There aren’t a ton of common game fish species out there I haven’t caught on the fly. Most I’ve had the good fortune of adding to my list over the years. But there are a few I haven’t and one that I’ve come close with a couple times is the California yellowtail (Seriola dorsalis) not … Read more
It was a rare easy early morning to the Idaho Falls Airport yesterday. I left the house at 4:05 AM and the roads were dry. Not an ounce of snow or ice. The only concern was watching out for animals. God forbid I hit an elk or a moose. My flight to Cabo … Read more
I’m rested up after that action packed Arizona trip last week. Granny and I had a smooth and beautiful drive home. We left Phoenix and took backroads all the way to Salt Lake City. That meant a ton of Arizona and Utah desert and remote mountain ranges. We camped in Moab and had a look … Read more
It was our last day down here in Arizona and Mike Faulkinbury invited Steve Berry and I to hit some urban lakes near where he lives. While the numbers of fish caught this week have been low, the size of them has been incredible. Earlier this week was the massive common carp and yesterday’s grassie … Read more
Getting my butt handed to me Monday by suckers is the kind of thing that makes me hungry for more. Most fishing challenges I conquer easily and aren’t nearly as exhilarating. So, if you figured I’d be headed back to the Salt to try for the Sonora sucker again, you were right. But bad luck, … Read more
I haven’t mentioned it but this week I’m fishing the new Winston Air 2 5-weight rod with the new RVR Bauer Reel. Perhaps I forgot because my fishing has been tough. But let me just begin today’s blog by saying, I’m extremely pleased with both additions to the “Currier” arsenal! Steve Berry and I … Read more
There haven’t been a whole lot of fish to brag about this week on the blog despite being down here in Phoenix, Arizona on some of my favorite carp haunts. The main reason is because the waters are cold due to snow melt from the Arizona mountains and chilly temperatures in town dipping to the … Read more
I may not have mentioned it but it isn’t exactly warm down here in Phoenix. It felt good the first couple days because it’s snowing in Idaho but its not ideal conditions for grass carp fishing. Grassies like it to be hot. Today’s high was right at 70° and with the wind I kept on … Read more
Granny and I are down here in Phoenix, Arizona visiting friends Steve and Lisa Berry. As you learned the past couple blogs we’re down here mainly to fly fish for urban carp and bass. But we have about a week so today, being its Lisa’s day off, we opted to join some of their friends, … Read more
Fly fishing for carp has become so big here in the Phoenix, Arizona area that the first spot we hit today was already occupied. It’s true. With trout fishing locations hours away, folks are taking advantage of the good stuff near home. I think it’s great but in this weeks blogs I won’t divulge exact … Read more
After a week of shoveling, Tuesday afternoon Granny and I loaded my 1991 Explorer and headed south for Arizona. We didn’t head south because of the snow but rather because we each have some time off. Originally we were scheduled to work the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show in CA but that cancelled like just about … Read more
The “Super Grand Slam” painting is done for my friend Mike Lodge. It’s a tricky process putting four fish on one piece of watercolor paper. They must be aligned perfect and there’s thought put into the order and size of each fish in the painting. Then there’s the crucial care that needs to be taken … Read more