August 10-12, 2020 Just in from a wonderful little weekend of camping and fishing with Granny. She slipped out of work an hour early Monday evening and we took off to a high mountain campsite we enjoy a couple times a year. It was crisp night that delivered the first frost we’ve seen since April. … Read more
Self-employment is always a challenge of obedience for me in the summertime. I work. I look out the window and its 80° and sunny. I work. Then I try not to look outside. Then the phone rings. My friend asks, “Currier. Want to go fishing?” That’s how I ended up on Blackfoot Reservoir Friday … Read more
Not every fishing day has to be hardcore. At least I try to tell myself that from time to time. Today I succeeded in less casting and more kicking back. I rowed my lady down the Teton River. It was 87° and windless. Luckily our six pack of Rainier was icy cold in our Yeti … Read more
August 3 & 4, 2020 I love speaking before a crowd and yesterday I was back before one for the first time since my winter fly fishing show tour came to an abrupt ending in the middle of March due to Covid-19. My full day seminar took place in Big Sky, Montana and there … Read more
This morning I found myself peering out the back seat window of fishing guide and longtime friend Josh Gallivan’s truck. It was a sight to behold as it was sunrise on the Tetons. We were on our way to Yellowstone Lake. A place I honestly haven’t fished in a number of years. Josh worked … Read more
July 28, 2020 I always sleep under the stars but I took on a little rain at 3 AM. I was lucky it wasn’t much more than for five minutes but I retreated for Erik Moncada’s tent. When we woke up at 6 AM the skies were gray and ominous down here on the … Read more
We had an incredible stargazing night. It’s so remote out here on the Lower Snake River of Idaho the night was inky dark. Boots Allen, Erik Moncada and I could just barely see the comet Neowise but I’ll doubt it was visible with the naked eye anywhere else. The night blended right into early morning. … Read more
Its hard to put together a three of four day fishing trip with my friends in the middle of summer. Most of them guide or do some sort of job in the fly fishing industry. Taking such time off isn’t possible. That is, unless you plan the time months ahead. That’s exactly what me and … Read more
July 21 & 22, 2020 Summer has a tendency to speed up after the 4th of July and no doubt this one is flying now. We had Steve and Lisa from AZ visit early in July, then Jesse Belcher, and now my brother and his family. They drove across country over the weekend and … Read more
Float fishing the South Fork on a July day is a treat. That being said, I’d choose an evening on the Rizzo River with a mayfly hatch over the SF every time. In fact, my partner in crime on the South Fork Sunday, Jesse Belcher, would too. He’s and old Henry’s Fork Ranch guy also. … Read more
It’s been eleven years since I worked fulltime running the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson Hole. I was there for 23 years and cycled through many generations of employees. Most were kids on summer break from college. Almost all became close friends and remarkably, I’m still in touch with many. When they re-visit this … Read more
My friends Steve and Lisa Berry’s short visit to Idaho ended this morning. Last night Granny and I led them to the gravel pits on the Henry’s Fork to camp and enjoy a hotdog feast. We arrived around 7:45 PM and should’ve wadered up and fished. It was calm, warm and absolutely gorgeous and there … Read more