It was another early one out of Magdalena Bay in Baja on our quest for wahoo on the fly. It was cooler and fog rose from the estuary. Like yesterday I was with friends Sammy Vigneri and Grant Hartman and local fishing guide Roddy. Other than the fog the day was much the same. … Read more
When you know you’re headed out fly fishing on Magdalena Bay down here in Baja Sur, sunrise doesn’t come soon enough. Eventually it does though and at 6:30 am Sammy Vigneri, Grant Hartman and I were headed out with local fishing guide Roddy Garcia for the blue water of the Pacific. Our fly rod target … Read more
Day two in Baja began with 5 am coffee at Sammy’s condo down here in Baja. Soon we were driving north for a few days of fishing on Magdalena Bay. But the Mag Bay fishing starts tomorrow so instead of pressing the five hour drive all the way there, instead we took the backroads in … Read more
I arrived in Baja yesterday and met up with my friends Sammy Vigneri and Grant Hartman. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time you know this is an annual trip with the fellas. Grant lives down here in Cabo and is a longtime friend going back to when we met here in … Read more
Today as I travel to Baja, I’m giving a shout out for a longtime friend and mentor, David Lambroughton. Dave has made a living in fly fishing through guiding, teaching, writing and his incredible photography. If you’re looking for your 2024 wall calendar, look no further. You can order his “Fly Fishing Dreams” calendar by … Read more
I was literally cleaning the boat and adjusting my Simms tackle bag from our Wisconsin season to get it ready for a trip to Baja this week. When I reeled in yesterday I was 99% sure I was done with local fishing. I had a few big musky flies laying out and Granny walks over … Read more
Fall keeps delivering decent temperatures for fishing. Although a cloudy one, today touched 60° and I hit the water with Bob and his son Gibb. We saw a few muskies but none would eat. The pike on the other hand, they always save the day and this afternoon was no exception. The pike devoured … Read more
I’ve had several productive days at home preparing for what will be another busy winter show and speaking schedule. I also packed for some amazing trips coming up soon. I’m feeling less stressed and more caught on things than I have in a month. After a beautiful fall bike ride, this afternoon I jumped in … Read more
I hit the pillow last night with a plan to fish a lake that has few muskies but big muskies. Granny and I were skunked here back in July but because it’s my birthday today, I felt the fish gods would deliver. But that’s not the way fly fishing works and I should know that … Read more
The worst of weather and most frigid of days don’t hold me from fishing. Granny on the other hand, she doesn’t love the cold. It’s hard for her to get serious about fly fishing for muskellunge in primetime October. Today however, was a day she couldn’t resist. Although it started very cold, we enjoyed sunshine, … Read more
I’ll face it. I have absolutely zero control over my fly fishing addiction. I skipped work and chores and hit the water again today with Bob. It was a full on search for muskellunge but once more we came up empty handed. Perhaps it was too nice of a day – 59° and sunny. … Read more
Any scientist will tell me it’s a bunch of bologna, but I’m a believer in the “autumn equinox storm”. My definition is: a storm that provides a deluge of rain, strong wind and leaves us with much cooler temperatures permanently till next spring. It’s the true and noticeable shift from summertime to wintertime. Yeah, I’m … Read more