Get ready for my first ever Online Presentation – “Trout Bumming the World”. Wednesday April 8 at 6 PM MST. Click here for details. No doubt the COVID-19 will change our world forever. In these early stages as I watch the snow continue to fall we don’t know what to expect. Social distancing and … Read more
When Granny and I left home to wander Idaho Friday we intended to return home Sunday night. But as we relished our coffee from the banks of the Snake River near Glenns Ferry in 50° temps yesterday morning, Granny checked the weather in Victor. It was 29° with light snow. I was comfortably working on … Read more
Idaho Governor Little called for a stay home rule for us on Thursday to slow the spread of COVID-19. Like most states that have already done this, exact rules are vague. The way Granny and I read it is let’s avoid contact with other humans and that if we want to go camping by ourselves … Read more
Granny and I should be on Aitutaki Atoll in the Cook Islands as I write. I should be posting all kinds cool fish from colorful wrasses from the reef to huge bonefish from the flats. Instead, just like most of you reading, I’m only dreaming about saltwater fly fishing and Granny and I are in … Read more
I’m back from my speaking tour that started in Great Falls, MT then on to Lethbridge, Alberta then Calgary. Let’s just say that with the epic changes around the world in which we live our lives to fight the war against the Coronavirus, my tour was interesting. This being said, I made it through start … Read more
I’m flying north today beginning a three city tour. Tonight I’ll deliver, “Four Seasons of the Yellowstone Trout Bum”, to Missouri River Fly Fishers. Tomorrow I’ll catch a ride across the border into Alberta Canada and tomorrow night I speak to Chinook Waters Fly Fishing Club in Lethbridge. I’ll actually spend the whole weekend … Read more
Being home for ten full days in a row now has been like being on vacation. Vacation at home! Its so nice to wake up and drink a cup of coffee from my chair and just enjoy the birds on the feeders. Its been great to catch up on emails, get my workout routines back … Read more
Granny and I walked in our door Monday afternoon after the agonizing 14 hour drive home from the CA tour. I say agonizing because we were sick as dogs. Since Monday afternoon we’ve both got more rest and sleep than we have all year. Although we have a ways to go to be 100% we … Read more
Two weeks ago I was grazed by the flu while doing my gig in Florida. Luckily I felt awful for only four days then pulled off my Wisconsin ice fishing trip just fine. But Thursday on the way to my Fresno, CA gig I had a relapse. Later that night Granny felt it coming on. … Read more
Back on the road again starting tonight with a custom PowerPoint Show called, “Down the Crazy River” in Fresno, CA for the Fresno Fly Fishers. Then tomorrow starts the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show. I hope to catch up with all my CA friends at the show. I’ll have my famous coffee mugs, steins, sun shirts … Read more
The temperature rose dramatically the last 24 hours here in the Great Northwoods of Wisconsin. Instead of below zero temps, today started at around 10° and rose to a whopping 26°. About a 40 degree difference from yesterday. The trade off was overcast skies with some snow showers. I’ll take that in a … Read more
I’m on a little vacation up in the Great Northwoods of Wisconsin to go ice fishing with legendary friend George Hillenbrand and crew. This is an annual trip that has gone on for years we base out of Chippewa Retreat Resort. Last year I sadly missed it because I was competing in the World Masters … Read more