Carp Cravings Sorted

After two weeks of trout fishing here and there you know I had to squeeze in a day of fly fishing for carp.  Visiting South African pal, Garth Wellman, wasn’t so sure about the idea when I first tossed it out there, especially after the two days of epic trout fishing...

The Johnny Boyd Carp Classic 2019

There’s nothing like the morning of Day 1 in a fly fishing competition.  Whether it’s the World Championships like I experienced in South Africa this past February, or today for the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic right here on my beloved Blackfoot Reservoir, tournaments add...

Practice for the Carp Classic

Teammate Ben Smith rolled into camp at a decent hour last night here on Blackfoot Reservoir.  We visited around the campfire but hit the sack fairly early.  We now have our full team of Ben Smith, Trevor Wine and myself for the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic.   The...

Return to My Idaho Carp Waters

This weekend is the annual Johnny Boyd Carp Classic on Blackfoot Reservoir.  The tourney is a fundraiser for a fly fishing industry person in need.  This year it’s for fishing guide Travis Rydberg who was in a car accident 18 months ago.  This is a fly fishing only...

Static in the Air!

Granny and I headed to Blackfoot Reservoir the other evening with plans to get up early and enjoy next morning’s Callibaetis hatch and possibly catch some big rainbows.  Then when the hatch dwindled we planned to fish mirror carp.  We arrived around 7 PM and Granny...