Morning comes early when you need to be up at 4:30. But me and the USA Masters Fly Fishing Team headed out on the final day of the competition here in the Czech Republic. We had work to do. After the first two sessions our team sat at 4th place. Unfortunately, there was distance between … Read more
It was a rugged start for me today here in the Czech Republic. I’m a terrible sleeper but last night I got hardly a wink. It could be an attack from jetlag or just my mind spinning about our move from Victor. I have no idea but I felt like crap. The fellas, Jerry and … Read more
The 2019 World Masters Flyfishing Championship here in Dullstroom, South Africa takes place next week and consists of four 3 hour sessions. One of the sessions takes place on the Spekboom River while the other three sessions take place on the local lakes. Lakes have never been a strong point for American fly fishing teams … Read more
Here’s a photo from my first flight of the weekend from Jackson Hole to Salt Lake City. I’m in route to Dullstroom, South Africa to fish for Team USA in the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. See my blogs from November when I was there to check out the venues for my team for more … Read more
I apologize for the lack of photos but when competing there’s little time for pictures. The jetlag, exhaustion and all that challenging stuff I experienced because of arriving the day the World Fly Fishing Masters Championship are gone after the full day of rest yesterday. That’s why 5:30 am coffee and breakfast didn’t come … Read more
The World Fly Fishing Masters Championships here in Asturias Region of Spain officially began last night. Scott Robertson and I were delirious for the opening ceremonies being we got off the 30-hour plane ride from the USA only an hour before they started. The rest of our team, manager Jerry Arnold and Team Captain Pete … Read more
To say the last 30 hours have been a blur is an understatement. Hour one was leaving from Omaha, Nebraska and now I’m here in Asturias Spain with Team USA Masters to compete in the World Fly Fishing Masters Championships. I arrived here around 3:30 PM (Spain time) and changed directly into my Team USA … Read more
Chances to practice for the World Fly Fishing Masters Championship ended today. I work at home then Thursday I leave for Nebraska to teach fly fishing seminars before Sunday traveling from Omaha to Spain. Dreadful weather and high waters have limited me to three outings. Looks like I’ll be counting on a lifetime of trout … Read more
It was already a hot day at 5:30 AM when the alarm went off. That’s perfect because it was time to turn up the heat. Team USA was in 3rd place with three teams tight on our tail. One blank, bad score or bad luck could move us out of medal contention. This was an … Read more
July 11, 2010 I became a member of the Team USA Fly Fishing Team in 1997. That was back when you didn’t compete to be on the team. It was what was considered a “Gentleman’s Team”. If you were a decent angler and had the connections you could be on. I made my connections in … Read more