The wind doesn’t seem to want to stop here on Lake Winnipesaukee this week. It was so bad already at 5 AM as well as colder than I could believe that I stayed in my sleeping bag until well after 6. Then I headed out and struggled in the canoe trying to maneuver myself popping … Read more
Undoubtedly I’ve experienced the best of the best when it comes to fly fishing during my worldly adventures the last thirty years. But if I could turn back the clock to the late 70’s and early 80’s to relive the hot summer nights from my canoe in Back Bay under the bridge behind Wolfeboro, New … Read more
I couldn’t wait to guide Granny to my old smallmouth bass water this morning out from our family camp here on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee. But all night long I could hear the west wind picking up speed. At 5 AM, the normally placid Wolfeboro Bay was covered in whitecaps. I pressed some coffee … Read more
Granny and I flew across country yesterday. We’re in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. My parent’s official day is on Friday but Granny and I thought we’d make a nice vacation out of it with some serious warmwater fly fishing on my old stomping grounds, Lake Winnipesaukee. Indeed I love … Read more
I had no business fishing a third day this week. I still have a scientific report to write for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) about our Bhutan mahseer fishing findings, a short story for the Scientific Anglers 2015 catalog about golden dorado, consignment art to get done and just like the rest of us, a … Read more
June 10 & 11, 2014 It’s been grueling since returning from Bhutan. I hope everyone enjoyed the Bhutan blog because I must have more than 70 hours into it. Then the catching up on emails, mail, bills, yard work and etc – it’s been a major grunt. But I remained focused and by Monday afternoon … Read more
It’s a good thing I don’t accept jet-lag because I hit the ground running this week. Tonight I spoke to a large enthusiastic crowd for Friends of the Teton River (FTR) at their annual banquet. I presented a short conservation oriented speech called “More Amazing Fish”. The talk opened a lot of eyes. It seems … Read more
Bhutan is in the books. Bhutan is number fifty in countries fished – 50 before 50! There are always a few pics that didn’t fit into the blog that must be shown. Here they are and I’m now closing the book on Bhutan till my next trip there. The happy people of Bhutan Cool looking … Read more
Just to remind you (See May 20 & May 22), Mike Dawes, Niel Fox and I have been here in Bhutan to help Jon Miceler, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Government of Bhutan figure out what the possibilities of high-end, catch and release mahseer fly fishing actually are. Jon’s hope is that if … Read more
If someone told me we’d catch mahseer today I’d tell them they were crazy. The heavy rain hadn’t stopped since we left Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan and it got worse a few times during our drive out of Geylegphug. The roads are teetering, breaking apart on the steep edges, and rocks and logs … Read more
Heavy rain started yesterday afternoon as soon as we got in the cars and went all night. This morning we got up at 5 and scrambled to pack our junk in a downpour. Then we hit the slow moving roads of Bhutan before they start washing out. We’ve gone from the jungle to the cloud … Read more
It was another wet night in the tent. I slept fully dressed in raingear. The dampness took its toll and my lungs have tightened up like I have asthma. It’s killing me and this morning I didn’t look so hot as I made my way down to the confluence pool for the last time. … Read more