After a delivering a fantastic full day seminar for the Fin and Fire Fly Shop yesterday, today was back on the water. Team USA Master Fly Fishing Teammate, Scott Robertson, took his wife Sarah, Granny and I to a lake he’d been wanting to fish, Suttle Lake. But though sunny, it was chilly. I mean … Read more
I’m 99% catch and release but when it comes to a Jenny Lake lake trout, a Wisconsin walleye or a grouper in Baja, I make an exception. Please understand, these species are undisputedly delicious. Last night here in Oregon, my friend Mike LaSota convinced me that “Spring Chinook Salmon” taste even better than the above. … Read more
It was an enjoyable and productive couple weeks at home since the epic Baja trip. I got a heap of projects done such as editing Baja photos, finishing a feature article for Voyage de Peche French Magazine and stayed busy with the art as well. The art included a couple of paintings, almost a dozen … Read more
I slipped into Portland, Oregon last night and am presently staying with my old friend Mike LaSota (Michigan Mike). Mike’s last time on the blog was when we fished in Gabon in 2016. What brought me to Portland was to give my presentation, “Streamer Tricks for More and Larger Trout” for the Flyfisher’s of Oregon … Read more
Back in the day, October snow and cold meant exciting fall fishing to me. Though it still does it also causes me to pull out the map. Luckily, today I’m headed to Portland, Oregon to deliver my PowerPoint presentation, “Streamer Tricks for More and Larger Trout” to the FlyFisher’s Club of Oregon. After my talk, … Read more