It was gutsy flying home for a mere ten hours after the Michigan Midwest Fly Fishing Show Sunday night instead of heading directly to Gabon. I nearly didn’t make it back to Idaho because of high winds and snow. But the fish gods were watching and I landed in Idaho Falls around midnight then made … Read more
I fly a bunch and I appreciate how incredible flying is. I love it. And this is a good thing for me. At 4 PM I finished the bulk of my speaking tour at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo in Warren, Michigan. The shows were excellent this season and the people and the amount … Read more
It’s off to Michigan tomorrow to speak at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo. I spoke at this show back in 2013 and had a great time. This weekend I’ll be sharing speaking duties with one the all-time greats, Joe Humphreys as well as friends Ed Engle, Skip Morris, Jason Randall and many more. If you … Read more
The tour continues to blaze by. Thursday nights gig in Great Falls, Montana with Missouri River Flyfishers went off well and the weekend in Lethbridge, Canada for “The Art of Fly Fishing Festival” was a huge success with their largest attendance ever. I had a great time entertaining but one of the highlights had to … Read more
The longest speaking road trip of the year ended late Monday night after the 14 hour drive from Pleasanton, CA to Victor, ID. I love the peacefulness of the empty highways through Nevada. It’s like therapy after the traffic on the west coast. I was so happy to wake up in my own bed yesterday. … Read more
It was the usual fun evening in Fresno with the Fresno Fly Fishers last night. Then after my show I drove all the way up to Pleasanton for the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show that starts today. This is always a great show so I hope my California friends make it down to say howdy. Here’s … Read more
I appreciate the concern for my visit to the dermatologist. Thanks for the emails. I had the piece cut out of my ear and unfortunately they took another piece from my left arm both for biopsy. The results will be back in less than ten days and hopefully they won’t be melanoma. In addition … Read more
Over the weekend I traveled from Portland, Oregon to Indianapolis, Indiana and did nine presentations at the Great American Fly Fishing Expo. The show was great and I enjoyed making many new friends at my talks. As much as it seems like I was just getting on the plane to go to Indi I’m already … Read more
We began our decent into Minneapolis Airport Thursday night on my way to Indianapolis for the Great American Fly Fishing Expo when the Captain came on with bad news. Airforce Two with Vice President Joe Biden decided they going to take off from MN at that exact time we were landing and the airport closed. … Read more
The last blog was short then I didn’t follow up with the weekend report on Monday. That’s because I have been fighting the show plague of 2016. It started the last day during that horrible weather in Florida twelve days ago and dang near killed me traveling to Seattle last week. I think it’s the … Read more
I made it home from FL then drove all the way to the Seattle area to start six more straight weeks of shows. This weekend is the Lynnwood, WA Fly Fishing Show and it’s on Saturday and Sunday only. As always I’ll be giving my PowerPoint presentations and casting demonstrations. Here’s my schedule. Please … Read more
Florida fishing guide Blake Matherly had confidence in Rick Schreiber and I after seeing us fish through yesterday. We didn’t show an ounce of disappointment despite the fish-hindering weather. When you plan a trip way in advance weather can screw you. You can cry about it or change your frame of mind and have fun … Read more