fly fishing for species Archives

Species Bashing Day

March 31, 2025March 17, 2025 by Jeff

I always fish cool places with an old-style waterproof camera around my neck. I use it to grab a quick photo here and there to help tell the stories to go with the blog. I use it to document new species and photograph oddball stuff like flies or a close up of the fins of … Read more

A Colombian Species Bash and a New Fish on the Fly

May 25, 2024May 18, 2024 by Jeff

The food at Darien Lodge here in Colombia is sensational. Today began with a unique and delicious taste of poached eggs in local flavors with fresh fruit. By 7 AM we were headed for the boats. Today Jess jumped over with the Marrese boys and Scott Wessels, the owner of the famous Bears Den in … Read more

First New 2023 Species Comes by Luck

May 13, 2023May 9, 2023 by Jeff

Last fall Granny and I made a trip to the Driftless Region of Wisconsin and visited and fished with our friends Jo and Jason Randall who live near Viroqua. This rolling hilled farm country has some of the best trout fishing in all the Midwest and I’m happy to say we returned here this afternoon … Read more

Last Day New Species Magic

January 31, 2020December 13, 2019 by Jeff

It was our last day fishing in Southern Oman. And Sammy and I got to do it with yesterdays guides Nuan and Amhed but also Nick Bowles and Trevor Skinner. The boys of Ocean Active Fly arrived last night to join us today. Tomorrow they stay and fish with Yousef while Sammy and I will … 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!