Aug 22-24, 2023 I’ve fished an insane amount this summer and have a packed fishing schedule the next three months that includes two trips to Canada starting next Tuesday, Mexico in October and Borneo in November/December. Surely, this week I’d buckle down and catch up on work. Perhaps life? But then the forecast came. A … Read more
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
Fishing Lake Winnipesaukee yesterday gave me the bug. I went to bed last night dreaming of a news species on the fly today – the white sucker (Catostomus commersonii). Instead of taking the canoe, I drove my old 91 Explorer to Back Bay and fished on foot. While we didn’t have much sun today, it … Read more
I know when I’m about to add a new type of fish to my species list. I leap from bed. My coffee tastes better. Everything feels perfect. This morning I had all these feel good sensations. The Sonora sucker wasn’t going to be my next “marlin curse”. This handsome bottom dweller was about to go … Read more
There haven’t been a whole lot of fish to brag about this week on the blog despite being down here in Phoenix, Arizona on some of my favorite carp haunts. The main reason is because the waters are cold due to snow melt from the Arizona mountains and chilly temperatures in town dipping to the … Read more