by Jeff | May 1, 2013 | 1 Comment
One memorable night on my 2008 trip to the Ramganga River in India we experienced a caddis hatch. Misty Dhillon advised I keep a sharp eye for rising golden mahseer as I was chucking sculpin patterns for big mahseer. He told me that if the rising started than...
by Jeff | Apr 30, 2013 | 2 Comments
Yesterday was a confidence crushing day. Ten miles of hiking, at least a thousand casts, 100º temperature and I acquired some sort of respiratory issue and not a damn bite. To make things worse, this respiratory thing advanced last night and has me gasping...
by Jeff | Apr 29, 2013 | 1 Comment
Our camp is no less than spectacular here on the banks of the Saryu River. This morning I fished right in front (look very carefully you’ll see me on bottom left and tops of our tents behind). It’s a beautiful pool but in two hours I never touched a fish....
by Jeff | Apr 28, 2013 | 3 Comments
I met Misty Dhillon back in 2006. We’d both heard of each other prior to that day. I learned of him when I was desperately searching for mahseer info for my first trip to India back in 2002. I found little bleeps about mahseer and this dude named Misty on...
by Jeff | Apr 27, 2013 | 1 Comment
The songs from an impressive number of bird species awoke me at 5 AM. Still tired from the grueling trip around the world I was confused. Those weren’t the robins singing in my backyard – where the heck was I? Then it hit me and the excitement of awaking in...
by Jeff | Apr 26, 2013 | 2 Comments
It doesn’t matter how tired you are in India, when its time to move you do. Despite little sleep and over 70 hours of travel, this morning I bounced from bed at 3:30 AM to depart our hotel here in Delhi, India for the chaotic train station. We were headed for...
by Jeff | Apr 25, 2013 | 2 Comments
The A quick reminder for those who have not been on the blog lately – I’m in India doing a segment for Confluence Films next movie, “Waypoints". I’ll be fishing with my good Indian Friend Misty Dhillon, owner of Himalayan Outback and expert on fly fishing for...
by Jeff | Apr 24, 2013 | 0 Comments
We are in Amsterdam for a few hours before our last eight hour flight to India. We arrive there at 1:30 AM India time - so Thursday morning. It's a gorgeous day here and I wish we had time to hit the town but we best not. Instead we hammered down some...
by Jeff | Apr 23, 2013 | 0 Comments
Just waiting around to fly out to India this morning here in Bozeman, Montana. To use up the time I made a visit to Simms Fishing Products. Simms is a top sponsor of Confluence Films fly fishing projects. That's great news for me and I loaded up on great sun...
by Jeff | Apr 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
The journey to India started at 3:30 PM today with a drive up to Bozeman, Montana to meet the Confluence Film team. We actually fly out tomorrow afternoon from Bozo to Minneapolis than take the redeye to Amsterdam. Then on Wednesday we fly from Amsterdam to Delhi,...
by Jeff | Apr 22, 2013 | 3 Comments
Tomorrow afternoon I leave for India. I’m packed and ready. This will be my third trip to India. This trip is special because we are making a segment for Confluence Films next movie, “Waypoints” with one of my great Indian friends, Misty Dhillon. Misty is...
by Jeff | Apr 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
Hey Everyone, I'm trying to pack for India and tie up all loose ends before departure. Unfortunately I live and die by email and this morning my hotmail is shut down. Its hell and after trying everything including hours on the phone - it may be gone for good....
by Jeff | Apr 18, 2013 | 1 Comment
California friends Ben Byng and Steve Potter stopped by in route to the East Idaho Fly Tying Expo that takes place tomorrow and Saturday. Both Ben and Steve are unbelievable fly tiers and will be giving demonstrations both days. If you’re able to make this show you...
by Jeff | Apr 8, 2013 | 2 Comments
Dale Hollow Reservoirstraddles the line between Kentucky and Tennessee. It’s a huge reservoir and famous for its fishing, particularly its smallmouth bass fishing. On a slow fishing day in 1955 this old artificial lake produced the world record smallmouth bass of...
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!
