by Jeff | Mar 28, 2014 | 0 Comments
I wasn’t the only one on this trip who came with a fish species catching goal. Ed was determined to catch a bonefish. In the two previous exploratory trips to the Nubian Flats a few bonefish were seen and Rob caught one. But the boys of Tourette Fishing would like...
by Jeff | Mar 27, 2014 | 2 Comments
We awoke to the revving of the engines of our mother ship. It was time to move. The flats we’ve been on were fantastic but this is an exploratory so we must explore. The place we headed for were flats we saw on a map about a six hour boat ride straight out into the...
by Jeff | Mar 26, 2014 | 2 Comments
I don’t sleep well after an absolute thrashing from big fish. Sure, I ended yesterday by landing a giant trevally, but honestly, I would have preferred to catch those fly line busting snappers. After staring at the magnificent star filled sky most of the night I...
by Jeff | Mar 25, 2014 | 1 Comment
This is an exploratory fly fishing trip with my friends at Tourette Fishing – Fight it in Africa to what is called the Nubian Flats of Sudan. A year ago Rob and his partner Keith Clover invited me to help explore this spring. Obviously new places this exotic are...
by Jeff | Mar 24, 2014 | 1 Comment
The flight, drive and boat ride were long and tedious from Dubai to Sudan, but I’m pleased to say I’m listening to the waves slap our 60ft mother ship as I get ready to sleep. Tedious because I had a middle seat on a plane where the rows were knee-banging closer...
by Jeff | Mar 24, 2014 | 1 Comment
Today I came as close to completely screwing up my entire trip as you possible can. I made the most incredible travel blunder I’ve ever made. Luckily, thanks to a deep (very deep!) breath and a cool head I resolved the near catastrophe. And only because I did...
by Jeff | Mar 24, 2014 | 0 Comments
I’m leaving Dubai for to fly to Sudan as I speak. With a little luck all my paperwork is in order and I'll be on the ground there in about six hours. It would be a miracle if I have internet from here on out. So as usual, expect the day by day accounts of our...
by Jeff | Mar 22, 2014 | 5 Comments
I’m guessing you’ve noticed by now, I keep the pedal to the metal. I had smooth travel from Victor, Idaho all the way to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Just two flights, Jackson Hole direct to Atlanta (3 hours) then Atlanta direct to Dubai (14 hours). From my...
by Jeff | Mar 20, 2014 | 1 Comment
It’s been a nice week at home. Not because I kicked back and relaxed, it was just nice to be home. I caught up on a bunch of things including painting a halibut and this yellowfin tuna. There have been a lot of requests for each of these fish on coffee mugs and...
by Jeff | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments
I can’t explain how nice it was to have a “normal” weekend at home. Granny and I skied, enjoyed some sun on the sunny side of the house, fed the birds, and watched a little CBK and some NASCAR. Last, I survived two Fantasy Baseball Drafts, one with my family through...
by Jeff | Mar 6, 2014 | 0 Comments
I left a lot of folks wondering what they’ve been waiting for last night after giving my “Fly Fishing Through Midlife Heaven” PowerPoint presentation for the Upper Bear River Chapter of Trout Unlimited in Evanston, Wyoming. In this show I talk about sticking your...
by Jeff | Mar 3, 2014 | 3 Comments
For those who haven’t heard yet, I’m proud to announce I’ve joined the R.L. Winston Rod Pro Advisory Team. I joined the Winston Team in early January but with the madness of my speaking tour there’s been little time to celebrate. This weekend, my first home in...
by Jeff | Feb 26, 2014 | 2 Comments
That was an intense two months! I left for the Denver Fly Fishing Show on January 2nd and didn’t look back. Sure I slipped home a few times, but even when I had a week off I flew to Northern Wisconsin and ice fished. 2014 has been non stop. The Pleasanton...
by Jeff | Feb 20, 2014 | 0 Comments
Granny and I had a nice visit with friends in Portland, Oregon Monday and Tuesday that included a visit to one of my favorite restaurants, Jakes Crawfish Grill. Yesterday we drove down to Eureka, California. No particular reason for going to Eureka other than why...
I started fly fishing at age 7 in the lakes and ponds of New England cutting my teeth on various sunfish, bass, crappie and stocked trout. I went to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, where I graduated with a Naturalist Degree while I discovered new fishing opportunities for pike, muskellunge, walleyes and various salmonids found in Lake Superior and its tributaries.
From there I headed west to work a few years in the Yellowstone region to simply work as much as most people fish and fish as much as most people work. I did just that, only it lasted over 20 years working at the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson, WY where I departed in 2009. Now it’s time to work for "The Man", working for myself that is.
I pursue my love to paint fish, lecture on every aspect of fly fishing you can imagine and host a few trips to some of the most exotic places you can think of. My ultimate goal is to catch as many species of fish on fly possible from freshwater to saltwater, throughout the world. I presently have taken over 440 species from over 60 countries!
