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
Wil Flack, Tayler Brothers and I had high hopes heading for the permit flats of Southern Belize at twilight this morning. We hooked three yesterday in harsh conditions. Today conditions were excellent. This was our warmest morning, the clouds were gone, and the wind blew at a 10-15 mph – a mere breeze for … Read more
There were a couple changes when we woke up at 4 AM today here in Belize. First and foremost, I felt much better. Thank God! Second, when we left Belize Permit Camp dock at 4:30 am, instead of the temperature being in the 50°s like each morning so far, it was 66°. Skies remained … Read more