July 5, 2010 The 4th of July came upon us fast this year. It was such a cold and nasty spring followed by a cool and windy start to the summer that when the calendar dropped to July the other day I was shocked. It will be winter before we know it! While Granny had … Read more
July 1, 2010 I’ve been chasing big trout, big weird fish, saltwater fish and you name it all year. Yesterday Granny and I just wanted to catch some tiny trout on a small stream that may never get fished. Small trout can be some of the most impressively colored fish in freshwater. Jeff Currier … Read more
June 27-28, 2010 The summer is only a week old and seems to be absolutely screaming past. My Henry’s Fork Marathon is history and this past weekend, a trip I’ve awaited nine months, came and went so fast I can’t believe it. The trip was to the Big Hole River in Montana with friend Scott … Read more
June 22, 2010 There’s nothing like the longest days of the year. Being able to spend fifteen hours or more outdoors in daylight can’t be beat. That’s why twenty-four years ago I came up with the “Marathon”. The Marathon is basically my longest day of fishing of the year. What I mean is actual hours … Read more
Granny and I are just home from our holiest fly fishing weekend of the year, the opener of the Harriman Ranch section on the Henry’s Fork. For those unfamiliar with the Ranch of the Henry’s Fork, this is considered the finest and most sacred dry fly fishery in the world. It opens on June 15 … Read more
June 10, 2010 Today Granny and I teamed up for the annual Bass on the Fly tournament at Ririe Reservoir near Idaho Falls, Idaho. This is a really fun fly fishing only contest for smallmouth bass. I have been in all three previous contests with my regular teammate, Weldon Jones. Weldon is out of town … Read more