April 21, 2010 After a very peaceful and relatively decent night sleep I awoke to a cool breeze at about 5:45 am. All anglers stirred with anticipation for a big day of fishing. I rigged up a 7-weight incase we hit a good tigerfish spot today and then joined the Africans for some fresh brewed … Read more
April 20, 2010 Morning came early today after a late night of celebrating the fact that we made it to Aswan, Egypt. This was one of the rare times that the hotel wakeup call startled me from a deep sleep. It actually took me a few seconds to realize I wasn’t at home anymore. I … Read more
April 19, 2010 11:55 pm Aswan, Egypt Warpath has just arrived! The three of us have made it despite the Icelandic volcano and travel hell. We are drinking beers with my South African friend Jonathan Boulton and his group that we will be spending the next week with on Lake Nasser in pursuit of Nile … Read more
April 19, 2010 5 pm Cairo, Egypt I must say I’m a little surprised, but Mikey Wier and I are sitting here at Cairo Airport waiting for our domestic flight down to the southern city of Aswan, Egypt near the massive Lake Nasser. We are going to be fishing tomorrow! And to top it off, … Read more
March 13, 2010 From the Tropical Hotel Manaus – Amazonas Brazil Unfortunately this last report comes from the hustling city of Manaus, Brazil. Our last cast was officially about 10:30 am. Granny and I and rest of the group got out early this morning to enjoy one a final poke at the fish. For Granny … Read more
March 12, 2010 Xeriuni, River Technically this would be the final day of fishing on our Amazon trip; however, we got word that the sea plane will not come for us until noon tomorrow. What this means is we will get to fish form 7 am to 11 am tomorrow morning. Everyone is plenty satisfied … Read more
March 12, 2010 Xeriuni, River Technically this would be the final day of fishing on our Amazon trip; however, we got word that the sea plane will not come for us until noon tomorrow. What this means is we will get to fish form 7 am to 11 am tomorrow morning. Everyone is plenty satisfied … Read more
March 11, 2010 It was Paul and I today. Paul and I have been close friends for over twenty-five years. We went to college together in northern Wisconsin. We fished frequently during those years but since we both graduated we have lived far apart. Usually about once every two years he will make it out … Read more
March 10, 2010 Xeriuni River We got word first thing this morning that camp will no longer be able to move upstream. Normally River Plates floating camp set up that we are using continues to travel throughout the week, but because the water level is so low we are locked to this location until we … Read more
March 9, 2010 Xeriuni River This morning both Fred Truax and Granny were feeling a little kruk so they opted to sleep in and skip the morning fishing session. Rather than fish alone, David Truax and I fished together. David is a long time fishing guide and friend from Jackson, WY and we had never … Read more
March 8, 2010 From Camp 2 – Roraima, Xeriuni River Brazil Today ranks as on of those “hard as you can fish” days. It was by no means a top ten, I think all those came when I frequented the flats during my youth, but today both Granny and I fished extremely hard. It was … Read more
March 7, 2010 From Camp One – Roraima Brazil, Xeriuni River I wasn’t feeling like a million bucks this morning as a true angler should when he awakes to go chase peacocks. That’s because I never slept. As my exhausted body slumped on to my bed last night a little alarm in my brain went … Read more