February 13, 2013 Things started as another sunshiny day but I’m on the dreaded deathbed again. I didn’t seem possible that I could feel worse than two days ago but whatever sickness I have is like a plague. Nonetheless I managed to board the boat with Milkfish and Antonio. I spent much of the morning … Read more
February 12, 2013 Somehow I slept poorly again last night yet when I rolled out of bed at 5:30 the first thing I noticed was that the rain stopped and immediately felt better than yesterday. I popped our cabin door and to my delight saw patches of blue sky. Today would be a better day. … Read more
February 11, 2013 There’s only one thing worse than being sick on an exotic fishing trip – being sick on an exotic fishing trip without proper medicine in pouring rain. I’m sick as a dog. My throat is toast. My voice is gone. My sinus is clogged and I ache all over. I’m absolutely miserable. … Read more
February 10, 2013 Peacock Bass of the Amazon are one the toughest freshwater fish on the planet. They hit a fly as hard as any fish you can imagine then for at least 15 seconds the tug can be terrifying. Seriously, a 5lber like this will rip line from you so fast it will make your … Read more
February 9, 2013 You could say things never go quite as planned when in South America. After a fun afternoon and evening around the Tropical Hotel in Manaus, Brazil, at 11 PM last night I was awoken to a call that my hosted Amazon River trip was no longer flying to the Jufari River at 8:30 … Read more
First was a long foggy five hour drive from Victor, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah with an overnight at a hotel. Then yesterday morning we flew from SLC to Atlanta. From Atlantawe flew all night to Brasilia, Brazil. We had a short layover this morning then flew three hours to Manaus, Brazil where we are … Read more
I leave to host my annual Amazon River trip today. This year is different in that I’m running the adventure through the well known Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures of Bozeman, Montana. Yellow Dog handles everything for me and gives the trip a much more professional presentation than I’ve had in the past. We will … Read more
What a fun weekend in the two Kansas Cities conducting a full day fly fishing seminar for the folks from Heart of America Fly Fishers. We covered all from my favorite PowerPoint Shows ranging from Yellowstone to Warmwater Fishing and then fly casting and a knot class. Things went well. I must add that the hospitality given by … Read more
January 2013 will go down as my busiest ever with 17 talks starting in Denver and ending last night on my home turf right here in Teton Valley for Teton Valley Trout Unlimited. We had a great night and I thanks all that attended. Tomorrow I head for Kansas City, Missouri to do a full day … Read more
If you’ve never visited one of the famous Fly Fishing Shows you’re missing out. These great events take place during January and February at various locations throughout the US. This past weekend was the biggest of all in Somerset, New Jersey. I believe more than 10,000 fly fishers passed through the doors over three days. … Read more
The busy winter continues. Today it’s off to the Somerset, NJ Fly Fishing Show. Somerset is the biggest of all Fly Fishing Shows and I expect to be insanely busy. I’ll be doing plenty of art while folks visit and giving two PowerPoint Presentations throughout the weekend. Friday 2:45 – Release Room – “Fly Fishing Saltwater … Read more
Despite being 4 below zero and windy this morning my brother in law Don and I couldn’t stomach to sit indoors. Instead we went for a hike. Not only did we bundle up to head for a hike, but Don suggested we summit Mt. Roberts near the famous Castle in the Clouds. In less than … Read more