You’ve met my friend Dan Swift (Danimal) before. We used to fish together around Cody, WY. Most recently was last year when we fished his cottage lake house waters over around Alton, NH. Dan and I go way back. He worked for me in the fly shop in the 90’s and went on in the … Read more
Not a moment in Wolfeboro, NH went by back in the day when my cousin Jon and I weren’t fishing Lake Winnipesaukee. We basically lived out of a 12 foot row boat with a Mercury 7.5. And when the motor was busted, which was often because two young teenage kids will run an engine hard, … Read more
We normally don’t come to Wolfeboro, NH until mid June. That’s when New England has warmed up and when the smallmouth leave their spawning beds and start feeding aggressively on poppers. But this year we’re early. Today was Mom’s 80th birthday! We celebrated well too. The day began restfully with coffee on the porch … Read more
Ahh yea, I’m slowly getting back to my old ways of before the pandemic. I’m bouncing around the country and world again. It feels good to be back in such action. On Wednesday night/Thursday morning Granny and I traveled from Hayward, WI to Wolfeboro, NH because this weekend is Mom’s 80th birthday. This afternoon I … Read more
I expected to be writing more fishing blogs by now from the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Instead, Granny and I been inside working on our new Hayward house. Every small project we start grows into something large. Or we find out there’s something else we need to do first before our project. We had a … Read more
Granny and I’ve been pressing to get our new Hayward, WI house up to par. That cigarette smoke I mentioned a couple days ago is the real deal. The house was freshly carpeted only a year ago and we had to rip the entire thing out. It took us 14 hours to uplift the heavy … Read more
Our Yellowstone Country Friends thought we were joking when we said we were selling our house in Victor, Idaho and moving to Wisconsin last June. Then they said we were crazy when we actually proceeded with the plan. Well, last week we silly folks arrived at our new pad in Hayward, WI. The nearly … Read more
Yup, most everyone was moving slow this morning. But no matter how slow, the smiles were gleaming over hot cups of coffee. This trip I’ve been hosting for Yellow Dog to Providence Atoll has not disappointed. In fact, it’s been one of the best saltwater trips I can remember and today was our last … Read more
Today was our 8th day in a row of fishing the flats here at Providence Atoll. And these are proper hours of fishing. There’s no 8-5 stuff going on. We’re on the water by 7:30 AM and rarely back before 6. But the wear and tear is showing a little. Folks are sleeping in an … Read more
Mike Lodge and I met in Mexico several year ago fishing out of Casa Blanca. I’m always up in the wee hours to work on my blog and turns out he doesn’t sleep either. We chatted over early morning coffee that week and every time I mentioned the Seychelles he lit up like a Christmas … Read more
I was super excited to fish with my friends Steve Fitzsimons and Therese Rappazini today. Steve has done several of my hosted trips over the years ranging from the Amazon to Farquhar and both he and Therese were with me pike fishing in Alaska last September. BUT, they were also stranded with me in Mahe … Read more
You couldn’t ask for a prettier day to start fishing on Providence Atoll in the Seychelles. I fished with Sammy and Randy and with guide Brendan. This was the second day with all these guys. One of the many fantastic things about a nine day trip is that you get opportunities to enjoy fishing time … Read more