It’s been exactly three years since Granny and I moved to Wisconsin after 34 years in the Jackson Hole area. Making the move was one of the toughest decisions of our life. We left our cozy home in Victor, Idaho and the best of friends. We said goodbye to the Harriman Ranch and the fantastic … Read more
Success fly fishing on lakes always comes with its challenges. Success when fly fishing the largest lake in the world takes some luck to help overcome the challenges. A mere three days ago Matt “Howie” Norton, Granny and I met our match on Lake Superior. Despite fishing hard all day we managed only one tiny … Read more
I’ve fished a ton in 2025, however only a couple days fishing here in Northern Wisconsin. Both WI jaunts were on Lake Superior. Today it was time to get serious, so Granny and I broke out our boat, the blue bathtub, to get it warmed up for the season. This meant a trip to a … Read more
About five days ago, Matt “Howie” Norton and I got on the phone and made a plan to fish the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior today. The forecast was for clear skies, warm temperatures and almost no wind. These are rare conditions on Lake Superior and almost nonexistent in early May. We were also counting … Read more
Paul Snowbeck and his Fin & Fire Fly Shop staff, Chris Peichel, Jessie Dodd and Dante Daniells along with my buddy Scott Robertson had one more beautiful part of Central Oregon to share with me today, their “Homewaters” section of the Lower Deschutes River. The stretch is referred to as the Day Stretch from Warm … Read more
I’ve mentioned this week that this Oregon trip has been based around my full day of giving presentations at the Fin & Fire Fly Shop on Saturday. This was my third time speaking here. The orchestrator behind my gig is the shop manager, Paul Snowbeck. Paul really knows his fishing. Last time I was here … Read more
Yesterday was a successful one presenting at the Fin & Fire Fly Shop. Instead of flying right fly home after the gig I scheduled three more days fishing with buddy Scott Robertson here in Bend, Oregon. Being its likely we’ll never match Friday’s bull trout fishing; we’ve changed gears and we’ll chase redband rainbows and … Read more
Scott Robertson, Micha “Meeks” Kruger and I were right back in the small bays of Lake Billy Chinook early this morning. The meandering high desert reservoir was like glass. The blue sky was hidden behind a light layer of clouds and the temperature was in the 40°s when we launched Scott’s boat. Things began … Read more
I flew to the northwest yesterday arriving in Bend, Oregon shortly after midnight this morning. After a five hour sleep I found myself in the front seat of a pickup with buddies Scott Robertson and Micha Kruger (Meeks). Scott is an old buddy and Team USA Fly Fishing Masters teammate. We’ve fished together many times … Read more
Since September 15th 2024 I have been away from home almost constantly. Lots of fishing travels and a ton of speaking engagements ranging from The Fly Fishing Show tour to a heap of one night gigs including ten days ago in the Phoenix area and continuing on next week in Oregon. Presently I’m home for … Read more
We’re gonna wrap it up quick today with a special thanks for my buddy Steve Berry, founder of Destinations Fly Fish. We have had an absolute blast this week chasing the carp, bass, bluegill, cichlids and more in the urban waters of Phoenix, Arizona. Not to mention Steve helped close the deals on a couple … Read more
Despite the late night after a great MLB ballgame at Chase Field, Steve Berry and I headed out early to meet up with Mike Faulkinbury. We drove across Phoenix which on a week day would have been awful with traffic, but this morning it wasn’t too bad. And it was good not too many folks … Read more