It’s been a great week down here in Phoenix, Arizona. I had a couple successful gigs and our friends Steve and Lisa Berry have looked after Granny and I well as always. Best of all, Steve has taken me fishing every single day and we have found some incredible fish. For our last day, … Read more
I dropped the “new species” card at the end of yesterday’s blog. That’s because Steve Berry said there’s a place less than two hours from Phoenix where I could test my luck and go for the unusual and rare Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae), a unique trout only found in Arizona and New Mexico. In the … Read more
We’ve had two swell days of urban carp fly fishing here in Phoenix, Arizona and last night I successfully delivered my first of two presentations this week for the local fly fishing clubs. Today was day three. We purposely made it a short fishing day. Tonight’s talk was to Desert Fly Casters Club and it’s … Read more
Steve Berry and I got a nice early start on our fly fishing today down here in Phoenix, Arizona. We fought the traffic to a fun set of urban lakes that we’ve made a tradition of fishing together for years. This location probably goes back almost two decades when we met when I used to … Read more
Time has slipped past since my February 28th ice fishing blog with Granny holding a frozen largemouth bass. After that fun day it was back to work. I spoke at the Hawkeye Flyfishers Annual show in Cedar Rapids, IA last weekend. Then this week I prepared for upcoming speaking gigs and packed for some approaching … Read more
It has been a delight to be home for two straight weeks. Absolutely fabulous. Granny and I got some rest. We got out on the ice to chase a few fish around. And we were home for the famous Birkebeiner Cross-country ski races. A four day event where some of the best cross-country skiers in … Read more
February 13-17 Granny and I have been enjoying our time at home. We had plenty of snow in the driveway and on our porches so we shoveled hard our first few days. In between the winter snow removal exercising we enjoyed hot chocolate breaks, hikes and snuck a drink at the local pub. Paradise you … Read more
I may have set foot in my house late last night for the first time in 2026 and for only the second time since Thanksgiving. But I’m not done with my gigs. Tonight I’ll be doing a live interview on Instagram with Unicoi Outfitters. ANYONE can listen and ask me questions about fly fishing travel, … Read more
The Fly Fishing Show tour continues this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the Denver Fly Fishing Show in Colorado. I’ll be giving demonstrations on the casting ponds and delivering PowerPoint Presentations in the show theaters. Granny will be manning our booth showing off our products such as our new whiskey glasses (The few we have … Read more
The Fly Fishing Show tour continues this Friday and Saturday with the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo in Boise. I’ll be giving demonstrations on the casting ponds and delivering PowerPoint Presentations in the show theaters. Granny will be manning our booth showing off our products such as our new whiskey glasses along with my famous … Read more
The Fly Fishing Show tour continues this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the Edison, NJ Fly Fishing Show. Everything will be about the same as last week in MA, I’ll be giving demonstrations at the casting pond and delivering PowerPoint Presentations in the show theaters. Granny will be manning our booth showing off our products … Read more
The Fly Fishing Show tour starts tomorrow! Friday, Saturday and Sunday you’ll find Granny and I at The Marlboro, MA Fly Fishing Show. I’ll be giving demonstrations at the casting pond and delivering PowerPoint Presentations in the show theaters. Granny will be manning our booth showing off our products such as our new whiskey glasses … Read more