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
June 7, 2013 Rain, rain and more rain today. We hung around the Pri Jazbecu till 11 then went to the Idrijca River and threw on the waders and permanently wet rain jackets. Vladi’s foot is almost better so he was ready to fish. We went right to where we knew of a pod … Read more
June 6, 2013 I’ve been fishing my butt off for a week. Yesterday I walked miles. When Vladi suggested a day of cruising into Italy instead of fishing so he could rest his foot, I was all over the idea. I pictured a great meal and some killer red wine at some outside restaurant. … Read more
June 5, 2013 I thought Vladi was tossing and turning at 4 AM this morning because of the cuckoo bird we have outside our room. But it wasn’t the crazy bird, it was Vladi’s foot. Apparently he likes fishing like most of us and ignored his pain yesterday only to burst his blister and … Read more
June 4, 2013 An unusual start to a day, at 7 AM sharp we drove Vladi’s car ON to a train at the Slovenian train station of Most Na Soči. Yes, I, Vladi (his foot feels much better) and his car drove up a platform and on a flatbed train car and at 7:30 … Read more
June 3, 2013 Vladi woke up to a terrible blister on his foot from his wading shoes. We definitely walked our butts off yesterday on the Kupa River in Croatia. Unfortunately the blister was so bad he could hardly walk and putting his wading shoe on was impossible. Vladi gathered some special leaves from the … Read more
June 2, 2013 It’s almost twenty-five years to the day that the former Yugoslavia broke up into smaller countries. Slovenia, where Vladi and I have been fishing these first three days, is the furthest north and west. Just south and east is Croatia. There are a couple of rivers in Croatia that are on my … Read more
This morning wasn’t sunny, it wasn’t warm, but it wasn’t raining. It was hard to tell because the trees, houses, electric poles and etc were dripping so much, but finally it’s not raining. The unexpected mountain view from the Pri Jazbecu is incredible. The break in rain instigated an early start for Vladi and … Read more