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
Seems weird – its summer and I’m not fishing as much as did this winter. But it’s likely to continue this way a little longer. Granny continues to have a dysfunctional shoulder and finally gets an MRI on Thursday. Furthermore, our rivers are extremely busy with boats and happy anglers. I’m spoiled as far as … Read more
Throughout this year I’ve ended up on several podcasts and in a couple of International Fly Fishing Magazines. I’ve been bad about sharing these. I think my “life in the fastlane” thus far this year kept me from giving these the proper attention. Now that I’m kicking back at home for a month enjoying the … Read more
July 18 & 19 When I’m camping and I don’t wake up in the back of my Explorer but rather outside on top of a picnic table, this usually means I’m at least a few hours from home and a friend did the driving with his car. That’s exactly the scenario these last two days. … Read more
Call us insane but when I sat out at the Knotty Pine last night with friends Tim Brune and Milan Germishuizen debating on whether to go to the Henry’s Fork or chase mirror carp, we all agreed let’s go fly fish for carp. The reason is, we all needed solitude. It’s so freaking busy here … Read more
When you lose two days of fishing at an incredible place thanks to weather, you find yourself trying to cram more in on the days you do get. Shaun Lawson and I only get three of our five days up here at Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge in Manitoba but we made the best of … Read more
If you travel and fly fish but haven’t done the northern pike thing yet you’re missing out. Yes its great to sneak to the flats in the winter and perhaps out West or to Alaska in the summer. But honestly, if you haven’t fly fished for pike yet, its time. Pike are one of … Read more
I never sleep well in the lands of the midnight sun. Some would say because it never gets dark as you can see from this picture I took when I was done rigging my rods earlier this morning at 1 AM. No doubt 24 hours of light can be exhausting. But it’s rather because I’m … Read more
It gets light in Thompson, Manitoba at around 4 AM. I was up and ready hoping the weather would permit us to fly north to Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge. At 5:15 our taxis arrived and eight of us headed back to the landing strip. But when we arrived there was thick fog and we … Read more
Granny and I left New Hampshire yesterday. She headed back to Victor. I flew to Winnipeg, Manitoba. There I met up with friend and Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures Canada trip organizer, Shaun Lawson. Shaun and I overnighted at the airport then at 4:30 AM this morning met up with a small group of six others … Read more