fly fishing for bass Archives

Drifting with Sturgeon

August 8, 2022August 7, 2022 by Jeff

Its hard to explain how invigorating it is to go fishing on new water almost every time I go fishing. And to be able to do it from home – unreal! The newfangled adventures around every corner had me bouncing from bed at 4:45 AM this morning to meet up with my friend Bob Butler … Read more

Mouse Fly Madness

June 3, 2022June 1, 2022 by Jeff

Nearly every day since arriving in NH I’ve been up before 5 AM. A few of these days I fished but when not, I got work done for my biz. Today I awoke in the back of my 1991 Explorer in friend Dan Swifts driveway at 4:30 (I love sleeping in my truck and it’s … Read more

Weeding through the Grass Leads to Big Common Carp

July 23, 2021July 19, 2021 by Jeff

Yesterday, Boots Allen, Tom Bie and I were worn out from the demands of summer and we took our fishing easy. Because of our lackluster approach, we only caught one fish. There would be no dillydallying today. While the guys each slept in their trucks last night, I found a comfy spot on the … Read more

Time to Slow it Down and Fish

July 22, 2021July 18, 2021 by Jeff

Boots Allen picked me up at my house at 9:15 AM. We loaded three days worth of gear and drove to Swan Valley where we met another friend Tom Bie. Boots has been on the blog many times. He’s a 3rd generation fishing guide here in the Tetons. This is a first time on the … Read more

Bass and Carp on the Famous Snake River

July 30, 2020July 26, 2020 by Jeff

Its hard to put together a three of four day fishing trip with my friends in the middle of summer. Most of them guide or do some sort of job in the fly fishing industry. Taking such time off isn’t possible. That is, unless you plan the time months ahead. That’s exactly what me and … Read more

Four Types of Bass on the Fly in a Day

June 30, 2019June 21, 2019 by Jeff

For more than twenty years my solstice was spent fishing for sixteen straight hours on the Henry’s Fork. I called it my “Henry’s Fork Marathon”. I might still have a Henry’s Fork Marathon in 2019 but it won’t be on the longest day of the year. Instead, this year I found myself waking up in … Read more

Nearly a Month of Warmwater Flyfishing Comes to an End

July 5, 2018June 30, 2018 by Jeff

Nearly a month of warmwater fly fishing that started with the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic on Blackfoot Reservoir June 1-3 followed by the Georgia Speaking Tour through mid-June to the last ten days here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire ended today. It was a fantastic run. I can never get enough of the … 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!