It’s happened before – going fishing when I probably shouldn’t be going fishing. But while I was galivanting in Mexico earlier this month and while down on Georgia last week, buddy Mr. Bob Butler has been back home in WI catching muskies. When he invited me along for an afternoon on the water today I … Read more
I’m in flight now headed back home from my quick jaunt down to Atlanta to speak to the fly fishing club. It was a great trip. My show went awesome and I got to catch shoal bass yesterday and chase carp this morning. Friend and this week’s host, Austin Kane, got us on the water … Read more
I had a fantastic time fishing here in Georgia today. However, I was asked not to divulge any info or show much scenery by well-known Georgia angler, Fletcher Sams. Fletcher treated Austin Kane and I to the awesome experience. It’s a privilege when taken to cool places on this earth and very important to respect … Read more
It’s been a whirlwind since getting off the boat in Baja Friday. Saturday we drove seven hours south to Cerritos. Sunday I flew north up the Baja coast with a perfect view all the way to Los Angles. At 11:59 pm I boarded a redeye from LA to Minneapolis and arrived at 5:30 am Monday. … Read more
Early morning comes painfully when you picked up the crud on a fishing trip. Now both Sammy and I are feeling like crap. Nonetheless, today is our last day of fishing down here in Baja Mexico with pal Grant Hartman. There was no way we weren’t sucking it up and hitting the water. Commercial … Read more
Sammy Vigneri and I go all the way back to 1987 as friends. Grant Hartman and I met down here in Baja in 1996 when I drove down here all the way from Jackson Hole. Grant had just started Baja Anglers and I was on a six week long trip camped on a beach up … Read more
We planned an early start for our drive north this morning from Magdalena Bay but unfortunately Sammy caught the crud. Sam and I were kind of expecting it because Grant was hurting when we got here. Hopefully I’m not next. Luckily we only had a couple hours drive to our next location. This was … Read more
It was another early one out of Magdalena Bay in Baja on our quest for wahoo on the fly. It was cooler and fog rose from the estuary. Like yesterday I was with friends Sammy Vigneri and Grant Hartman and local fishing guide Roddy. Other than the fog the day was much the same. … Read more
When you know you’re headed out fly fishing on Magdalena Bay down here in Baja Sur, sunrise doesn’t come soon enough. Eventually it does though and at 6:30 am Sammy Vigneri, Grant Hartman and I were headed out with local fishing guide Roddy Garcia for the blue water of the Pacific. Our fly rod target … Read more
Day two in Baja began with 5 am coffee at Sammy’s condo down here in Baja. Soon we were driving north for a few days of fishing on Magdalena Bay. But the Mag Bay fishing starts tomorrow so instead of pressing the five hour drive all the way there, instead we took the backroads in … Read more
I arrived in Baja yesterday and met up with my friends Sammy Vigneri and Grant Hartman. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time you know this is an annual trip with the fellas. Grant lives down here in Cabo and is a longtime friend going back to when we met here in … Read more
Today as I travel to Baja, I’m giving a shout out for a longtime friend and mentor, David Lambroughton. Dave has made a living in fly fishing through guiding, teaching, writing and his incredible photography. If you’re looking for your 2024 wall calendar, look no further. You can order his “Fly Fishing Dreams” calendar by … Read more