The rest of Team USA Masters Fly Fishing Team got in from the USA tonight. This includes Pete Erickson, Mike Sexton and Brett Bishop. The guys have normal jobs so they weren’t able to come early and practice like Jerry and I. They were exhausted as to be expected so they are now off to … Read more
I got the sleep that was needed! If I sound excited it’s because it was so nice to feel great this morning after my first good night sleep since arriving in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, today was simply a beautiful fall day with light wind and falling leaves everywhere you looked. Our drive to the … Read more
It was a rugged start for me today here in the Czech Republic. I’m a terrible sleeper but last night I got hardly a wink. It could be an attack from jetlag or just my mind spinning about our move from Victor. I have no idea but I felt like crap. The fellas, Jerry and … Read more
A reminder to those just tuning in. I’m in Eastern Czech Republic for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. The competition doesn’t start till mid next week but Team Manager Jerry Arnold and I came early to do some recon with local expert fishing guide David Chlumsky. Like figuring out any foreign water, there’s a … Read more
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