The snow is here which means a little less fishing and a lot more painting. If you need any “Currier” art for Christmas now is the time. I have excellent stock of my famous coffee mugs including many new species such as Yellowstone Cutthroat, golden trout, steelhead, pike, sockeye salmon and more. Let me customize a … Read more
If there’s any fish I’ve gone from being humbled by beyond belief to learning how to catch them with regularity it’s been the grass carp (white Amur). The first time I ever saw one of these sleek vegetarians was right here in Arizona. They were cruising the urban lakes but I couldn’t catch them. I … Read more
With the seminar behind it’s all about fishing my last two days here in Arizona. Today Steve Berry had a motorcycle race so it was Cinda Howard and I on the urban assault of the Phoenixarea. Our destination was one we’ve been fishing together for almost ten years. I’m honestly not sure the name of … Read more
I put on a full day fly fishing seminar for Desert Fly Casters down here in Arizona today. The group I taught consisted of all levels of fly fishers. I started with a basic fly casting demonstration and ended the day with the double haul. Not all casters believe the double haul is necessary but … Read more
Not much time to load a blog tonight as it’s late and I am giving a full day seminar for Desert Fly Casters first thing in the morning. The fast and short is that I’m settled in with my friends Steve Berry and Cinda Howard down here in Mesa, Arizona (See Not all Carp are … Read more
A year ago my popular coffee mugs were close to extinction. Now, thanks to my friend Harvey Cohen of the Fly Fishing Show Room, they’re all back. Even bigger news, now they’re available with any fish you want. Anything! In a matter of a few days we’ve added the Apache trout of Arizona, a steelhead … Read more
I ran the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for over 20 years. Those were some of the best years of my life and I made many lifelong friendships. At the end of each season we had a fishing party. Almost everyone went on the fun day. We caught a lot of fish … Read more
The snow has flown here in Victor, Idaho. I won’t stop fishing. In fact this afternoon I’ll be off to Thermopolis, Wyoming to spend two days on the Wind River with friends. But the cold weather does slow me down and I’ve spent the last three days working on the first of many accumulated art … Read more
October 21, 2012 Bill Sherer and I don’t like to make a habit of getting skunked. We got our butts kicked yesterday by the muskellunge and we couldn’t let it happen again. To increase our fish catching chances today, Bill guided me on a double float. We literally floated two days worth of stretches on … Read more
October 20, 2012 While yesterday was a typical mid October day in Northern Wisconsin with temperatures in the 40°s and a few rain showers, today was a warmer and mostly sunny. Whether that’s why we couldn’t budge a muskellunge to eat my fly we’ll never know. Another possibility to our lack of success was that … Read more
October 19, 2012 George booked Rick and I with the same two muskellunge fly fishing guides we had last year, Bill Sherer and John Coolidge. This was fantastic news. Rick and I hit it off with these guys and they really know their stuff. You could easily call Bill one of the pioneers of fly … Read more
October 18, 2012 My friend Rick Schreiber and I flew into Duluth, Minnesota last night and today we drove to Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. We’re staying at the Chippewa Retreat Resort. This is our second annual muskellunge on a fly trip. This fantastic excursion is put together by our great friend George Hillenbrand. Rick once guided … Read more