June 7 & 8, 2012 Trey and Shelby Scharp (Trey is one of my partners of the Carp Classic) manage one of the coolest places in Jackson, Wyoming– The Flat Creek Ranch. This historic dude ranch is located on Flat Lake, the headwaters of the famous Snake River Cutthroat fishery, Flat Creek. The fishing on … Read more
The Explorer shook like crazy all night from strong wind while the rain changed over to a crappy garbage type snow and slush. After a late night at the Trout Hunter Bar and Grill catching up with old friends, this weather you see was not easy to wake up to. However, fishing can be great … Read more
May 30, 2012 After a long day of travelling from New Hampshire I rolled home into Victor, Idaho late last night. Granny was anxiously waiting, not only because I’ve been gone more than a week, but tomorrow is the annual Bass on the Fly Tourney at Ririe Reservoir in Ririe Idaho. The tournament consists of three person … Read more
May 28, 2012 I must admit, I tiptoed around the camp at 4:50 AM this morning. There were three anglers hoping to join me for smallmouth fishing. If any of them woke up they’d of gone. But I kind of wanted to go solo. This was my last morning of smallmouth bass fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee … Read more
May 27, 2012 Once again I hoped to get down to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire’s Back Bay area fishing early this morning with one of my cousins, particularly my cousin Jon. However, once again Jon and the rest all opted to sleep in. So my brother-in-law Don and I set off in the green canoe … Read more
May 26, 2012 I heard it all the time in the fly shop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Now I hear the statement frequently during the winter when speaking about fly fishing at shows, “There’s no fly fishing where I come from”. Actually, unless you live on the moon, that declaration is the biggest bunch of bologna … Read more
My younger brother Greg does not fish. He dabbled with fishing when we were kids but he never developed the passion like Becky and I. So when we were catching up over beers on the camp porch last night after midnight and he said he wanted to join me at 5 am today for an … Read more
The popper fishing for smallmouth bass was so outstanding yesterday that I had to get on it again today as early as possible. That meant crack of dawn, which here on Lake Winnipesaukee is 5 AM. Joining me was my brother-in-law Don. Don is a doc here in New Hampshire (he got his first carp … Read more
I slipped across country yesterday and find myself in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. I’ll be here through Memorial Day weekend. I haven’t mentioned this excursion because my mom reads my blog and this trip is a surprise visit for her 70th birthday. Its out of the bag now however, she was really excited and this will … Read more
May 16-19, 2012 The Fin Chasers Carp Classic, a tournament designed to raise money for a fishing guide in need, kicked off Friday at Blackfoot Reservoir in Idaho. This fun event is a fly fishing only carp tournament consisting of three angler teams. For me, its more than a tournament, it’s the first real fishing … Read more
A monster project is done! I have just completed two months of work in a month so I can get extra fishing time. As I’ve mentioned in the last two previous posts, I’ve been doing illustrations for a new book by Boots Allen. This book will probably be titled, Modern Fly Fishing for Trout and … Read more
The lake trout of Boulder Lake in Wyoming have always given me trouble. These over grown char are weird. Rather than spending most of their lives down deep preying on other fish like normal lakers, these big fellas are often found in shallow water feeding on nymphs over weed beds. I know this because I’ve been fishing … Read more