I look forward to ladies day each year on a lesser known fishery. The ladies include Granny and our friend Jessica Chitwood. Last year we fished the Sveum River which gets little pressure yet actually produced a few good fish for us. Today we gambled on the Rizzo. The ladies enjoy this day because … Read more
July 8, 2013 I wandered back to my carp lakes to fly fish with Tom Hansen. It was Tom’s idea to treat me to Bolivia later this month with Skip Brittenham who I took carping on Saturday. Conditions didn’t favor carping today. Last night we experienced major thunderstorms with rain and wind. Undoubtedly … Read more
July 6, 2013 On July 24th I’ll be headed for Bolivia to chase golden dorado, pacu and more thanks to two friends, Tom Hansen and Skip Brittenham of California who are treating me to this incredible trip. Last month Tom asked if I’d take them carp fishing while they’re up in Jackson. Of course I … Read more
July 2 & 3, 2013 The camping, the wildlife and the scenery are equal to the actual trout fishing for Granny and me these days. What I mean is if fishing is great but a river is crowded with boats, we’ll leave that for those who don’t fish as much as we do. If a … Read more
I had no idea that the Henry’s Fork Marathon would be my last fishing day of June. However, when the heat rolled in here Thursday and after looking at my list of “Artwork to be done” I turned on the TV and watched baseball while painting and drawing on Cliff Fly Boxes at home for … Read more
June 25, 2013 My annual Henry’s Fork Marathon took place today. Granny and I and friends left the Last Chance parking lot before 8 AM and fished our way through the Harriman Ranch all the way to the Osborne Bridge and back. This is a distance of about eight miles of walking and wading. … Read more
June 21, 2013 I shouldn’t have fished today. I’m behind on artwork, writing projects, one blog, yard work and etc. Not to mention I haven’t recouped from five months of traveling for work and fishing. But when Tom Montgomery tells me things are happening on the water in Wyoming, I drop everything. Drifting through … Read more
June 19, 2013 How hard is it to catch a 12” smallmouth bass on Ririe Reservoir in Idaho? Evidently very very very hard! Today was our annual Bass on a Fly Tourney and catching five qualifying 12” bass was extremely difficult. In fact, not one of the eighteen teams brought in five bass. I … Read more
June 18, 2013 Granny and I drove to the Henry’s Fork last night and camped in the gravel pits below Osborne Bridge. We grilled some dogs and tipped some beers with some of our older friends and caught up on some bad news. One of the group, he was at the parking lot party the … Read more
June 14 & 15 Opening days are becoming a thing of the past. With catch and release, many fishing areas worldwide have switched to year round fishing. There’s no doubt its nice to fish whenever you want, but I miss an old fashion opening day. Opening days create a lot of excitement for … Read more
Fly fishing in Europe 2013 will go down as a “Monsoon Currier” classic. Vladi and I fought through at least some heavy rain EVERY day of the trip and more than half the adventure we had rain all day. Luckily, despite the tormenting weather, the goals were met. First and most important, Vladi and I … Read more
June 8 & 9, 2013 We fished ourselves into the ground these last two days. I’ll group them together so I can get some rest. June 8 Yesterday we fished a new river in Slovenia named the Nadiža. A stunningly beautiful river but very few fish. I caught more soufie than trout. … Read more