Sorry for the lack of photos but in the tourney it’s extremely hard to put down the fly rod to take pics! 5 AM came early. Its pitch dark in Idaho at 5 now. When I stepped out to feel the temperature our local great horned owls were chatting up a storm. They’re about … Read more
You need to be careful before the Jackson Hole One Fly tournament not to wear yourself out before it starts. What I mean is don’t fish yourself into the ground beforehand by tiring out the body. Yes, fishing hard works every muscle. Furthermore, hard fishing exhausts your brain and a tired brain leads to simple … Read more
I’ve been fishing with Cooper Eckman since he was twelve. For several years he went with his dad Gary and me often. When he became a teenager he got busy with more important things. Now that he’s eighteen he’s been enjoying getting on the water again. Gary had to replace one of our Jackson Hole … Read more
What a treat it is to be on Gary Eckman’s Good Times Team in the Jackson Hole One Fly. Not only does Gary sponsor me to be one of his teammates, but he also splurges on a few guided fishing trips so we get practiced up before the tournament. Usually the guides just so happen … Read more
You’d think with competing in the Jackson Hole One Fly next week I’d have at least a few practice days on the Snake River in Jackson Hole this year. But I haven’t. I’ve been gallivanting everywhere but the Snake and in fact, my last day on the Snake was during the 2013 One Fly. … Read more
Most of you have seen the movie Waypoints and the part where I was fishing for golden mahseer in India. I was fishing with my great friend Misty Dhillon, owner of the Himalayan Outback. We filmed the exciting segment in May of 2013 and if you missed that series of blogs you definitely want to … Read more
With the Jackson Hole One Fly quickly approaching, friend, captain and founder of the Good Times team that I have the privilege of fishing on, Gary Eckman thought it might be nice if I spent a day or two warming up for the tournament. He’s right. Other than July’s float down the Nunya I haven’t … Read more
Being gone so much this summer made me want to stay close to home this week. Instead of heading out on a two day camping fishing trip for Granny’s days off we opted to fish locally. That being said, we still wanted to do something special and try for some bigger than average fish. We … Read more
With Friends of the Teton (FTR) and Teton Valley Trout Unlimited in my town, Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited and Honoring our Veterans over the hill and the Henry’s Fork Foundation not too far away I get hit hard for donations. But I do my best to come through for all because the local events are … Read more
I’d like to offer a very special thanks to Ingo Helgason and Icelandic Fly Fishermen for showing me the time of my life in Iceland the last two weeks. Even with difficult weather and river conditions the fishing was off the charts. I landed ten Atlantic salmon including several large ones and the 20lber that … Read more
Not only was this morning’s session my last here in Iceland, but also Ingo’s. Ingo returned to Reykjavik with me tonight and has no more Atlantic salmon fishing days this year. That’s why we both got up early and made it to the water at 7 AM. We wanted to end Iceland 2014 on a … Read more
I was shocked to get a glimmer of sunshine in my eyes at 4 AM this morning. It’s been so dreary I haven’t closed the curtains in my room for a week. Despite being exhausted from my Iceland schedule I couldn’t wait to get up and head for the Laxá Ađaldal with Ingo. It was … Read more