I’m sitting in camp on the banks of Heart Lake in the backcountry of Yellowstone. Heart lake is a good size lake, in fact its one of the largest backcountry lakes in the lower 48 states. Not only is famous for being bear infested, it’s absolutely full of huge cutthroats and lake trout. Heart was … Read more
It’s been awhile since I visited the International Fly Tackle Dealer Show. For years I attended the show as a fly shop manager and it was my duty to see and purchase new product for the shop. Since I left my fly shop position I’ve remained in the industry doing many things including working as … Read more
Long time friend Derek Mitchell and I spent yesterday on the Harriman Ranch of the Henry’s Fork. Derek is the sales manager for Mountain Hardware and lives in the Bay area in California. The last time he and I fished was August 2010 on Quake and Hebgen Lake in Montana. Derek and I go way … Read more
After a few errands early today, Granny and I slipped the boat in an old favorite, Quade Creek. Quade has been high all summer and mediocre fishing at best, but we know if we don’t get on it soon summer will be over. This morning was a cool 34º telling us fall is around the … Read more
August 12, 2011 Yesterday I fished with friends Gary and Cooper Eckman. Many of you will remember both of them from last summer’s blogs. Gary was a longtime customer of mine at the fly shop and is now a great friend. Gary is the founder and sponsor of the Good Times Team that competes in … Read more
I had the coffee brewed before Granny even got out of her sleeping bag yesterday morning. Then we enjoyed the extremely scenic drive into Cody, Wyoming where we met my sister Becky and her family (You met them in last weeks carp blog). After a great breakfast at Granny’s Restaurant we drove to a well … Read more
Tonight Granny and I stopped at an old favorite, the New Zealand stretch of the most obvious and under fished river in Yellowstone. A ½ mile long section of water that probably only has about 25 big trout, but they’re browns that aren’t just big, they’re huge. And they are the most beautifully colored browns … Read more
The time is right to fly fish for carp. It’s August. It’s hotter than heck. There’s plenty of sun for spotting carp and best of all, August is one of our calmer months and on good days you see tailing carp. Yesterday morning Granny and I drove south to Blackfoot Reservoir. Actually, first we drove … Read more
I can’t believe we are at the end of July. Summer is ripping by way too fast. July started with unfishable rivers and the highest water in recent memory. With the exception of the Henry’s Fork, we were limited to lake fishing. But after three weeks of extremely hot temps and very little rain we … Read more
The craving for a good overnight float trip with Granny could no longer wait. Even though waters are still high, they have dropped enough. The last two days we spent floating the Lower Nunya (Lower Nunya 2010) in search of a few nice fish, spectacular wildlife, remote camping, the ultimate in relaxation all immersed in … Read more
I will be hosting my annual peacock bass trip to the Amazon in Brazil February 11-18, 2012. That’s a Saturday to Saturday. The trip will have 8 anglers including me. The cost of the trip is $4395 based on double occupancy. This price includes one nights stay in Manaus at the Tropical Hotel Manaus, travel … Read more
Monday was a great day on the water even though river conditions bordered on too high. The day was the first from the boat and we were pretty psyched about decent fishing. But if you look at my entry for this day, you see that all afternoon we experienced heavy rain and thunderstorms and before … Read more