August 20, 2013 The blog has been a little slow since my return from Bolivia. It’s a fact that until today, my last fish was that monster golden dorado. There’s no doubt I’ve been enjoying this. It’s helped me work rather than fish. But today was time to move on. Move we did. Friends … Read more
August 13 – 15, 2013 Not sure how it came about, but during our annual Christmas Eve party friend Jessica Chitwood suggested we all go on a backpacking trip into the Tetons this summer. The thought was a great idea and Granny and I were on board immediately. We haven’t been backpacking since we … Read more
August 6 & 7, 2013 There’s no better way to recover from catching the fish of a lifetime in another hemisphere less than 36 hours ago than to return to the home waters immediately. Its even better to kick back and watch young fly fishers appreciate small Snake River Cutthroats as much as I … Read more
August 3, 2013 “Never give up” is a motto I’ve used all my life. I’ve used the saying with everything from school, sports and especially in fly fishing. I’ve used it many times on this blog when things weren’t going well. May 12th in India was my most recent “never give up” miracle. Excruciating days … Read more
August 2, 2013 The last day on any great trip entails some anxiety, especially when I don’t feel like I’ve met my goals. This last day in Bolivia had me thinking more than usual because this could be the last day fishing in Bolivia of my life. Would I ever have another chance for … Read more
August 1, 2013 Yesterdays’ beating on the Itirizama River was far behind me when I awoke today. I was feeling extremely confident for fishing on the Lower Pluma River. Our guide was Carlos. To our advantage, Carlos was on this very water with Skip yesterday and knew where the golden dorado were. The Lower … Read more
July 31, 2013 Today was Day 1 fishing from the Pluma Lodge. We mixed up fishing partners and Skip, who I fished with the first three days, moved over with Dale and me with Tom Hansen. It was Tom that initiated bringing me on this trip and we’ve been looking forward to fishing together … Read more
Today we traveled from Secure Lodge to Tsimane’s second lodge, Pluma Lodge. The word is that Pluma has the better fishing of the two. I’m not at all disappointed with our days at Secure Lodge but the guys, whom I’ll add have been here at least three times each, said these first three days were … Read more
July 29, 2013 Time is flying. This is our last day at Tsimane’s Secure Lodge. Tomorrow we’ll relax in the morning then fly to the other Tsimane Lodge, Pluma Lodge, further downstream in this same river system. The good news is that the next lodge generally has the best fishing. Today Skip and I … Read more
July 28, 2013 The temperature was noticeably warmer this morning, a good sign for sure. Skip and I slammed some breakfast with the guys then we all headed to our boats and then our Beats. Today Skip and I had Beat 3 which is where Eric and Dale had far more action then Skip and … Read more
In spite of being exhausted from two days of travel from home to Tsimane Lodge here in Bolivia, I didn’t sleep much last night. It’s because I get excited like a little kid waiting for Christmas when I’m about to enter and outstanding fishing venue. I tossed and turned and looked at my watch a … Read more
Yesterday I forgot to mention a couple things that I normally do when entering a new country. When I got off the plane in Santa Cruz, Bolivia I was shocked at how cool it was. The temperature was in the low 40°s and last nights cold temp was 39°. Indeed its technically winter here in … Read more