It was another beautiful day at Otter Lake in Missinipe, Saskatchewan. When I sip coffee on Ron’s porch around 7 AM it’s nearly 70° and mid day is upwards of that. The only bad thing we have in northern Saskatchewan right now is smoke from numerous lightening started forest fires. The fires are starting … Read more
It will be getting dark earlier tonight – probably about midnight here in northern Saskatchewan. I think we can live with that but it’s still sad that days get shorter starting the first day of summer. In a few days we’ll be further north at Selwyn Lake at the top of Saskatchewan and bottom of … Read more
This trip to Canada caught a few by surprise. The reason is that I haven’t known much about the trip myself. Back in about March, right about when I was headed to the Middle East for five weeks, friend RA Beattie shot me an email and told me to block off June 20 to July … Read more
I was home a mere thirty hours from Michigan before catching an early flight for Denver then another to Calgary and on to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. For the next two weeks I’ll be the angler for a segment in an RA Beattie Outdoor film. From what I understand we’ll be traveling with a bush plane pilot … Read more
As you know from the blog I’m in Midland, Michigan visiting with my friend Brad Befus and the folks from Scientific Anglers (SA). The trip started with a few days fishing then today we put down the rods for the annual sales meeting. There were thirty-eight of us ranging from SA employees to representatives from … Read more
Although I’m in Michigan having fun fishing with my friends and will soon get the privilege to see the Scientific Anglers fly line factory, I’m missing one of my favorite events in fishing, the opener of the Railroad Ranch at Harriman’s on the Henry’s Fork. This is a monumental fly fishing event which people come … Read more
Today I fished with customer service manager of Scientific Anglers, Phil Cook, and again with old friend Brad Befus. Fishing conditions went from bad yesterday to worse because it rained all night and on and off throughout the day. Hopefully I’m getting all the “Monsoon Currier” out of my system before leaving for Canada next … Read more
It was a short visit home and another long trip across country yesterday and I’m presently in Midland, Michigan as a guest of Scientific Anglers (SA). As you know I fish Scientific Angler fly lines and tippet exclusively and have the good fortune of helping to develop and test new products that aid us all … Read more
Just when I thought I closed the books on fly fishing in New Hampshire 2015 along came one more event worth mentioning. While driving down highway 28 on the way to Manchester Airport today this common snapping turtle was crossing. It makes me sick that people run over a slow moving animal like a turtle … Read more
It’s been a fun ten days back here in New Hampshire. Granny and I have had a nice time with my family and some steady warmwater fly fishing. I say steady rather than good because fishing hasn’t been as good as the past few years. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass are running a couple inches … Read more
It broke my heart last Saturday morning when Sierra pushed the canoe off with me and her cousins Montana and Sammy. It was 5 AM and we were headed fishing to Back Bay here in Wolfeboro. Sierra wanted to go so bad but she had morning gymnastics and an afternoon softball game. As I suspected, … Read more
The one fish Granny and I haven’t rousted this week, and he’s one of my favorites, is the chain pickerel. I caught two tiny ones Saturday that were hardly worth mentioning. This morning, in the face of our wild and crazy night, at the crack of dawn Granny and I loaded the canoe and headed … Read more