Jerry Arnold and I arrived in the Czech Republic with ease yesterday afternoon. All the threats about boarding planes without Covid this and that had us scared we’d be denied somewhere along the way but all was good. We arrived in Prague to a beautiful fall day with sunshine and temps in the mid … Read more
It was such a great feeling to get on an overseas flight yesterday for the first time in almost two years. I flew from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam which is almost 10 hours. I know, it sounds horrible to most people, but I love it. At home I’m a busy body and never sit … Read more
There’s been no fishing since returning from the incredible pike expedition to Alaska. First at hand was to finish up my blogs and edit exactly 700 photos from the trip. I added some amazing northern pike images to my collection and I’m looking forward to sharing them this winter on my 2022 speaking tour. But … Read more
Great trips go by in a blink of an eye. This adventure with Midnight Sun Trophy Pike Adventures is no different. I feel like I was packing a minute ago and now the trip is over. But we ended with a bang. Sammy got his sixth 47” of the week, Steve tied his week record … Read more
I woke up to the sound of humming engines today. This means the Midnight Sun Patriot Catamaran was on the move to a new spot. We only have two days left on this amazing northern pike trip so our move was three hours heading back towards Galena, AK on the Yukon River. The drive … Read more
The weather seemed better this morning. It wasn’t raining or drizzling. It felt warmer. But, maybe the body is getting acclimatized. Whatever it is, Steve and I fished with Scott today and had an absolute blast. Both skiffs (Sammy and Therese with Wade) made a 20 minute jaunt upstream from our Midnight Sun mothership … Read more
The weather continues to test us here in Alaska’s Yukon Drainage while fishing with the Midnight Sun. Though the rain let up in time for fishing, it was freezing. It’s the damp cold. The kind of cold that penetrates through your bones. But, we layered up with all we have, left the Patriot Mothership and … Read more
Steve Fitzsimons has been a friend since he joined one of my Yellow Dog hosted trips to Brazil back in 2013. He introduced me to his lady, Therese Rappazini, a few years later at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show. Steve was getting Therese into fly fishing, and at a rapid pace – doing more learning … Read more
I had a great night sleep on the Midnight Sun Patriot Catamaran here in the Yukon River drainage of Alaska. My bed, the cool temperature in our room and the fact that I was exhausted from the travel to get here helped. And then of course we fished a full day till 9 PM yesterday. … Read more
I’m happily settled with Midnight Sun Trophy Pike Lodge on the Yukon River drainage here in Alaska. All of my small group of friends, Sammy Vigneri, Steve Fitzsimons and Therese Rappazini made it to Anchorage last night without hassle. This is a hosted trip I’m running for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. Early this morning … Read more
Time is flying. I got home last Friday from two weeks of projects with a week to kill and catch up on things. It seemed like I had tons of time to spare. But no, the week whipped by and here I am at the Salt Lake Airport waiting for a flight to Anchorage, Alaska. … Read more
August 23-27, 2021 I’m just back from instructing the Advanced Dry Fly Class for the School of Trout. My fellow teachers were school founder, Todd Tanner, along with friends John Juracek, Patrick McCabe, Tom Rosenbauer and Steve McFarland. Not to brag, but that’s pretty solid line up of instructors if I do say so myself. … Read more