flyfishing for smallmouth yellowfish Archives

Fishing in Lesotho with Tourette Comes to an End

December 26, 2015November 25, 2015 by Jeff

I packed the rods last night so there would be no 5 AM temptation to fish the camp pool. Instead me, Granny and the Tourette fishing guides sipped coffee and reminisced about our great four days all while I left my mark at the Makhangoa Community Fishing Camp. I haven’t done art in weeks so I broke out my … Read more

My First Trout in Africa

December 26, 2015November 22, 2015 by Jeff

We awoke to a much nicer day than yesterday. It was freezing cold but the clouds were gone and I could see right away the river came down a few inches. I got up at 5 and slammed my coffee, grabbed my 4-weight LS and went back down to the camp pool. I had a … Read more

Fly Fishing the Gourits River of South Africa

December 28, 2020November 15, 2015 by Jeff

Our South African adventure isn’t a week old yet and we’ve done lots. We have our travel groove on thanks to Craig and Coreta Smith. They’ve shown us a beautiful piece of the Garden Route along the coast of South Africa. But today Craig and Coreta drove us north away from the sea and into … Read more

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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!