Granny and I find ourselves in the Casper, Wyoming area for the next few days visiting my good friend Sam Vigneri and his family. I spend lots of time fishing Baja and numerous other saltwater destinations with Sammy. Over the next few days we’ll be chasing walleyes on the fly together on some of his … Read more
Derek and I awoke to a brisk Yellowstone morning at the Lewis Lake Campground. Frost covered my Explorer once again and I sense soon I’ll be waking up to a dusting of snow. But that’s hopefully a few weeks away. So following our big camp breakfast came the sun and plenty of warmth. All … Read more
For me, the drive from Victor, Idaho to Yellowstone Park can be excruciating. I don’t lack patience but when a normally 2 hour drive stretches to 4 because I get caught behind a few campers and grueling bumper to bumper traffic – I lose my mind. I’m just not cut out for losing fishing time … Read more
September 29 One of my favorite things is speeding up the Route 32 in Eastern Idaho on the way to fish for a couple days on the Harriman Ranch of the Henry’s Fork. The road has little to no traffic and winds through some of Idaho’s most beautiful country. Sometimes you need to dodge a … Read more
September 22-23, 2020 It was chilly on the back porch drinking my coffee this past week. With the days shortening by nearly three minutes every 24 hours, it won’t just be the mornings that are crisp by the end of the month. Fall is right on schedule and my friends the mirror carp of Blackfoot … Read more
I do a lot of podcasts and often forget to share them. While they all eventually make it to my “On the Air” page on my website eventually (I have others to add from earlier this summer), I’m on top of this weeks. Enjoy my September 10th visit with Will Collins, founder of the … Read more
September 14-16, 2020 Granny’s busted up shoulder last year tossed a twist in our 2019 summer. There were a few annual trips that weren’t doable. The one that hurt us the most to miss was our two day float down the remote Nunya River. This year not going to the Nunya wasn’t an option. … Read more
Last summer I had a fun guest, Garth Wellman of South Africa. Garth is a good friend and well-rounded angler. One of his goals on his visit was to catch a quality Snake River Cutthroat. I took him a few places and we caught them but no big boys. As a last resort I took … Read more
September 3 & 4, 2020 I doubt you read the article published earlier this summer in themeateater.com by Christopher Bancroft, “Advice from Pro Anglers: How to Out-fish Your Friends”. It’s a good one and I recommend you click on the link and enjoy it. The well written piece highlighted myself, TV Fishing Host Carter … Read more
August 28-29, 2020 I seem to be back on track after the week hiatus from fishing. It had stuff to catch up on and it was super dang hot. But things have changed. Though midday temps are still high, the evening temperatures have dropped and its time to light a campfire (where legal) and … Read more
August 24-26, 2020 August 24 Granny and I ventured up to Hebgen Lake in Montana Monday night to catch some gulper action with one of our “Fly Fishing Show” pals, Alice Owsley, founder of Riverside Anglers. Alice has been kicking around these parts of the Yellowstone Country for many years doing everything from working in … Read more
Been laying low. I haven’t picked up a rod in a week. Its not like I haven’t wanted to hit the water but it’s been insanely hot for the Yellowstone Country with temps topping 90°s for a straight week. I definitely don’t want to mess with my local trout from the rivers in this heat. … Read more