I couldn’t wait to guide Granny to my old smallmouth bass water this morning out from our family camp here on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee. But all night long I could hear the west wind picking up speed. At 5 AM, the normally placid Wolfeboro Bay was covered in whitecaps. I pressed some coffee … Read more
Granny and I flew across country yesterday. We’re in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. My parent’s official day is on Friday but Granny and I thought we’d make a nice vacation out of it with some serious warmwater fly fishing on my old stomping grounds, Lake Winnipesaukee. Indeed I love … Read more
I had no business fishing a third day this week. I still have a scientific report to write for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) about our Bhutan mahseer fishing findings, a short story for the Scientific Anglers 2015 catalog about golden dorado, consignment art to get done and just like the rest of us, a … Read more
June 10 & 11, 2014 It’s been grueling since returning from Bhutan. I hope everyone enjoyed the Bhutan blog because I must have more than 70 hours into it. Then the catching up on emails, mail, bills, yard work and etc – it’s been a major grunt. But I remained focused and by Monday afternoon … Read more
I’ve pushed it to the limit. I’m stressed out and out of time and I must get things in order. I leave for Bhutan in the morning so here’s a blog about Boulder Lake in Wyoming that will be the shortest blog on record. I’m going to Bhutan till June 3. This is a … Read more
Do you like fishing the Teton River of Idaho and its many tributaries? If so you should be fans of Friends of the Teton River (FTR). This non profit organization works with the Teton Valley community to ensure clean water, healthy streams and abundant fisheries in the upper Teton watershed. I was recently asked … Read more
For me few things in nature rival the popping of the Aspen leaves. Our mountainous landscape slowly loses the snow and goes from a dreary mix of conifer olives, browns and grays to eye catching green. During the actual popping, the half developed leaves blanket the forests with a shinny lime color. This peculiar splash … Read more
We’re amidst a week of horrendous weather here in Victor, Idaho. There have been a lot of days where the temps barely broke the 30ºs and there have been a few inches of wet nasty snow to shovel off the deck. Granny and I planned to go to Yellowstone for our annual spring trip (See … Read more
I’m loving life on the home front. The songs of robins, sandhills, red-winged blackbirds and the meadowlarks have brought Teton Valley back to life. But other than a few rides on the bike I’ve kept myself inside writing my book and catching up on the artwork while watching the Cubs lose games in remarkable fashion. … Read more
I’ve been quiet since returning from Sudan. I came home to heaps of work. If you look back at my 2014 schedule I’ve been home a mere 15 days. That will put anyone behind in the normal day life. I also spoke to Boston Fly Casters in Massachusetts just the other night. So I … Read more
Today’s the last day of fishing before the long journey back to Victor, Idaho begins. We’re near mainland Sudan where the adventure started. Therefore we fished off the beaches and flats of mainland Sudan. The place we started was a beach and flat against some sand dunes. It’s different on the mainland. I climbed … Read more
More photos coming to this entry in a couple weeks including feeding milkfish! The boat was moving before anyone got out of bed this morning. Saltwater fly fishing wears you down. Plus, everyone knew we had about two hours before we’d arrive at the island we saw on the map. Once the sun came … Read more