It was classic spring morning here on the banks of the Kootenai River in Libby, Montana. There was a steady drizzle making it hard to get up from bed. I managed however because I had a blog to write. Granny and I are settled in a cozy cabin here at our buddy Dave Blackburn’s Kootenai … Read more
It was a wild few days at home this week. The WorldCast Anglers online presentation I gave last week generated a ton of Cliff Fly Box art orders. Since Saturday afternoon I did 25 of them! Toss in my online Yellow Dog presentation, the usual projects like the blog, updates in social media and general … Read more
I’m not a video guy. I only shoot still photos. But with all this weird stuff going on, some of my sponsors have been asking me to do Online stuff including some homemade video. Yesterday I did a 14 minute tutorial about how I organize my flies for Yellow Dog. It aired live on Face … Read more
Word on the street is that the world is bored to death while stuck in lockdown. I hear that the internet is slow with all the folks on it all day and that Netflix and Hulu and all the other TV type things are rolling in the dough entertaining people that have nothing to do. … Read more
Get ready for my first ever Online Presentation – “Trout Bumming the World”. Wednesday April 8 at 6 PM MST. Click here for details. No doubt the COVID-19 will change our world forever. In these early stages as I watch the snow continue to fall we don’t know what to expect. Social distancing and … Read more
When Granny and I left home to wander Idaho Friday we intended to return home Sunday night. But as we relished our coffee from the banks of the Snake River near Glenns Ferry in 50° temps yesterday morning, Granny checked the weather in Victor. It was 29° with light snow. I was comfortably working on … Read more
Idaho Governor Little called for a stay home rule for us on Thursday to slow the spread of COVID-19. Like most states that have already done this, exact rules are vague. The way Granny and I read it is let’s avoid contact with other humans and that if we want to go camping by ourselves … Read more
Granny and I should be on Aitutaki Atoll in the Cook Islands as I write. I should be posting all kinds cool fish from colorful wrasses from the reef to huge bonefish from the flats. Instead, just like most of you reading, I’m only dreaming about saltwater fly fishing and Granny and I are in … Read more
I’m back from my speaking tour that started in Great Falls, MT then on to Lethbridge, Alberta then Calgary. Let’s just say that with the epic changes around the world in which we live our lives to fight the war against the Coronavirus, my tour was interesting. This being said, I made it through start … Read more
I’m flying north today beginning a three city tour. Tonight I’ll deliver, “Four Seasons of the Yellowstone Trout Bum”, to Missouri River Fly Fishers. Tomorrow I’ll catch a ride across the border into Alberta Canada and tomorrow night I speak to Chinook Waters Fly Fishing Club in Lethbridge. I’ll actually spend the whole weekend … Read more
Being home for ten full days in a row now has been like being on vacation. Vacation at home! Its so nice to wake up and drink a cup of coffee from my chair and just enjoy the birds on the feeders. Its been great to catch up on emails, get my workout routines back … Read more
Granny and I walked in our door Monday afternoon after the agonizing 14 hour drive home from the CA tour. I say agonizing because we were sick as dogs. Since Monday afternoon we’ve both got more rest and sleep than we have all year. Although we have a ways to go to be 100% we … Read more