I grew up in Massachusetts right near the ocean and was raised fly fishing. Although dad and I made the occasional surf fishing trips to Plum Island, most our time was spent freshwater trout fishing on the Ipswich River, largemouth bass fishing on Hoods Pond and smallmouth fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Since … Read more
Granny and I arrived in Boston yesterday afternoon then took the bus from Logan Airport to New Hampshire and ended the day at Moms house up on Wolfeboro. I had some packages waiting full of my fish coffee mugs, beer steins and my new fish Solar Shirts. I had these shipped to her house for … Read more
I’ve racked up a few frequent flier miles over the years but 2018 is becoming one of legend. Thursday afternoon I hopped on Delta and traveled to Detroit. I was picked up by BeAlive Media Vice President, Jonalyn Morris. BeAlive is the company that made the short film about Granny and me last month. … Read more
Granny and I are getting as much camping and fishing in as we can before the snow flies. This week the forecast continues to call for summer days. We aimed to take advantage of our incredible hopper year and catch some hefty brown trout on big dry flies at one of our favorite September haunts. … Read more
I’m excited to say my friend Jeff Ditsworth of Pescador on the Fly has added a striped bass to my line of fish decals and you can order it here. In case you’re not aware of the decals most can be ordered 5 inches or 10 inches long or save money and order a set. They’re … Read more
Every September 1st I toss a heavy bedspread in the Explorer for extra warmth camping. Nighttime temperatures literally change from the 50°s in August to the low 30°s in September here in the Yellowstone Country. Well, it’s a good thing I do. Monday night Granny and I pulled off the road to sleep and it … Read more
I never made a cast this past week. Instead, exactly a week ago Granny and I flew to Chicago and caught two insane pitching matchups at Wrigley Field. The Mets were in town to face the Cubs. On Monday night it was John Lester against Noah Syndergaard and Tuesday night we saw Cole Hamels against … Read more
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
There’s one thing my fly fishing blog hasn’t storied in years – immaculately conditioned, gorgeously colored, stunningly wild, hefty cutthroats fooled by ridiculously large dry flies. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to go catch these gems. It’s because they’re not as easy to find these days. Don’t misunderstand me. No doubt big cutthroats … Read more
Over a weekend in July I was the subject of a flyfishing film and it just went live. BeAlive is a new company which features stories and outdoor adventures. We had a great time with their crew making this film and I love the finished product. Enjoy! Jeff Currier Global Fly Fishing
Renowned South Fork of the Snake fishing guide and great friend, Mike Bean, contacted me a month ago to make him a Cliff Box for one of his longtime customer/friends in celebration of his 80th birthday. It turns out his friend is Page Chapman. I know Page because Mike and Page invited me fishing on … Read more
My blog has given my readers the silent treatment and I apologize for this. I picked up a nasty tropical flu-like illness that put me down the last day of the Costa Rica marlin trip. I recovered enough on the way home to think all was good but first few days home it hit me … Read more