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
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