fly fishing the Lower Snake River Archives

Weeding through the Grass Leads to Big Common Carp

July 23, 2021July 19, 2021 by Jeff

Yesterday, Boots Allen, Tom Bie and I were worn out from the demands of summer and we took our fishing easy. Because of our lackluster approach, we only caught one fish. There would be no dillydallying today. While the guys each slept in their trucks last night, I found a comfy spot on the … Read more

Down Low on the Snake with the Bruun’s

November 2, 2020October 30, 2020 by Jeff

You might remember when I visited my Jackson Hole friends Paul and Jean Bruun in Florida back in February at their winter fishing grounds. Just to refresh your memory, Paul is on of the first guys I met when I arrived in Jackson Hole back in 1987. I’ve learned a ton from Paul during many … Read more

Bass and Carp on the Famous Snake River

July 30, 2020July 26, 2020 by Jeff

Its hard to put together a three of four day fishing trip with my friends in the middle of summer. Most of them guide or do some sort of job in the fly fishing industry. Taking such time off isn’t possible. That is, unless you plan the time months ahead. That’s exactly what me and … 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!