Wrapping it up with the Cape Cod Flyrodders

Despite challenging wind all week here on Cape Cod, it’s been an amazing visit. Friends Rick Wilsterman and Bob Lewis and I managed some very nice false albacore fishing, a few random schoolie stripers and another new species for me, the window pane flounder.  And hands down, to see great white sharks face to face … Read more

Face to Face with an Apex Predator – Again

Rick Wilsterman passed me on to my friend Bob Lewis at 5:45 this morning.  Bob took me fishing today and then to my gig for the Cape Cod Trout Unlimited Club tonight.  Tomorrow he’ll take me to spend a full day with the Cape Cod Fly Rodders then to the airport for home on Friday.  … Read more

Relentless Wind Continues

Friends don’t nickname me “Monsoon Currier” for nothing.  While I may not always bring a deluge of rain, I attract all types of bad weather.  Apparently this week its strong north wind.  Each of my first two days fishing here on Cape Cod with pal Rick Wilsterman, the wind blew a steady 20 mph with … Read more

Always Catch a Fish on Your Birthday

When Rick Wilsterman and I left the harbor from Chatham, Massachusetts here on Cape Cod, it was obvious the birthday gods were with me.  The wind was howling and there no other boats out.  Yeah, our pursuit seemed crazy, but in the cut from bay to ocean, birds were diving and the false albacore were … Read more

A Quick Turn Around to Cape Cod

I hopped on an airplane yesterday and arrived on Cape Cod last night.  I should be packing up my life in Victor but all these fun little things like Alaska last month, Czech the last few weeks and now this trip were planned well in advance before knowing I’d be moving.  The main reason of … Read more

Great Times Fly Fishing Czech Come to an End

Me and Team USA are on our flights home now from the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships in the Czech Republic.  I expected to be in deep sleep in this little tilted back seat on the 10 hour flight between Amsterdam and Salt Lake City, but I’m so overtired I can’t sleep.  Competition uses every … Read more

Grit, Perseverance and Perfection but Still Short of Podium

Morning comes early when you need to be up at 4:30.  But me and the USA Masters Fly Fishing Team headed out on the final day of the competition here in the Czech Republic.  We had work to do.  After the first two sessions our team sat at 4th place.  Unfortunately, there was distance between … Read more

Recoup Day

The nice thing about the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships is that the schedule takes it easy on us.  They give us a day off between sessions 1 & 2 and 3 & 4.  Today was that day.   For the most part we re-rigged our set ups.  I have a new leader on my … Read more

European Nymph Fishing Machines!

It was a long dreary bus ride to Sector 1 of the Upper Morava River for me to start competition today for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships here in the Czech Republic.  For nearly two weeks the weather has been spectacular, but of course, the first competition day it had to rain.  While the … Read more

The World Masters Fly Fishing Championships 2021

We moved into our World Masters Fly Fishing Championships hotel today, Wellness Hotel Diana.  The place is high up in the rolling hills outside of Zábřeh Czech Republic.  It’s beautiful but there will be little time to enjoy its features.  Instead of swimming in the pool or a few nice pilsners in the bar this … Read more

Final Practice for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships

Pete and Mike were back on their feet this morning for the final day of practice before the official start for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships.  They weren’t moving fast and can barely eat anything yet but it’s a major improvement from yesterday’s onslaught of food poisoning here in the Czech Republic.   Today … Read more

Food Poisoning Strikes Hard!

Its sad to say but come practice time this morning we had two men down.  Both Pete and Mike sidetracked for breakfast yesterday with some fast food from the grocery store here in Hanušovice, Czech Republic and each seem to have food poisoning.  Both puked and **** through much of the night.  Pete could not … Read more