May 3 – 6, 2016 It’s refreshing to finally get home, fish at home and enjoy spring. Of course, it’s the start of our spring runoff so our river fishing options are limited. Most our tailwaters such as the South Fork and Lower Henry’s Fork are fishing well but boat traffic is thick. Instead of … Read more
http://pointshootponder.com/?p=425 I want to thank everyone that came to see my presentations this weekend at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for the Reflections on the Water event. That was a great time and might I add the museum theater was the nicest facility I’ve ever spoke in. If anyone that came took a photo … Read more
I arrived in Ohio late last night. This is a day early for my Friday speaking engagement at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History but friend Jerry Darkes, who is hosting me and running the event, offered to take me fishing. No sane fly fisherman would miss out fishing a cold rainy day in Ohio! … Read more
I’m off to Cleveland, Ohio in a moment to speak at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Friday afternoon and evening. The fun event is called Reflections from the Water. If you live anywhere near I hope you can take it in and stop by and say hi. I will be delivering “Improve Your … Read more
The musky report will post soon but here’s a quick reminder: Saturday is our first Yard Sale in 30 years! Rods, Reels, Accessories, Backpacks and more from me. And Granny has been working with Kitchen stuff for more than 20 years. Feel free to Contact me for an early visit through the goods! Start time … Read more
We all know the saying “Practice what you preach” but do we always follow that? In my PowerPoint presentation “Fly Fishing for Carp” I have a section about white Amur (better known these days as grass carp). I show photos of the persnickety carp’s different behaviors including grazing the weeds on bottom. I go as … Read more
It was a stunningly beautiful morning on Cave Run Lake. I’m not familiar with sunrise here in Kentucky but to be hypnotized by bird songs I don’t recognize and dazzled by leaves popping on every tree – no doubt it was as good as it gets. Furthermore, I was on a guided trip fly fishing … Read more
Granny and I flew into Cincinnati last night then headed down to Lexington, Kentucky to visit our friends John and Betty Reesor. We’ll be here through Monday and the trip will include two days at Keeneland for some of the finest horse racing you could dream of watching. And yes of course, there will be … Read more
It’s been nice being home. I’ve filled my time with bike rides, hikes, trips to the pub with friends and catching up on work. I’ve also been doing a spring cleanup like never before. Granny and I will be having a Yard Sale on Saturday April 23. No doubt, I’ve accumulated some great stuff from … Read more
“Mission Accomplished” is probably the shortest and sweetest way to describe this fly fishing exploratory trip to Gabon. I traveled 18,000 miles round trip for six days of fishing with hopes to catch the giant African threadfin off the beach on the fly. I got it done, but damn I was lucky. This was a … Read more
Man, this over 50 crap is for the birds. Yes I’ve fished hard this week and its saltwater beach fishing for the most part and it’s intense. It wasn’t easy getting out of bed at 5 this morning and my body was in shambles. That snapper last night may have busted my hand and every … Read more
Tides run about 55 minutes later each day. When we got to Sette Cama Camp here in Gabon sunrise was perfect for fishing the mouth of the estuary for tarpon and to try for giant African threadfin. Now the best tides are well after sunrise and because that’s midday, those fish aren’t there regardless of … Read more