Drifting with Sturgeon

Its hard to explain how invigorating it is to go fishing on new water almost every time I go fishing.  And to be able to do it from home – unreal!  The newfangled adventures around every corner had me bouncing from bed at 4:45 AM this morning to meet up with my friend...

Cool Morning Smallies & Hot Afternoon Carp

We had an incredible stargazing night.  It’s so remote out here on the Lower Snake River of Idaho the night was inky dark.  Boots Allen, Erik Moncada and I could just barely see the comet Neowise but I’ll doubt it was visible with the naked eye anywhere else.  The...

The End of an Epic Fishing Month

That was one heck of a June.  It ended Wednesday morning with one last smallmouth jaunt at 5 AM on Lake Winnipesaukee.  I caught two but it was much slower than when I arrived due to warm water temps from all the heat over the last two weeks.   Yea, I missed out...

Four Types of Bass on the Fly in a Day

For more than twenty years my solstice was spent fishing for sixteen straight hours on the Henry’s Fork.  I called it my “Henry’s Fork Marathon”.  I might still have a Henry’s Fork Marathon in 2019 but it won’t be on the longest day of the year.  Instead, this year I...