August 3, 2013 “Never give up” is a motto I’ve used all my life. I’ve used the saying with everything from school, sports and especially in fly fishing. I’ve used it many times on this blog when things weren’t going well. May 12th in India was my most recent “never give up” miracle. Excruciating days … Read more
August 1, 2013 Yesterdays’ beating on the Itirizama River was far behind me when I awoke today. I was feeling extremely confident for fishing on the Lower Pluma River. Our guide was Carlos. To our advantage, Carlos was on this very water with Skip yesterday and knew where the golden dorado were. The Lower … Read more
July 31, 2013 Today was Day 1 fishing from the Pluma Lodge. We mixed up fishing partners and Skip, who I fished with the first three days, moved over with Dale and me with Tom Hansen. It was Tom that initiated bringing me on this trip and we’ve been looking forward to fishing together … Read more
Today we traveled from Secure Lodge to Tsimane’s second lodge, Pluma Lodge. The word is that Pluma has the better fishing of the two. I’m not at all disappointed with our days at Secure Lodge but the guys, whom I’ll add have been here at least three times each, said these first three days were … Read more
July 29, 2013 Time is flying. This is our last day at Tsimane’s Secure Lodge. Tomorrow we’ll relax in the morning then fly to the other Tsimane Lodge, Pluma Lodge, further downstream in this same river system. The good news is that the next lodge generally has the best fishing. Today Skip and I … Read more
July 28, 2013 The temperature was noticeably warmer this morning, a good sign for sure. Skip and I slammed some breakfast with the guys then we all headed to our boats and then our Beats. Today Skip and I had Beat 3 which is where Eric and Dale had far more action then Skip and … Read more
In spite of being exhausted from two days of travel from home to Tsimane Lodge here in Bolivia, I didn’t sleep much last night. It’s because I get excited like a little kid waiting for Christmas when I’m about to enter and outstanding fishing venue. I tossed and turned and looked at my watch a … Read more
Yesterday I forgot to mention a couple things that I normally do when entering a new country. When I got off the plane in Santa Cruz, Bolivia I was shocked at how cool it was. The temperature was in the low 40°s and last nights cold temp was 39°. Indeed its technically winter here in … Read more
If you told me a year ago I was headed to the Bolivian jungle in summer of 2013 I’d have told you you’re crazy. Its not like I didn’t want to go, in fact the opposite, I’ve been dying to go. Bolivia is quite possibly the greatest fly fishing in the world. Not just the … Read more
I thought I’d get out fishing near home this weekend but instead my next cast will be for golden dorado in Bolivia. I’ll be leaving on Wednesday and should get my first cast there on Friday afternoon. It’s all dependent on the never predictable jungle weather. In the meantime I’ve been busier than ever. … Read more
I look forward to ladies day each year on a lesser known fishery. The ladies include Granny and our friend Jessica Chitwood. Last year we fished the Sveum River which gets little pressure yet actually produced a few good fish for us. Today we gambled on the Rizzo. The ladies enjoy this day because … Read more
July 8, 2013 I wandered back to my carp lakes to fly fish with Tom Hansen. It was Tom’s idea to treat me to Bolivia later this month with Skip Brittenham who I took carping on Saturday. Conditions didn’t favor carping today. Last night we experienced major thunderstorms with rain and wind. Undoubtedly … Read more