It was nice heading out fishing even though it was windy and rainy after the frigid cold October back in Idaho. I’m on Punta Pájaros Island at Casa Blanca Fly Fishing Lodge. This is located between Ascension and Espiritu Santo Bays in the Yucatan State of Quintana Roo Mexico. It’s a tropical paradise in the … Read more
Three weeks ago I was waiting for Granny to finish physical therapy for her shoulder when I got a text from Team USA Fly Fishing manager and sponsor, Jerry Arnold. Jerry was checking up on Granny, but Jerry also threw in, “If she’s doing well you should consider joining me in Mexico first week of … Read more
I might not have internet while down in Mexico this week but my day by day accounts will be posting soon. In the meantime, let me help you with this year’s Christmas Shopping! Every shopper struggles to come up with gifts for the angler that has everything. You end up buying something they already … Read more
I said I was tired last night. And man I must have been. At 6 AM a wall of wind rolled down from Raynolds Pass on the Idaho Montana border and overtook Henry’s Lake. It wasn’t an ordinary blow but rather a thunderous gale of 35 mph. Two of our three boats were beached in … Read more
It was a long day. After my gig at Simms last night I settled into the Element Hotel in Bozeman. This morning I got up and drove the four hours back to Victor, ID to get Granny to her Physical Therapy session in Driggs. Once that was done I packed my lake fishing gear and … Read more
While Granny continues to improve from her shoulder surgery I find myself scurrying to get things done before my fall travels begin. I head for Mexico next weekend. I have a speaking gig in Missoula immediately upon return. Then after Thanksgiving I head for the Seychelles to host a Yellow Dog trip. I for dang … Read more
There’s nothing more fun to me than to share my waters with friends from afar. Especially when they’ve done the same for me on their home turf. Today Tim Brune and I took my longtime South African friends Rob Scott and Keith Clover, founders of Tourette Fishing (now known as African Waters), fishing in a … Read more
I nearly always fish on my birthday and today was the day. To spice it up two of my South African friends rolled into town, Rob Scott and Keith Clover, founders of Tourette Fishing (now called African Waters). These are two great African friends of mine. We go all the way back to 2010 when … Read more
Granny continues to recover nicely from her shoulder surgery. Today is exactly 3 weeks since she got cut. This is an operation we feared because of the pain and difficult physical therapy that comes with. And it’s the first 3 weeks that’s worst. But we are through this trying part and neither of us can … Read more
You may remember I helped teach an Advance Dry Fly Class for the School of Trout back in August over on the Henry’s Fork. The School of Trout also offers a Basic Trout Class each October and it runs for a week. With Granny recovering from her surgery I opted out of this one, however, … Read more
While Granny recovers from her shoulder surgery there won’t be much fishing. Instead I’m getting caught up on my work. For me this means updating and building new PowerPoint presentations to deliver during this winter’s speaking tour. I’m writing a feature article for Current Magazine about my recent Amazon trip. And I’m hoping to do … Read more
Granny is resting and recovering well after her shoulder surgery last week. She fell off a fence when we were in Baja last May and the tough ole girl fought the pain hoping to recover on her own this summer. That’s because our health insurance sucks. By July the pain was too much and … Read more