Today was our last day of what has been a fantastic trip to Belize River Lodge. I’ve been here numerous times over the last 36 years. Yes, you heard me correct – 36 years. My first visit was in 1989. BRL is a personal paradise of mine and it’s been so nice to be back … Read more
Today was Granny and my last day fishing with Mikey here at Belize River Lodge. Mikey may be one of the newer younger guides here but he’s fantastic and Granny and have enjoyed him the past two days. After breakfast this morning we were in the panga heading straight up the Belize River from the … Read more
Being back here at Belize River Lodge (BRL) is a treat far beyond the fishing. Catching up with old friends like owners Mike and Marguerite and Misha and Dirk has been fun. Yesterday, longtime BRL fishing guide, Pedro Aldana and I reunited after not fishing together in over ten years. I mentioned his health issues … Read more
When I first fished here at Belize River Lodge (BRL) back in 1989 one of my guides was Pedro from Guatemala. Pedro was in the process of migrating he and his family to Belize. He was a commercial fishermen converting to guiding anglers for the lodge – yes, a big change! I was the first … Read more
Today Granny and I arrived at a place that is very close to my heart, Belize. Belize is where I cut my teeth in the world of saltwater fly fishing back in 1989. It was the beginning of cracking the code to see the world. I was a 23 year old whippersnapper that worked … Read more
I couldn’t believe my ears. It was the sound of a steady tropical downpour. I mean relentless rain pounding the roof of the Belize Permit Club. Yesterday was beautiful and when we went to bed there were stars out, but now we were right back to where we started our week only worse! No … Read more
Here we go again. We are having horrid weather here in Belize and it looks to be here for a couple more days. Despite a lot of bad weather luck in recent trips, I can’t complain too much about it this time. Belize is known to have unreliable weather for fishing December through February. My … Read more
I made it to Belize today. It was smooth sailing once I got through that first hour after getting out of my own bed at 3:15 AM. Friend Tim Brune, picked me up at the house shortly after 4 and we headed for Idaho Falls to catch a flight to Denver then on to Belize … Read more
It has been a beautiful winter here in Idaho. Cold, sunny, blue sky days. Skiers aren’t happy due to the lack of snow but for me it’s been good. Yeah I’d normally be out doing the shows and I miss that. I miss the work and I miss seeing friends and meeting new ones. But … Read more
It was another nice morning here at Turneffe Flats. There were some clouds in the horizon but nothing to fear. After a big breakfast Granny and I headed to the dock where we met our new guide, Kimbrel. Kimbrel likes the tarpon and off we went to his haunts. Last time Granny was in … Read more
It was exciting to wake up at 5 this morning and look out my room and see ocean. And familiar ocean. I’m at Turneffe Flats Lodge in Belize with Granny. I visited here numerous times between 1989 and 2005. The only reason it’s been so long since I was here at the legendary saltwater fly … Read more
It was a hectic week for me. My blog writing laptop went caput in Louisiana two weeks ago so on Saturday Granny and I went to Idaho Falls and not only did I get a new laptop, but I threw away my flip phone and got an I phone 10. It has been brutal learning … Read more