We awoke to the revving of the engines of our mother ship. It was time to move. The flats we’ve been on were fantastic but this is an exploratory so we must explore. The place we headed for were flats we saw on a map about a six hour boat ride straight out into the … Read more
I don’t sleep well after an absolute thrashing from big fish. Sure, I ended yesterday by landing a giant trevally, but honestly, I would have preferred to catch those fly line busting snappers. After staring at the magnificent star filled sky most of the night I woke up very early and gave every inch of … Read more
This is an exploratory fly fishing trip with my friends at Tourette Fishing – Fight it in Africa to what is called the Nubian Flats of Sudan. A year ago Rob and his partner Keith Clover invited me to help explore this spring. Obviously new places this exotic are rare so without even looking at … Read more
Today I came as close to completely screwing up my entire trip as you possible can. I made the most incredible travel blunder I’ve ever made. Luckily, thanks to a deep (very deep!) breath and a cool head I resolved the near catastrophe. And only because I did something remarkably smart last week. You … Read more
I’m leaving Dubai for to fly to Sudan as I speak. With a little luck all my paperwork is in order and I’ll be on the ground there in about six hours. It would be a miracle if I have internet from here on out. So as usual, expect the day by day accounts of … Read more
It’s been a nice week at home. Not because I kicked back and relaxed, it was just nice to be home. I caught up on a bunch of things including painting a halibut and this yellowfin tuna. There have been a lot of requests for each of these fish on coffee mugs and beer steins … Read more
I can’t explain how nice it was to have a “normal” weekend at home. Granny and I skied, enjoyed some sun on the sunny side of the house, fed the birds, and watched a little CBK and some NASCAR. Last, I survived two Fantasy Baseball Drafts, one with my family through Skype and the other … Read more
I left a lot of folks wondering what they’ve been waiting for last night after giving my “Fly Fishing Through Midlife Heaven” PowerPoint presentation for the Upper Bear River Chapter of Trout Unlimited in Evanston, Wyoming. In this show I talk about sticking your neck out a bit and following your dreams instead of following … Read more
For those who haven’t heard yet, I’m proud to announce I’ve joined the R.L. Winston Rod Pro Advisory Team. I joined the Winston Team in early January but with the madness of my speaking tour there’s been little time to celebrate. This weekend, my first home in nearly two months, this thrilling news has sunk … Read more
That was an intense two months! I left for the Denver Fly Fishing Show on January 2nd and didn’t look back. Sure I slipped home a few times, but even when I had a week off I flew to Northern Wisconsin and ice fished. 2014 has been non stop. The Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show … Read more
Granny and I had a nice visit with friends in Portland, Oregon Monday and Tuesday that included a visit to one of my favorite restaurants, Jakes Crawfish Grill. Yesterday we drove down to Eureka, California. No particular reason for going to Eureka other than why not? We’re in route to the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show … Read more
Friends Tom Hansen and Skip Brittenham, the guys who treated me to Bolivia for huge golden dorado last summer have returned from a trip to La Zona. They caught more huge dorado than ever before including dozens of fish over 40bs! The best however, this extraordinary 58lber caught by Tom. The released monster was carefully … Read more