When you launch your boat to kick off a new season it’s a treasured day. And especially killer when you get to do it with your lady. Granny and I got an early start on this crisp and foggy May morning on a near home Wisconsin waterway. This flowage has become a … Read more
We’d have to be out of our minds to trust the weather after the last two days. Mike Neuman, Matt “Howie” Norton and I have been saturated in rain, frozen by cold and had our brains blown out by the wind fishing Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior here in Wisconsin. Today the forecast dangled a … Read more
Yesterday we fished in a deluge of rain and cold temps making for one of my coldest fishing days in recent memories. So when I climbed out of the back of my Exploder at 6 AM this morning and saw a nearly completely blue sky, I was feeling pretty happy. I wandered up to Howie’s … Read more
It’s certainly a dream to travel the world and fly fish, but I very much enjoy my wide open new world of fishing here in Wisconsin. Honestly, I’ve been chomping at the bit for spring to arrive here so I can get started. I learned a lot about my new waters last summer and expect … Read more
It was a rough trip home from Bhutan. Rugged. Remember my tooth and jaw were hurting upon arrival to Thimphu after our extra-long drive from the river? Well, pain woke me up around 3 AM the next morning. Something was going south. Knowing my predicament of 40 something hours of travel immediately ahead, I gritted … Read more
I had my coffee fast and early this morning then hiked upstream and wade fished a run where you’re likely to find golden mahseer not chocolates. Now that the trip is at its end I’m dying to hold one more golden nugget. But no luck. Not even a tug. I returned to … Read more
Today Jim Klug and I fished together. Klug and I have been friends going all the way back to the early 90’s. I was fairly new to managing the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson Hole. Jim was one of my sales reps traveling around with his best friend, a yellow lab. He came through … Read more
It’s a national holiday in Bhutan today, the Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Enjoy the read for those interested. It’s pretty cool. The day is of importance to our Bhutanese Himalayan Flyfishing staff and we were asked a long time ago not to fish today. We happily honored this holiday as well and relaxed, … Read more
It wasn’t a good night sleep for me. About midnight the storms started. While some sleep through the rumbles of thunder and pattering of rain, it wakes me. I lay there watching the flickers of lightening. I also worry about the river blowing out and becoming unfishable. Unfortunately the storms went all night with occasional … Read more
As we left last nights campfire the giant raindrops were starting. Five minutes after hitting the bed, the drops turned to downpour. Soon the heavy patter on my tent was joined by flashes of lightening. Thunderstorms hammered away on Bhutan’s Himalayan Foothills on and off till morning. The last shower fell around 5 … Read more
The goal of this expedition is to show Bhutan as a legitimate off-the-grid fishery through photos and film so it can soon be available through Yellow Dog Flyfishing to all physically able and adventurous fly fishers. As a blessed angler that has seen most destinations, including many of the best mahseer rivers in the Himalayas, … Read more
Taking in the phenomenal sites of Bhutan have been a true treat the last two days. Our Yellow Dog Flyfishing (YD) film crew joined with Bryant Dunn and his Himalayan Flyfishing Adventure team has had a blast. But today we honed our focus to our main goal – catch some fish and film them so … Read more