By the time I got home to very snowy Victor, Idaho from Florida Monday afternoon I was a sick puppy. No doubt my body was tangling with the flu. I had a sore throat, achy body, tight congested lungs and I could hardly stay awake. Somehow I had to kick it though because this week … Read more
I have a few good friends that live down here in Florida. Another, and the one that hired me to come down here and teach the seminar yesterday for the Backcountry Fly Fishing Club, is Frank Catino. Frank is a native Floridian and longtime guide down here. Today Frank took me out to try for … Read more
I had a great time and met some fine folks during my full day fly fishing seminar for Florida’s Backcountry Fly Fishing Club today. The theme was fly fishing travel and I did several PowerPoint presentations including a new one, “So You Want to be a World Traveling Fly Fisher”. I also taught big fish … Read more
It’s nice to write about a day of fishing for the first time in 2020 after the heavy month of January. Todays blog is about fishing with my longtime friend and mentor, Paul Bruun. Paul was one of the first guys I met when I arrived in Jackson Hole back in 1987. I learned a … Read more
Thanks everyone for the nice notes, comments and calls of condolences for my dad. Its been a tough ten days since dad died. We celebrated his life last week in NH and said good bye. As hard as it was, I got to spend some great time with family and old friends that I haven’t … Read more
I returned to my mom’s house up in Wolfeboro, NH late last night after a successful Edison New Jersey Fly Fishing Show. As usual the show was unbelievably busy and I delivered many of my presentations and drew on fly boxes, backpacks, Yeti tumblers and also this ukulele. It was fantastic to catch up with … Read more
I’m bringing all my tricks to The Edison NJ Fly Fishing Show this week January 24-26th. As always I’ll be demonstrating on the casting ponds and in the presentation rooms. And I’ll be busting out the artwork on fly boxes, backpacks and more between gigs. Be sure to swing by the booth and say hi! … Read more
Three weeks ago I was stressed. It was my January schedule and the 27 presentations I had to deliver throughout six cities at the Fly Fishing Shows and Clubs that had me worked up. I know my talks are good but I get worried about the travel, weather and those hundreds of handshakes that sometimes … Read more
And the tour rolls on with my presentation, “Trout Bumming the World” tonight in Hartford, CT for the East Haddam Fish & Game Club. Then tomorrow starts the Marlboro Fly Fishing Show. I hope to catch up with all my New England friends at the show. I’ll have my famous coffee mugs, steins, sun shirts … Read more
2,500 miles of driving through hectic Rocky Mountain winter road conditions (Victor, ID – Denver – Victor – Bozeman – Boise – Victor – Pocatello) for fly fishing shows along with delivering 16 presentations in 10 days finally comes to an end. However the tour is far from over. I’m presently flying to Boston for … Read more
Winter continues. I’m about to leave on my long drive from Bozeman, MT to Boise, ID. I had a fun gig here last night with Madison/Gallatin Trout Unlimited and now it’s to the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo for two full days on Friday and Saturday. The Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo is a … Read more
As soon as I chase these rascals off my apple trees it’s on my way to Bozeman, MT. Tonight I speak to the Madison/Gallatin Trout Unlimited Club. This is my fifth time speaking here and my presentation tonight will be “Fly Fishing the Lakes of Yellowstone”. If you live in MT come on down. … Read more