It’s hard to find anything good when you’re broke down on the highway 1,500 miles from home. But then my phone rang. It was Jim Klug, longtime friend and owner of Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures. Jim was supposed to host a trip to the Seychelles departing this Sunday. He can’t make it and he … Read more
This trip has been rocking. Granny and I have enjoyed some nice desert camping and last night we finally indulged the comforts of a hotel and a night on Flagstaff, Arizona. But today, on the way to Show Low, Arizona where we intended on catching Granny her first Apache trout, things went south. Our … Read more
Granny and I were headed for Utah over the weekend. Instead we spent the weekend shoveling 17” of snow off the driveway. First it was the brutal cold now the snow. It’s too dang early for this in my book. The answer to such brutal weather is head south. Starting Monday afternoon Granny and … Read more
I was home a whopping 48 hours before heading to Bozeman, Montana yesterday. I had a meeting with Simms then I presented “Trout Bumming the World” for Madison-Gallatin Trout Unlimited in Bozeman, Montana. The meeting with Simms was great and my talk went fantastic, but my drive up – not so good. I took … Read more
Fly Fishing for arapaima in Guyana An angry arapaima tries to spit the fly Arapaima 250lbs vs angler 165lbs Butterflies in Guyana Black piranha on the Winston Casting for arapaima Peacock Bass in Guyana Banks Beer of Guyana A 73” arapaima from Mac Creek in Guyana An insect controlling tree frog over the bed Tim … Read more
Tim and I had the last day blues when we got up. In 48 hours we’ll be back in the states getting a reality check. This Guyana trip has been no less than exceptional! The morning session took place on Makateli Lagoon for Tim and I and Jim. Alex hadn’t caught an arapaima yet … Read more
October 24-27, 2014 The hardest part about leaving my fly shop job of twenty-three years exactly five years ago this weekend wasn’t fear of failing in self-employment. It was leaving my fellow employees that happened to be my best friends. Folks who I saw every morning and spent all day with for years. What if … Read more
Sure, lake trout get much bigger than this – but pretty cool when I wasn’t even supposed to be fishing today. The 27 incher was an incredible fight on my 6-weight Winston and old Ross Arius Reel. The mackinaw are close to shore at the moment because of the recently cooled water temps. I was … Read more
The minute I finished up my PowerPoint presentation for the Kalamazoo Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Thursday night, Terry Wittorp, Kevin Thompson, several other club members and I headed for the Muskegon River. The Muskegon is one of Michigan’s tributaries to Lake Michigan and has excellent runs of steelhead, brown trout and Chinook salmon. It … Read more
The official end to summer hits me when I head out of town to do my first speaking engagement of the winter season. That’s today. I’m packed and ready to head to the Idaho Falls airport and head for two gigs. Tomorrow night I speak to St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers Club in … Read more
I received a heavyweight package in the mail today from my friend Jim Klug. In the carefully wrapped bundle was Jim’s new book, Fly Fishing Belize. If only I’d walked to the post office instead of riding my bike. This book is so full of information and Jim’s own stunning photography that pedaling home … Read more
Fly fishing Jenny Lake in October is do dang special with the Tetons before your eyes on every cast that a trip to Jackson Hole for a few errands turned into a full afternoon and evening skipping out on work. . . . Again! Today I went with my pal Trey Scharp. Trey is so … Read more