A Fun Day Thanks to Science on the Fly

If you aren’t yet familiar with Science on the Fly let me help.  Science on the Fly is an organization founded by the Woodwell Climate Research center and Fishpond.  They seek to further our understandings of changing watersheds around the world through long term, world-class river science.  They strive for cold water, clean rivers, healthy … Read more

Our New Boat the Striker Outcast Raft

One of the luckiest things during our big move across country from Idaho to Wisconsin was that I was unable to sell our drift boat before leaving.  This led to a dreaded drive across country with the ancient baby-blue Slide Rite on an old rusty and cracked trailer behind a 1991 stick shift Exploder.  But … Read more

OK I’ll Go Fishing

When you get home from an incredible trip like I had last week to land of the coaster brook trout, there’s a ton of work to be done from unpacking and re-sorting gear to editing photos and writing stories and blogs.  But my phone rang last night and buddy Bob Butler said we needed to … Read more

Final Day Magic at Bowman Island Lodge

This trip to Bowman Island Lodge in Ontario flew by like all great trips do.  Despite the fact we fished an extra evening upon arrival, followed by four twelve hour days, it went fast.  As you would expect, Joe Wolthuis, Jerry Darkes and the entire group for that matter, fished as hard as humanly possible … Read more