When I first fished here at Belize River Lodge (BRL) back in 1989 one of my guides was Pedro from Guatemala. Pedro was in the process of migrating he and his family to Belize. He was a commercial fishermen converting to guiding anglers for the lodge – yes, a big change! I was the first … Read more
Today Granny and I arrived at a place that is very close to my heart, Belize. Belize is where I cut my teeth in the world of saltwater fly fishing back in 1989. It was the beginning of cracking the code to see the world. I was a 23 year old whippersnapper that worked … Read more
Every once in a while, a fishing plan goes awry. My usual Wisconsin fishing buddy, Bob Butler, came by the house to fetch me with his fairly new Lund to get on one of the big lakes here in the Hayward area to target some pike. As I was loading up my gear, he went … Read more
It’s been exactly three years since Granny and I moved to Wisconsin after 34 years in the Jackson Hole area. Making the move was one of the toughest decisions of our life. We left our cozy home in Victor, Idaho and the best of friends. We said goodbye to the Harriman Ranch and the fantastic … Read more
Success fly fishing on lakes always comes with its challenges. Success when fly fishing the largest lake in the world takes some luck to help overcome the challenges. A mere three days ago Matt “Howie” Norton, Granny and I met our match on Lake Superior. Despite fishing hard all day we managed only one tiny … Read more
I’ve fished a ton in 2025, however only a couple days fishing here in Northern Wisconsin. Both WI jaunts were on Lake Superior. Today it was time to get serious, so Granny and I broke out our boat, the blue bathtub, to get it warmed up for the season. This meant a trip to a … Read more
About five days ago, Matt “Howie” Norton and I got on the phone and made a plan to fish the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior today. The forecast was for clear skies, warm temperatures and almost no wind. These are rare conditions on Lake Superior and almost nonexistent in early May. We were also counting … Read more
Paul Snowbeck and his Fin & Fire Fly Shop staff, Chris Peichel, Jessie Dodd and Dante Daniells along with my buddy Scott Robertson had one more beautiful part of Central Oregon to share with me today, their “Homewaters” section of the Lower Deschutes River. The stretch is referred to as the Day Stretch from Warm … Read more
I’ve mentioned this week that this Oregon trip has been based around my full day of giving presentations at the Fin & Fire Fly Shop on Saturday. This was my third time speaking here. The orchestrator behind my gig is the shop manager, Paul Snowbeck. Paul really knows his fishing. Last time I was here … Read more
Yesterday was a successful one presenting at the Fin & Fire Fly Shop. Instead of flying right fly home after the gig I scheduled three more days fishing with buddy Scott Robertson here in Bend, Oregon. Being its likely we’ll never match Friday’s bull trout fishing; we’ve changed gears and we’ll chase redband rainbows and … Read more
Scott Robertson, Micha “Meeks” Kruger and I were right back in the small bays of Lake Billy Chinook early this morning. The meandering high desert reservoir was like glass. The blue sky was hidden behind a light layer of clouds and the temperature was in the 40°s when we launched Scott’s boat. Things began … Read more
I flew to the northwest yesterday arriving in Bend, Oregon shortly after midnight this morning. After a five hour sleep I found myself in the front seat of a pickup with buddies Scott Robertson and Micha Kruger (Meeks). Scott is an old buddy and Team USA Fly Fishing Masters teammate. We’ve fished together many times … Read more