fly fishing Baja Archives – Page 2 of 2

A Morning Species Hunt from the Rocks

May 22, 2016May 18, 2016 by Jeff

You’d suspect a fast trip back to the roosterfish beach after Sammy’s catch yesterday afternoon, but to keep fishing interesting we went on a morning side trip first. I’ve always wanted to catch a giant hawkfish. He’s not a big fish by any means but he’s gorgeous and he lives in Baja. Grant took us … Read more

The Roosterfish of a Lifetime

May 22, 2016May 17, 2016 by Jeff

I had a good hunch about the place I fished yesterday. Twice I came close to connecting to proper roosterfish but it didn’t quite happen. Today I had Grant and Sammy drop me off on the same beach. In my experience great catches come after a few close calls. The pursuit builds up then happens. … Read more

My Marlin on the Fly Curse Lives On

November 14, 2022December 17, 2015 by Jeff

The day started very early at dawn under unbelievable skies with a quick dredge where we’ve been sticking the tuna this week. I nailed my second yellowfin tuna on the fly. Sammy picked up Grants fly rig and dredged with me. He had his first yellowfin hook up on the fly but the screaming run … Read more

Back to Baja

January 4, 2016December 12, 2015 by Jeff

Believe it or not I left the good ole USA again today. I’m presently in Cerritos, Mexico with my friend Sammy Vigneri at his sweet place on the beach. Sammy and I fish Baja together often and this week we’ll be after marlin on the fly, a fish that has not been particularly kind to … Read more

Contact Jeff

I started fly fishing at age 7 in the lakes and ponds of New England cutting my teeth on various sunfish, bass, crappie and stocked trout. I went to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, where I graduated with a Naturalist Degree while I discovered new fishing opportunities for pike, muskellunge, walleyes and various salmonids found in Lake Superior and its tributaries.

From there I headed west to work a few years in the Yellowstone region to simply work as much as most people fish and fish as much as most people work. I did just that, only it lasted over 20 years working at the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson, WY where I departed in 2009. Now it’s time to work for "The Man", working for myself that is.

I pursue my love to paint fish, lecture on every aspect of fly fishing you can imagine and host a few trips to some of the most exotic places you can think of. My ultimate goal is to catch as many species of fish on fly possible from freshwater to saltwater, throughout the world. I presently have taken over 440 species from over 60 countries!