We went for a late start on purpose today. The long day yesterday was a full one with plenty of hiking, climbing, boat rides and car rides. Sammy, Grant and I are all trying to make a vacation out of this week in Baja so we need to pace ourselves. We left Sammy’s around … Read more
No doubt the few days where I’ve landed huge roosters off the beach (biggest in 2016) are my best Baja fishing days. But one of my most memorable was in 2010 when I landed my first barred pargo off the rocks. The pargo, the meanest snapper of the snapper family, pound for pound was one … Read more
Its good to be back to the roosterfish beaches of Baja in May. While I did come to Baja last year it was in March which is not roosterfish season. I’m with longtime pals Sammy Vigneri and Grant Hartman. Sammy and I go back 30 years to our fly shop days and Grant and I … Read more
It was another short trip home. I had enough time to unpack from Iceland and pack for Mexico. I got the blogs done. Caught up with Granny and friends and now gone again. I arrived in Baja Mexico this afternoon and was picked up by my pals Sam Vigneri and Grant Hartman. This adventure … Read more
Hard to believe how fast these trips go by. Today was my last day here in Iceland. Its been a good one with catching some of the biggest brown trout of my life. It was a cold start. Gunnar planned to leave this morning and Bjarni came up with a great idea of fishing … Read more
We were shocked to wake up and see the sun this morning from our farmhouse on the banks of Iceland’s Lake Thingvallavatn. I walked outside with my coffee in hand hoping to feel some the warmth but it was still cold and the wind was cranking. Nonetheless I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Iceland. … Read more
If you want a big brown trout in Iceland you better be tough. That’s because some of the best fishing is in April when the weather is at its worst. Our weather this week has been entertaining to say the least. Yesterday here on the Tungulaekur River we had a ton of wind and rain. … Read more
I felt the farmhouse shaking from the wind and heard the rain spattering the window in my bedroom all night from here in the south of Iceland. I’d roll over and laugh. My nickname is “Monsoon Currier” throughout the world so what the heck. Regardless of the menacing weather, Ingo and I headed to Strengur … Read more
We awoke to an incredibly nice day here on the banks of Lake Thingvallavatn here in Iceland. The sky was mostly blue and the vast lake was calm. Nonetheless it was time to leave here for a few days. The Fishpartner crew, Kristjan and Bjarni had to return to work and it was time for … Read more
We didn’t get to bed until almost 2 AM last night. The lamb chops Kristjan and Bjarni made were splendid and Ingo’s red wine was a perfect match. It was a fun evening into the morning celebrating such an unreal first day of fishing on Lake Thingvallavatn with my friends of Fishpartner here in Iceland. … Read more
When I hopped from my Idaho bed yesterday at 4 am I had a goal, be fishing in Iceland within 24 hours. When my flight leg from Salt Lake City to New York City got delayed, my dream faded. However once again, flying excessively with Delta worked to my advantage and the genius gal on … Read more
It was a short but sweet visit home for two days. The weather was nice and Granny and I had our first night of the year out on the front steps with wine and a killer sunset. But while she was at work I was packing – packing for my third trip to Iceland! … Read more