Granny and I are in Pleasanton, CA for the Fly Fishing Show. Its good to be back. We’ve been in CA since Tuesday. We parked the van near Bakersfield that night and Wednesday night I spoke to Fresno Flyfishers. I can’t explain how good it feels to be speaking before live audiences again! If … Read more
Since Friday when I added the Sonora and desert suckers to my species list, fishing was tough for Granny and I. We fished for a few hours on Saturday on one of my favorite canals in Phoenix. There were plenty of fish but we were after the grass carp. Granny and I both had about … Read more
I know when I’m about to add a new type of fish to my species list. I leap from bed. My coffee tastes better. Everything feels perfect. This morning I had all these feel good sensations. The Sonora sucker wasn’t going to be my next “marlin curse”. This handsome bottom dweller was about to go … Read more
Granny and I had a nice drive from Denver and arrived in Phoenix late afternoon on Tuesday. In Phoenix we base out of our good friends Steve and Lisa Berry’s place. This was a long planned visit. Steve helped me buy the van back in November. Then he stored it till we picked it up … Read more
The Denver Fly Fishing Show was back in full form this past weekend. I’m so glad! Last winter was long due to not being out and about demonstrating on the casting ponds and teaching seminars to live audiences. I also missed folks bringing me their backpacks and fly boxes to decorate for them with my … Read more
With a little luck, as this blog post hits Granny and I will be cruising in the van towards Denver for the Fly Fishing Show. It’s a long drive from NH but with East Coast shows behind us, now it’s time for the west. This tour takes us to Denver this weekend, carp fishing … Read more
If its not one thing its another. After the postponement of the Marlboro Fly Fishing Show it felt good that the Edison New Jersey Fly Fishing Show was going on for sure. Yeah, we suspected attendance would be down with Covid still on the go. But the last thing we needed was a huge snowstorm. … Read more
Granny and I just finished up our first adventure in the new van. From Phoenix to Wolfeboro, NH ended up taking 16 days. It was a casual trip with very few drives on freeways. We drove a total of 4400 miles. We only got one more day of fishing since the last post and … Read more
Granny and I got up real early today to bail from our likely, illegal campsite. We were in a national forest headquarters parking lot because we couldn’t find a campsite last night. Its hard to believe but it seems that all of the world is out galivanting around the US these days camping and having … Read more
Granny and I and the new red van hit some cool weather. After last blog from Castell, TX, I hit the Llano River for about an hour with high hopes for more Guadalupe bass. Temps dropped from 73° to 50° in a couple hours. With it came the north wind and I reeled it in … Read more
Been awhile since the last blog. That report came from Dubai after a fun day on the water. In fact, that entry concluded nearly a month of daily accounts on the Indian Ocean. It was truly and incredible trip. Today life is 100% different. I’m writing from Castell, TX along the banks of the Llano … Read more