fly fishing the Amazon Archives

Arrival in the Amazon

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 by Jeff

It was a bit more of a struggle getting to Manaus, Brazil the last three days than I could have ever imagined thanks to a lousy performance by Delta. Its extraordinary that no matter how good a customer you are, airline greed and their lack of caring about our schedules and lives is unreal. But … Read more

Untamed Angling and the Marie River

September 20, 2019September 12, 2019 by Jeff

I can’t begin to explain how fortunate I’ve been to travel and fish the planet. Believe me, I am grateful for it. It’s all because of generous friends from home and around the world and I thank them for this life. This week finds me with Amazon fly fishing guru and friend, Rodrigo Salles of … Read more

The Long Flight to the Amazon

September 11, 2019September 10, 2019 by Jeff

It happens often; I get so tired I can’t sleep. I hit the pillow at around 1 AM after the Jackson Hole One Fly weekend on Sunday night. But knowing I had to be up at 4 AM to catch a flight to the Amazon, it was impossible to sleep. At 3:58 AM before the … Read more

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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!