I did an exploratory fishing drive on Tuesday. All I wanted to do was get one last warm up on trout before heading to Italy today for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. But it was 89° and I never put on the waders. It would have been a waste of time. But, I found … Read more
The nice thing about the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships is that the schedule takes it easy on us. They give us a day off between sessions 1 & 2 and 3 & 4. Today was that day. For the most part we re-rigged our set ups. I have a new leader on my … Read more
We moved into our World Masters Fly Fishing Championships hotel today, Wellness Hotel Diana. The place is high up in the rolling hills outside of Zábřeh Czech Republic. It’s beautiful but there will be little time to enjoy its features. Instead of swimming in the pool or a few nice pilsners in the bar this … Read more
Pete and Mike were back on their feet this morning for the final day of practice before the official start for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. They weren’t moving fast and can barely eat anything yet but it’s a major improvement from yesterday’s onslaught of food poisoning here in the Czech Republic. Today … Read more
It was such a great feeling to get on an overseas flight yesterday for the first time in almost two years. I flew from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam which is almost 10 hours. I know, it sounds horrible to most people, but I love it. At home I’m a busy body and never sit … Read more
Team USA Masters Flyfishing woke up in first place today after two sessions. But we had two more sessions to go. If we could perform well like on Day 1 then we’d likely take home the Gold for the first time in USA fly fishing history. I’m not sure why, but I wasn’t feeling … Read more
There’s nothing like the first morning of competition in the World Championships of fly fishing. Every team is tied for Gold. Team members scramble for their buses and head to their draws. I drew the Spekboom River for my morning session and Nooitgedacht Dam for my afternoon. Meanwhile my teammates headed for their beats. … Read more
I heard a clambering outside my door around 2 AM this morning. It was the guys getting in after yesterdays long day of yellowfishing and picking up Mike Sexton and Pete Erickson from the Johannesburg Airport. Pete’s flight was screwed up and he came from Europe and landed at 10 PM instead of 4 PM … Read more