fly fishing for tarpon Archives

Baby Tarpon Madness

June 2, 2025May 24, 2025 by Jeff

Granny and I fished with a new guide today down here at Belize River Lodge – Mikey. As much as we enjoyed reuniting with Pedro, Granny and I also enjoy fishing with a variety of guides. Not only is it fun to meet new people and experience different angling approaches, but often times you fish … Read more

Return to Tarpon Lagoon

November 23, 2020November 17, 2020 by Jeff

The wind didn’t subside last night at dark like “normal” wind does. Instead it got stronger. This morning we awoke to a steady 25 MPH blow. It appears Hurricane Iota tearing through Central America to the south is a category 5 and we’re getting the fringe of it here in Mexico. Instead of battling the … Read more

Last Day Magic Comes Close!

November 16, 2019November 8, 2019 by Jeff

Oh how these trips go by fast. Today was Jerry’s and my last day here in Ascension Bay at Casa Blanca Lodge in Mexico. We haven’t caught a tarpon yet so we headed to the backcountry of Santa Rosa with hopes to get one. It was a long winding boat ride to get to … Read more

Tarpon Lagoon

November 12, 2019November 6, 2019 by Jeff

I mentioned Jerry has been coming to the flats of Mexico and Ascension Bay for more than ten years. No doubt he loves everything about this place. But even if you like a place as a whole, you have a favorite venue. Jerry loves the tight quarters of Tarpon Lagoon. You can’t get to … Read more

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I started fly fishing at age 7 in the lakes and ponds of New England cutting my teeth on various sunfish, bass, crappie and stocked trout. I went to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, where I graduated with a Naturalist Degree while I discovered new fishing opportunities for pike, muskellunge, walleyes and various salmonids found in Lake Superior and its tributaries.

From there I headed west to work a few years in the Yellowstone region to simply work as much as most people fish and fish as much as most people work. I did just that, only it lasted over 20 years working at the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson, WY where I departed in 2009. Now it’s time to work for "The Man", working for myself that is.

I pursue my love to paint fish, lecture on every aspect of fly fishing you can imagine and host a few trips to some of the most exotic places you can think of. My ultimate goal is to catch as many species of fish on fly possible from freshwater to saltwater, throughout the world. I presently have taken over 440 species from over 60 countries!