The wind was howling yet again. I sleep on the porch here at the cottage. I sat up and looked out at 4:30 AM and decided to get some extra rest. At 9 AM, after a few hours work on the computer I took the canoe out despite the wind. I lasted about 15 minutes … Read more
The wind keeps on tormenting canoe fishing here in Wolfeboro, NH. It is so unusual to have it cranking at 5 AM but it has been and today was no different. I took out my nephew Eli who’s in love with fly fishing to enjoy a morning of nice smallies. Unfortunately the wind made it … Read more
Without a doubt I’m psycho about fishing because of places like Back Bay in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. As a kid growing up in the 70’s my cousins and I would fish here all summer from early morning till well after the sunset. You caught, hooked or at least got a chase on every cast from … Read more
It wasn’t much of a fishing day for me but that doesn’t mean no fishing. We woke up to big wind. Worse than yesterday. That eliminated canoeing. But my sister’s kids, Sierra and Eli asked if I’d take them shore fishing for panfish somewhere. I took them to Pier 19 on Winnipesaukee. They each … Read more
It’s wonderful that the US is close to putting the pandemic in the rearview mirror but I already miss flying on half empty planes. Last week my flights to Memphis were packed and crossing the country Tuesday was like the old days of crowded airports and one or two dip ****s holding up departure because … Read more
Hands down, June is my favorite month in Idaho. It’s the only time of year where everything is glowing in greenery. Its also a great time for dry fly fishing on the Upper reaches of the Henry’s Fork. Granny and I found ourself camped behind the old A-Bar at Last Chance early Tuesday … Read more
June 4-6, 2021 The delivering presentations to fly fishing clubs and shows part of my business was running strong going into 2020. My calendar was full. Hands down it was going to be my best year ever. Then the pandemic hit and my speaking schedule got completely wiped off the map. The blow was … Read more
June 1-3, 2021 We went from putrid cold rain and wet snowy weather for ten days to summer in a matter of 24 hours. The Idaho forecast for Wednesday was for little wind and 81°. That’s unheard of for early June here so Granny and I packed the Explorer Tuesday afternoon and headed camping on … Read more
If you’re thinking I need to get my butt out fishing because the blog has been way too quiet – I agree! But that yard sale, spring clean up and overall catching up on a lot of things after that wonderful trip to Wisconsin set me back a little. Furthermore, May is not a great … Read more
This is simply a reminder that Granny and I are having a yard sale. We originally scheduled it for Saturday May 15 but the weather for Saturday looks sketchy – so we will be set up today at 11 AM and the same tomorrow and then we’ll do our best to pull it off on … Read more
Granny won’t drive my stick shift 1991 Explorer so I punched out a lot of miles on this Wisconsin trip. 3,285 to be exact. Yesterday we left Iron River, WI at 5 AM sharp and 850 miles later we pulled into a campsite within view of Devils Tower in Wyoming. Two beers in my Yeti … Read more
It was hard not to hop in the rowboat this morning and fish Howie’s lake with Granny. Especially when we had the Northwoods magic sunrise going on. Sunrises don’t get much better than this. But we had a plan to chase Great Lakes steelhead on another of Howie’s favorite rivers. Today is our last … Read more