fly fishing in Spain Archives

Day 1 – World Masters Fly Fishing Championships – Spain

May 1, 2018April 25, 2018 by Jeff

“I apologize for the lack of photos but when competing there’s little time for pictures.” Day 1 of competition in the World Fly Fishing Masters Championships here in Asturias Spain began at 5:30 AM this morning over coffee then a breakfast. The Team USA starting lineup was Pete Erickson, Scott Robertson, Mike Sexton and … Read more

Spanish Rivers Continue to Rage

March 30, 2018March 26, 2018 by Jeff

Each year the first Atlantic salmon caught from the Sella River in Ribadesella, Spain is called the el campanu and has been celebrated for centuries. These days this one salmon sells for over €1000 Euros and when it hits a plate in a well-known restaurant the meal can earn as much as €5000. The catch … Read more

Arrival in Spain

March 26, 2018March 24, 2018 by Jeff

Jerry Arnold and I met in Madrid, Spain late this afternoon. My flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was delayed so I missed connection Amsterdam to Madrid. This put us in the rental car four hours later than expected. The delay hurt us because we had a 5-hour drive to the Northern region … Read more

Spain Bound

March 23, 2018 by Jeff

I’m putting my feet up today, tonight and tomorrow morning. That’s because I have 24 hours of flight travel ahead of me starting in a few minutes. Movies, red wine and sleep. I’m going to enjoy all three and end up in Madrid, Spain. There I’ll meet friend Jerry Arnold and start a long … Read more

Contact Jeff

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!