High wind was in the forecast for today and we believed it. The wind was howling at the Robertson’s house as we drank coffee here in Bend, OR. Windy enough that Sarah and Granny both opted to skip out on fishing with Scott and I on Lake Billy Chinook for bull trout. I really … Read more
After a delivering a fantastic full day seminar for the Fin and Fire Fly Shop yesterday, today was back on the water. Team USA Master Fly Fishing Teammate, Scott Robertson, took his wife Sarah, Granny and I to a lake he’d been wanting to fish, Suttle Lake. But though sunny, it was chilly. I mean … Read more
No fishing today but I got to talk it. Today I delivered a full day of entertainment and teaching at the Fin and Fire Fly Shop in Redmond, Oregon. Fin and Fire is one of the premier fly shops of not only Oregon, but I’ve heard about this fly shop from folks throughout my travels … Read more
Granny and I drove north from Ridgecrest, CA after a successful night of speaking at the Aguabonita Flyfishers Club on Tuesday night. We drove Rt. 395 all the way to Reno, NV. The road took us through a beautiful part of California we’ve never seen. We spent Wednesday night in Reno with our friends … Read more
Holy cow! Its March 1 already and Sunday we finished up the big Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show. This was my last BIG gig of the winter, although I have several day events including tonight in Ridgecrest, CA and Saturday in Redmond, OR. The show season was a bit of a roller coaster. It started … Read more
Granny and I are in Pleasanton, CA for the Fly Fishing Show. Its good to be back. We’ve been in CA since Tuesday. We parked the van near Bakersfield that night and Wednesday night I spoke to Fresno Flyfishers. I can’t explain how good it feels to be speaking before live audiences again! If … Read more
Since Friday when I added the Sonora and desert suckers to my species list, fishing was tough for Granny and I. We fished for a few hours on Saturday on one of my favorite canals in Phoenix. There were plenty of fish but we were after the grass carp. Granny and I both had about … Read more
I know when I’m about to add a new type of fish to my species list. I leap from bed. My coffee tastes better. Everything feels perfect. This morning I had all these feel good sensations. The Sonora sucker wasn’t going to be my next “marlin curse”. This handsome bottom dweller was about to go … Read more
Granny and I had a nice drive from Denver and arrived in Phoenix late afternoon on Tuesday. In Phoenix we base out of our good friends Steve and Lisa Berry’s place. This was a long planned visit. Steve helped me buy the van back in November. Then he stored it till we picked it up … Read more
The Denver Fly Fishing Show was back in full form this past weekend. I’m so glad! Last winter was long due to not being out and about demonstrating on the casting ponds and teaching seminars to live audiences. I also missed folks bringing me their backpacks and fly boxes to decorate for them with my … Read more
With a little luck, as this blog post hits Granny and I will be cruising in the van towards Denver for the Fly Fishing Show. It’s a long drive from NH but with East Coast shows behind us, now it’s time for the west. This tour takes us to Denver this weekend, carp fishing … Read more
If its not one thing its another. After the postponement of the Marlboro Fly Fishing Show it felt good that the Edison New Jersey Fly Fishing Show was going on for sure. Yeah, we suspected attendance would be down with Covid still on the go. But the last thing we needed was a huge snowstorm. … Read more