We camped last night on Blackfoot Reservoir so we could get an early start today fly fishing for carp. Last Friday the carp fishing was so good we could hardly wait. But we awoke to high wind, hovering smoke and patchy clouds. These are horrible conditions for sight-fish fly fishing for carp. Three of … Read more
July 30 – August 1, 2018 July 30, 2018 It hits Granny and I equally hard when August 1st comes around. Summer seems nearly over. Its dark earlier. Coffee mornings on the back porch require a fleece again. It’s scary how fast summer, years and life is going by. That’s why we felt that despite … Read more
It was an absolutely incredible time having my nieces as guest the last three weeks. The stuff we did and the fun we had will be remembered for life. But today I got officially back to my normal fishing bum life. I went fly fishing for mirror carp with the boys. We went to … Read more
July 23, 2018 Granny and I haven’t camped on the Gros Ventre River in a couple years. Last time was with our South African friends Rob and Lucy Scott. We haven’t done our once annual trip there with the family in three years. Guess it’s not an annual anymore. But we’re bringing it back. My … Read more
July 16, 2018 We headed north to the mighty Nunya River around 3 pm. Right when Granny got home from work. My nieces and I had the boat rigged, Yeti’s packed and plans made to hit the road quick. We arrived in the boonies of Texas Ridge Flats just in time to set up camp … Read more
July 15 The nieces weren’t happy when I woke them at 5:30 am to head for sunrise on the Teton River near the house. Indeed we were all very tired from the Tetons trek but I thought a nice morning on the river would heal the muscles. They went but they wouldn’t get in the … Read more
July 13 – 14 I slept without my rainfly and enjoyed spectacular stars throughout last night on this fantastic backpacking trip through the Tetons with my nieces. This morning I peeked behind my tent well before sunrise hit our camp. A random peak was lit to the hilt with the first rays of sun. I … Read more
I had the nieces up early for our trek through the Tetons this morning. Even Granny had to get up though she wasn’t going. She needed to drop us off at Jenny Lake. Our three day hike is one Granny and I did in 2013. It starts at Jenny Lake and we tramp all the … Read more
The young ladies, my nieces, Sammy age 16 and Montana age 14, arrived on time today as planned. After a morning of fishing and swimming on Jenny Lake Granny and I picked them up at the Jackson Hole airport at noon. We grabbed the bags and they were ready to rock! I don’t waste … Read more
Here’s some news while I’m unable to blog because of being in the backcountry of the Tetons with the nieces. As many of you know I introduced a line of fish decals about a year ago with friend Jeff Ditsworth, founder of Pescador on the Fly. While we’ve done ok with these decals, the … Read more
Tomorrow my brother’s two teenage daughters, Montana 14 and Sammy 16, fly out for a ten day visit. If you’ve read this blog for years then you know them both (story from 2010). Montana was on here ten days ago bluegill fishing with me in New Hampshire. They have been on fishing trips with me … Read more
It was a busy week since returning from NH with catching up and of course the 4th of July which in Victor, Idaho is a huge celebration. This weekend the action continued. I spent Friday night through Sunday night being interviewed, photographed and filmed by “BeAlive”. There will be more to come on this soon … Read more