I barely slept a wink last night and was up at 4:50 AM before the alarm went off. It wasn’t day 2 of the Jackson Hole One Fly that kept me awake, it’s the fact that tomorrow morning I leave for Brazil. Am I ready? My brain spun all night. But I am ready for … Read more
I got to fish in the Jackson Hole One Fly for a few years in a row back around 2009-2014 as a guest of my friend Gary Eckman. When Gary stepped out I thought my One Fly days were over. Then Simms entered a team and I fished another year but they only did it … Read more
With Granny’s shoulder surgery only three weeks away and me fishing the Jackson Hole One Fly this weekend then heading straight for the Amazon, we decided to do some old fashion car camping. What I mean by this is, find a cool place that has some fishing but break out the Yeti chairs to relax … Read more
I went silent this week because I was in the field working hard. Early Monday morning I headed for the Henry’s Fork to join a team of fly fishing instructors of the School of Trout. I’m their newest instructor and this week we taught an Advanced Dry Fly Class. The school was founded by … Read more
It’s been a really fun time fishing with my friend Garth Wellman of South Africa. My venues have worked out. Garth has seen a lot of country. And the fishing has been superb. To top off his four days we ended with a float down the Rizzo to meet some of the most challenging dry … Read more
After two weeks of trout fishing here and there you know I had to squeeze in a day of fly fishing for carp. Visiting South African pal, Garth Wellman, wasn’t so sure about the idea when I first tossed it out there, especially after the two days of epic trout fishing I’ve showed him. But … Read more
It’s great having my South African friend Garth Wellman in town and even better that he’s got no car and is staying with his family in Jackson, Wyoming. It’s forcing me out of Idaho and over Teton Pass to Jackson to pick him up. Which in turn, it has me fishing the Jackson Hole area … Read more
One of my favorite rivers has a canyon section I’ve always wanted to fish. The hold back all these years was its rugged appearance with no obvious access points. It seemed the only way to do it would be to take on the entire canyon from start to finish and I just never made the … Read more
Granny and I haven’t done a ton of fishing this summer and I’ve mentioned a few times she’s been suffering from a shoulder injury. Just to refresh everyone, on May 17 while in Baja Granny took a fall hopping a fence on the way back to our campsite. The fall was from about 6-feet up … Read more
Dawn came early. But for me, when I’m on Quake Lake, it doesn’t come soon enough. While most trout fishing in the Yellowstone Country doesn’t start till things warm up, Quake Lake has rising fish very early in the morning. As usual, I had my coffee brewed around 6 AM and soon we were in … Read more
I hadn’t planned on fishing this week until Saturday. Saturday I have a friend from South Africa arrive and we are going hard for four days. But then my business partner Mark Kuhn, emailed, “You need to meet me at Quake Lake”. Mark was right. We’ve been planning to meet at Quake for couple … Read more
It’s been a strange summer. It’s been great, however it includes very little fishing. With Granny’s hurt shoulder we simply haven’t done much on her days off. I’ve made a few carp trips to Blackfoot with friends but for the most part it’s been hanging at home doing projects, getting in shape and enjoying my … Read more