March 11, 2010 It was Paul and I today. Paul and I have been close friends for over twenty-five years. We went to college together in northern Wisconsin. We fished frequently during those years but since we both graduated we have lived far apart. Usually about once every two years he will make it out … Read more
March 10, 2010 Xeriuni River We got word first thing this morning that camp will no longer be able to move upstream. Normally River Plates floating camp set up that we are using continues to travel throughout the week, but because the water level is so low we are locked to this location until we … Read more
March 9, 2010 Xeriuni River This morning both Fred Truax and Granny were feeling a little kruk so they opted to sleep in and skip the morning fishing session. Rather than fish alone, David Truax and I fished together. David is a long time fishing guide and friend from Jackson, WY and we had never … Read more
March 8, 2010 From Camp 2 – Roraima, Xeriuni River Brazil Today ranks as on of those “hard as you can fish” days. It was by no means a top ten, I think all those came when I frequented the flats during my youth, but today both Granny and I fished extremely hard. It was … Read more
March 7, 2010 From Camp One – Roraima Brazil, Xeriuni River I wasn’t feeling like a million bucks this morning as a true angler should when he awakes to go chase peacocks. That’s because I never slept. As my exhausted body slumped on to my bed last night a little alarm in my brain went … Read more
March 6, 2010 Camp 1 – Xeriuni River We were expecting to get some fishing in today, however, like many of my South American experiences, schedules rarely flow as planned and instead of reaching camp for lunch we barely made dinner. A fishing afternoon has been lost, but the important thing is we are here … Read more
March 5, 2010 From the Tropical Manaus Hotel Amazonas Brazil My group of anglers including Granny, Paul Cavanaugh and his girlfriend Amanda Welch, Gregg and Jo Friedman, and David and his dad Fred Truax are all here in Manaus, Brazil in high spirits and ready to go fish. We will be using the floating camps … Read more
Granny and I are heading for the peacocks! We left Jackson early this morning and now are waiting for our overnight flight to Manaus, Brazil. We just hooked up with a couple of friends of ours, Paul and Amanda and we are hitting the airport bar. Our flight leaves at 10:50 pm and we will … Read more
For me the show season comes to an end for winter 2010. Other than a club meeting talk I’ll give in Tennessee next month, the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show was my last gig of the regular season. It’s been an action packed seven weeks of hard work and great fun, however now I will gladly … Read more
I’m on the way home from our annual Chippewa Retreat Ice Fishing Invitational held in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. Technically a tournament, this is really a fun fishing trip with a little friendly competition amongst friends. The get-together is hosted by George Hillenbrand and based out of John McGraw’s resort, Chippewa Retreat. Well known Wisconsin fishing … Read more
Speaking at shows, clubs and private seminars has been a lot of great fun to start the year. I’ve met some neat folks and hopefully entertained them well and even taught them a thing or two. This past weekend in Boise, ID went extremely well. Although the host, Jack Dennis arrived several hours late and … Read more
Entries have been far and few between this winter. It seems 2010 has been no fishing and all work. It’s been show after show and in between them, art projects and updating of PowerPoint demonstrations for the next weekend of presenting. But this last weekend, a trip to Texas to give a two day seminar … Read more