My home in Victor, Idaho received 12” of snow today, but I woke up to singing birds and a 5:45 AM sunrise. I’m at Nooitgedacht Lodge in South Africa for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships and in the Southern Hemisphere its summertime. I’ve been looking forward to this morning ever since I left here … Read more
While Africa and tigerfish and yellowfish only hit the map for most Americans in recent years, in 2005 Granny and I went on full on pursuit of Africa. We did it with backpacker funds trading in all my SkyMiles for two free plane tickets. Then we camped and stayed in hostiles and traveled by bus … Read more
Here’s a photo from my first flight of the weekend from Jackson Hole to Salt Lake City. I’m in route to Dullstroom, South Africa to fish for Team USA in the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. See my blogs from November when I was there to check out the venues for my team for more … Read more
I’m finally worn out after four straight weekends of shows. This past weekend was the biggy, the Edison New Jersey Fly Fishing Show. I left moms house in New Hampshire strong after a couple days break from the Marlboro Fly Fishing Show, but a dreadful 7 hour drive to NJ through pouring rain and heavy … Read more
Hard to believe the grunt of January ends this weekend with the Edison New Jersey Fly Fishing Show. The heavy show month went by faster than I can ever remember. And despite by Sunday afternoon I’ll have delivered 23 presentations this month, it’s seemed fairly easy and fun. Edison is the biggest of all … Read more
3:30 AM is a brutal time to wake up in January. But yesterday we had a 7 AM flight out of Pocatello, Idaho to Salt Lake then on to Boston. Pocatello airport is further away than Idaho Falls but the price was right. And the early flight meant arriving in Boston at 4:30 PM which … Read more
I had clear sailing from Victor to Boise Idaho for the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo. But even when the roads are dry, winter driving has its hazards. Just west of Arco an oncoming semi flung a rock so hard it damn near came through the windshield. Luckily it didn’t and soon I was kicking … Read more
Although Boise, Idaho is a 6 hour drive from my house in Victor, it’s always a blast when I get to speak in my home state of Idaho. This Friday and Saturday I’ll be presenting at the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Show. I’ve been speaking in Boise for more than 20 years and it will … Read more
I’m a bit exhausted today. I got home from the Denver Fly Fishing Show at 2:45 AM this morning following a hectic wind and snow ridden 10 hour drive through the night. But the show was superb and if it’s any indication how the rest of the show season will be than 2019 should be … Read more
The time is a flying. Seems like yesterday I was packing for the 2018 Denver Fly Fishing Show. But then I think about all the fishing I did since that show and I realize it was actually a long fulfilled incredible year. Which is why you don’t want to miss me this weekend at the … Read more
I’d like to take this first day of the New Year and thank everyone for reading the blog. The blog consumes most of my “non-fishing” hours however I relish recapping my fishing and love knowing folks enjoy reading it. I’d also like that thank the many of you who Christmas shopped on my Web Store! … Read more
After an absolutely insane fishing travel schedule came to an end on December 16th I had my work cut out for me. I had 21 Sharpie art orders to do before Christmas on a variety of things from Cliff Fly Boxes to Yeti bags. I also did two watercolor paintings in time for Christmas. Now … Read more