Granny’s Last Day Camping for 2019

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...

The Carp Classic on Blackfoot Reservoir

It was Day 2 of the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic here on Blackfoot Reservoir.  My Team, “Could be Worse” of Ben Smith, Trevor Wine and myself were sitting in 10th place out of the 30 Teams.  A comeback to win was doubtful but I’ve learned over the years that anything can...

New Rod and Charmed First Cast

The Johnny Boyd Carp Classic takes place on Saturday and Sunday June 2 and 3 on Blackfoot Reservoir in Idaho.  There will be 25 Teams of three persons.  Each team is allowed to weigh in three carp per day and must be caught by each teammate and not one individual. ...

100 Degrees and Few Bass

I was all amped up after giving my talk at Desert Fly Casters last night. It went very well and when we got back to Steve’s house at 11 pm there was no way I was going to try and sleep. Instead, Steve and I each grabbed a beer and watched a cool DVD called “Once in a...