Carp Cravings Sorted

After two weeks of trout fishing here and there you know I had to squeeze in a day of fly fishing for carp.  Visiting South African pal, Garth Wellman, wasn’t so sure about the idea when I first tossed it out there, especially after the two days of epic trout fishing I’ve showed him.  But … Read more

Thanks & Now the Carp Classic

I’d like to thank everyone for reading the St. Brandon’s blogs along with adding all the nice comments and the congratulatory emails that came.  To travel that far and catch “the fish” was the ultimate satisfaction for me.  The rough boat ride back to Mauritius and the two days of flight travel home didn’t faze … Read more

Tailing Carp Dreams

Yes, that’s my old car almost completely buried in snow in mid March. There’s some absolute garbage falling from the sky today here in Victor, Idaho. It’s been warm so the snow is soggy. It rained all night. Then it turned to sleet this morning and now it’s dumping snow. It’s just lovely! But, it’s … Read more

Carp for Trout This Week

It’s been an unbelievably great season of trout fishing in our area. In fact it’s been so good that if you’re not careful you can start to expect it and perhaps even take it for granted. That’s why this week Granny and I rested the trout gear and went fly fishing for carp. While many … Read more