I may have set foot in my house late last night for the first time in 2026 and for only the second time since Thanksgiving. But I’m not done with my gigs. Tonight I’ll be doing a live interview on Instagram with Unicoi Outfitters. ANYONE can listen and ask me questions about fly fishing travel, … Read more
It was another fine one here in Atlanta and I’m happy to say much warmer than yesterday. Today I was taken to the Jimmy Carter Library ponds to hunt down a few elusive koi that a friend of Austin Kane , David O’Banion, chases around on occasion. The two ponds are absolutely gorgeous as are … Read more
One of the biggest projects I’ve been working on this month is preparing a custom PowerPoint presentation for Twin Cities TU Annual Fundraiser, “Octoberfish”. I travelled to Eden Prairie, MN early this afternoon and delivered my talk tonight. I’m happy to say the event went off with flying colors not only my speech but it … Read more
Today Steve Berry and I only had time to dabble in the urban fishing here in Phoenix. Yesterday’s double speaking gig had me in need of a little extra rest this morning. Then I had to reorganize and get prepared for tonight’s event with Desert Fly Casters. Once I had everything in order we had … Read more
I made the half way around the world journey home from the Seychelles last week. I wasn’t home for long but the short time was fulfilled. I cleaned the salt off my gear from the Seychelles. I edited Seychelles pics and caught up on blogs. Then Saturday I donated a full day of art as … Read more
How time flies these days. Its hard to believe that events, trips, tours, gigs and everything that you plan months if not years ahead come and go so fast. It seems like only a short time ago I was burdened with the stress of being properly organized for the 2025 Fly Fishing Show tour. I … Read more
Granny and I left the Bruun’s and Fort Pierce, Florida around 9 AM this morning. Its been a fantastic trip through eastern FL the last ten days visiting our friends the Catino’s and Jean and Paul. But all good things must come to an end. Tonight I was the guest speaker at the Backcountry Fly … Read more
I’m happy to say The Edison NJ Fly Fishing Show was a good one. My presentations went great and there was lots of interest in the “Currier” art from my fish mugs to the fish shirts and I made time to decorate some packs and fly boxes for folks. The show was a lot of … Read more
This train never stops rolling. Especially during winter when I have an even mix of fly fishing travel and a speaking tour. I got home from Brazil on Monday night and then yesterday flew to Melbourne, Florida. I came to deliver a full day of presentations for the Backcountry Flyfishing Association. It’s a great group … Read more
We experienced a drastic temperature drop the last 24 hours. It plummeted enough that Bob Butler and I put down our smallmouth 6-weight rigs and broke out the 9-weights. I put on an SA Toothy Predator leader and clipped in a big black Brush Fly that goes with on giant trevally trips. We went prowling … Read more
I finished up the 2024 “Winter” fly fishing speaking tour in Canada earlier this week. While most the season has been easy traveling gig to gig, the snow finally caught up with me. I was hindered by heavy snow in Lethbridge, Alberta and dealt with the white stuff right through my final presentation on Monday … Read more
The final whirlwind of my 2024 speaking tour is off to a good start. I kicked it in to gear in Great Falls, MT last night for Missouri River Flyfishers delivering “Trout Bumming the Lakes of Yellowstone”. This was at least my third time speaking to the club – maybe the fourth. In any case, … Read more