Granny and I headed to Blackfoot Reservoir the other evening with plans to get up early and enjoy next morning’s Callibaetis hatch and possibly catch some big rainbows. Then when the hatch dwindled we planned to fish mirror carp. We arrived around 7 PM and Granny made one of her usual camping feasts. At … Read more
We camped last night on Blackfoot Reservoir so we could get an early start today fly fishing for carp. Last Friday the carp fishing was so good we could hardly wait. But we awoke to high wind, hovering smoke and patchy clouds. These are horrible conditions for sight-fish fly fishing for carp. Three of … Read more
I’m leaving the country again on Wednesday. This time for Costa Rica to be a guest angler for Castaway Films latest project – “Atlanticus”. Should be incredible. The one thing I like to do before an intense film shoot is relax with Granny. I picked her up from work Monday night and drove for two … Read more
The last thing I should’ve been doing today was fishing because I’m headed for a unique part of the Amazon in 30 hours and I’m not ready. But I couldn’t waste Granny’s day off packing. Instead we took off for a long day of carp fishing beginning at one of our secret spots followed by Blackfoot Reservoir. … Read more
Everything seemed right before I left Victor to meet my friend Tom Hansen for a day trip of fly fishing for mirror carp on Blackfoot Reservoir. The forecast had sunshine, light winds and temperatures in the 80°s, absolutely ideal carp conditions. When we arrived at around 9 AM to rig up the massive waterbody was … Read more
May 3 – 6, 2016 It’s refreshing to finally get home, fish at home and enjoy spring. Of course, it’s the start of our spring runoff so our river fishing options are limited. Most our tailwaters such as the South Fork and Lower Henry’s Fork are fishing well but boat traffic is thick. Instead of … Read more
Since teaching fly fishing to veterans on Monday the Yellowstone Country has been doused with needed snow and rain. My lawn is as green as it was in June and the leaves are changing. When we got to Kubswin Lake today there were tiny remnants of snow on the ground. Word has it that yesterday there … Read more
It wasn’t worth speeding and fishtailing treacherously down the dusty roads of Idaho like it was our first time fly fishing for huge carp. Today’s Blackfoot Reservoir trip wasn’t only my most humbling carp day ever but also the most strenuous hiking and fishing day of the year. That’s saying a lot after Tuesday. … Read more
After the car ordeal Friday, Granny and I bee lined for our friends Cinda Howard and Steve Berry’s house down near Phoenix. They have a nice place in Mesa with a comfy guest room, even nicer than the back of our Explorer. Each morning we sipped coffee on their back porch watching humming birds work … Read more