This weekend its my final “BIG” show of the year. It’s The Denver Fly Fishing Show. Granny and I are on our way. The show runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Granny will show off some new products such as our new whiskey glasses along with my fish coffee mugs, beer steins and shirts at … Read more
Granny and I just finished up our first adventure in the new van. From Phoenix to Wolfeboro, NH ended up taking 16 days. It was a casual trip with very few drives on freeways. We drove a total of 4400 miles. We only got one more day of fishing since the last post and … Read more
June 4-6, 2021 The delivering presentations to fly fishing clubs and shows part of my business was running strong going into 2020. My calendar was full. Hands down it was going to be my best year ever. Then the pandemic hit and my speaking schedule got completely wiped off the map. The blow was … Read more
I’m back from my speaking tour that started in Great Falls, MT then on to Lethbridge, Alberta then Calgary. Let’s just say that with the epic changes around the world in which we live our lives to fight the war against the Coronavirus, my tour was interesting. This being said, I made it through start … Read more
I returned to my mom’s house up in Wolfeboro, NH late last night after a successful Edison New Jersey Fly Fishing Show. As usual the show was unbelievably busy and I delivered many of my presentations and drew on fly boxes, backpacks, Yeti tumblers and also this ukulele. It was fantastic to catch up with … Read more
Hard to believe I’m sitting here at my computer and the Denver Fly Fishing Show is over. How time flies when you’re having fun. Or perhaps how time flies when you are so busy at these gigs. Granny and I drove down to Denver Thursday. After the big snowstorm on New Year’s Day I … Read more
I don’t think I’ve gone so long without loading a blog since starting the blog in October of 2009. However, with the show season and two trips to Africa to start the year, I found myself so far behind in the basics of life it was daunting. I’m talking paying bills, crap to do around … Read more
I had clear sailing from Victor to Boise Idaho for the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo. But even when the roads are dry, winter driving has its hazards. Just west of Arco an oncoming semi flung a rock so hard it damn near came through the windshield. Luckily it didn’t and soon I was kicking … Read more
Its not easy to leave my beautiful homeland in June. It’s the greenest it is all year. The birds are singing. And the Henry’s Fork is at its best. But I’m headed for Georgia this morning for four days of delivering fly fishing seminars mixed in with a couple days of fishing. Tonight I’ll … Read more
I haven’t been on an airplane in fifteen days. It’s been a beautiful thing soaking up spring at home. I’ve enjoyed some carp fishing and Henry’s Fork time. I’ve also got caught up on a lot of things including some artwork. You may remember back in March when I caught my first Lahontan cutthroat at … Read more
Yesterday was a wonderful time delivering fly fishing seminars for the Cornhusker Flyfishers Club from the beautiful Eugene T. Mahoney State Park. I met a heap of nice folks and taught them many of my tricks ranging from my two-fly rig to how to catch carp on the fly. I also entertained them with PowerPoint … Read more
I arrived in Omaha, Nebraska this evening because I’m here to give a full day of fly fishing seminars to Cornhusker Fly Fishers on Saturday. I’ve come a day early so I can fish Nebraska for the first time. My host is club president Larry Dostal. Larry follows my blog and knows my love for … Read more