Fly fishing for Atlantic Salmon Archives

End Big and Go Home

February 4, 2017August 27, 2016 by Jeff

It’s the last day in Iceland and only a few hours of fishing took place this morning on the Selá River. The weather was cool, gray and drizzly. A perfect day to catch one more Atlantic salmon on this Iceland trip. And if you read this blog often, you know I like to end trips … Read more

Brown Trout and Atlantic Salmon on the Sela River

February 4, 2017August 25, 2016 by Jeff

We had a good sleep and finished coffee and breakfast early. Ingo, Granny and I took off on the hour drive to Beat 8, the highest beat on the Selá River. This upper section not only has Atlantic salmon but also a unique strain of wild brown trout. The browns were our first target. … Read more

Arctic Char, Atlantic Salmon and Lamb Chops

March 28, 2023August 20, 2016 by Jeff

The weather changed last night. We woke up to the patter of rain and rattling wind. No one jumped from bed like yesterday. I made us coffee around 8 and we sat around and enjoyed the precious brew. We have eight more days of Atlantic salmon fishing here in Iceland and it doesn’t hurt to … Read more

End of the World Fly Fishing – Iceland

September 28, 2016August 18, 2016 by Jeff

All my friends passionate about fishing (fishing bums) are similar whether from home or abroad. Icelandic Fly Fishermen pals Ingo Helgason and Siggy Hedinn picked Granny and I up at our room in Reykjavik, Iceland at 8 AM. First halt on the long drive to our upcoming fishing was the truck stop for a healthy … Read more

Return to the Salmon Waters of Iceland

November 10, 2024August 17, 2016 by Jeff

After hours of delays leaving the USA yesterday Granny and I arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland this morning. We’re here to Atlantic salmon fish with our friends of Icelandic Fly Fishermen. You may remember I fished here in 2014 with my friend Ingo Helgason. It was an epic trip where I caught one of the most … Read more

Riding the Wave to Iceland

August 16, 2016 by Jeff

Thirty years ago I wondered if I’d ever catch a bonefish in Belize, a massive trout in New Zealand or a peacock bass in the Amazon. I thought with the measly salary at the time my boundaries for fishing would be 250 miles from home. And honestly, I was happy with that because my 250 … Read more

From Laxá Adaldal to Flekkudalsá

August 22, 2015August 7, 2014 by Jeff

Ingo, Hilmar, Loa and I were assigned beats 2 and 4 this morning, our last session on the Laxá Adaldal. To split up, Ingo and I went to beat 4 while Hilmar and Loa went to beat 2. The day was another cold windy one with drizzle and rain. Three hours into fishing, all of … Read more

A Monumental Salmon

February 12, 2021August 5, 2014 by Jeff

I woke up feeling rather spry considering I had less than five hours sleep and been going hard since I arrived in Iceland. Ingo and I polished off a few coffees and a Euro breakfast before wadering up and heading for the river. This morning we had beat 3, the only beat to produce Atlantic … Read more

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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!