’m staying through tomorrow. I used the day for catching up on my blog and organizing some speaking bookings for winter 2019. … Read more
At 4:20 am I sat up to see how Lake Winnipesaukee looked for my morning fishing with my nieces. I’m glad I was awaken by the first singing bird. It was a strikingly beautiful dawn. Without hesitation I woke up the girls who were sleeping next to me on the camps porch here in Wolfeboro, … Read more
I get asked all the time if I do any guiding and folks are surprised when I tell them I don’t. The reason I don’t is that I have such little time at home these days and when I’m home I cherish my time fishing with Granny or friends. I do take a few special … Read more
Wind, rain and cool temps kept Granny and I completely off the water today here in New Hampshire. Instead we headed down to Newburyport, Massachusetts to watch my nieces act in a play. Its probably not what you’d expect from Granny and I but we’re glad we did. The play was excellent, the girls did … Read more
It wouldn’t be a normal fishing trip if there wasn’t some bad weather involved. I’ve been lucky so far this year but the rain and wind hit Granny and I hard today near Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. We launched the canoe on Sargents Pond only to be blown off the small waterbody in less than an … Read more
When we left Idaho a few days ago the forecast for the Lakes Region of New Hampshire was hot and sunny every day of our vacation. But today was day three and already the sunshine was overtaken by clouds and rain. Granny and I were smart enough to get out early this morning before things … Read more
My brother Greg came up to the cottage from his house in MA last night for a quick 20-hour visit. I haven’t seen Greg since January and that was brief because I was so busy working the Fly Fishing Shows in Marlboro, MA and Edison New Jersey. We had dinner and a few beers but … Read more
There’s no better way to start the longest day of the year off than with coffee at 4:30 am then pushing off the canoe to hunt big smallmouth bass. And that is exactly how Granny and I started the day. We went around Sewel Point on Lake Winnipesaukee to some of my favorite smallmouth holds. … Read more
Ever since my dad began to struggle with Parkinson’s disease I’ve found my way back east to visit my family in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire a bunch. Dad is now I nursing home so that’s a huge bummer. But there is some good. I went from seeing my family once a year to what is now … Read more
My flight home didn’t leave Atlanta today until 2 pm. This meant there was time for a few casts early this morning. Lucky for Michael and I, Drew Friedrich, guide and shop employee for Cohutta Fishing, invited us to join him before sunrise from his parents property on the Etowah River in Cartersville, Georgia. … Read more
I love traveling and giving fly fishing seminars because I meet so many wonderful people. My job also takes me to just about every nook and corner of the USA and Canada. I fly into airports nobody’s heard of and visit towns my Idaho friends haven’t been. Tonight I spoke at Unicoi Outfitters in Helen, … Read more
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