You’ve met my friend Dan Swift (Danimal) before. We used to fish together around Cody, WY. Most recently was last year when we fished his cottage lake house waters over around Alton, NH. Dan and I go way back. He worked for me in the fly shop in the 90’s and went on in the … Read more
Ahh yea, I’m slowly getting back to my old ways of before the pandemic. I’m bouncing around the country and world again. It feels good to be back in such action. On Wednesday night/Thursday morning Granny and I traveled from Hayward, WI to Wolfeboro, NH because this weekend is Mom’s 80th birthday. This afternoon I … Read more
After a fun family weekend kayaking (but not fishing) on the Saco River near North Conway we made it back to Wolfeboro to rap up our trip. We are flying home on Wednesday. There are always a few things I need to officially say goodbye to for the year here in NH: First my smallie … Read more
It’s wonderful that the US is close to putting the pandemic in the rearview mirror but I already miss flying on half empty planes. Last week my flights to Memphis were packed and crossing the country Tuesday was like the old days of crowded airports and one or two dip ****s holding up departure because … Read more
That was one heck of a June. It ended Wednesday morning with one last smallmouth jaunt at 5 AM on Lake Winnipesaukee. I caught two but it was much slower than when I arrived due to warm water temps from all the heat over the last two weeks. Yea, I missed out on the … Read more
Lots of things change over time and when a favorite fishing spot loses its charm it can be heartbreaking. Back Bay behind Wolfeboro, NH on Lake Winnipesaukee is one of those places for me. I grew up fishing this cool little backwater-confluence of the Smith River to Lake Winnipesaukee. During my childhood it was some … Read more
Flight travel threw some hitches at me that affected my schedule big time. I left Minnesota Sunday night planning to get home late but have all Monday at home to catch up on few things before leaving for New Hampshire on Tuesday. BUT, a leg of my Tuesday flight to Boston cancelled so I had … Read more
I was planning to take two nieces fly fishing for smallmouth bass early this morning, Montana and Sierra. Both with their new Winston rods! Sierra ended up bailing out last minute because her softball team advanced in playoffs and she had a 9 AM game. Without Sierra, Montana and I opted for a more casual … Read more
I was in the canoe for six hours yesterday with my niece Sierra. That’s a long time sitting in the paddling position when you’re over 50. There was no way I was canoe fishing again today. Plus the temperatures plummeted last night and we had a high of 54° and a brisk breeze. My sister … Read more
It was off to one of my favorite fishing haunts today with one of my best fishing pals. I went to Back Bay in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire with my niece Sierra. Back Bay isn’t a blue ribbon trout stream or a trophy bass lake. Its just the relaxing place where I grew up fishing. … Read more
Ever since my dad began to struggle with Parkinson’s disease I’ve found my way back east to visit my family in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire a bunch. Dad is now I nursing home so that’s a huge bummer. But there is some good. I went from seeing my family once a year to what is now … Read more
Granny and I head home tomorrow so we started the day visiting dad at the nursing home. He was extremely disoriented and I’m not sure he knew we were there. It was tough way to see him for the last time. I couldn’t wait to get to the camp and head out in the canoe … Read more