It was a sunny day on the flats of Belize yesterday but the wind was savage. The forecast for today was promising. More sun and finally a drop in the wind to a more workable 10 to 20 mph. But the prediction was wrong. We had cruel conditions of thick clouds, 55° temps, 25 mph … Read more
Todays blog starts with a travel tip. In the northern hemisphere, even in tropical destinations, December is December. Its winter and it can get far colder than you may expect. At midnight I turned the fan off over my bed here at the Belize Permit Club. At 2 AM I added a blanket. And at … Read more
Today was a challenging day of permit fishing. It started with Wil Flack waking us up at 4 AM. It rained all night and it was drizzling as we made coffee. I was basically in a coma. 4 AM here is like 2 AM in Idaho and for the last ten days or so I’ve … Read more
I made it to Belize today by the skin of my teeth. I’m a Delta guy which means getting to Belize flies me through Atlanta. It was snowing! We were delayed more than an hour but that was because we needed to be deiced before takeoff and as you can imagine, that’s not normal for … Read more
A week ago I was sitting at mom’s house in New Hampshire packing my things to return home for the first time since early November. I was looking forward to a month in Victor, Idaho before show season starts. Then my phone rang. It was fellow Yellow Dog Ambassador and owner of Tres Pescados Fly … Read more
After our superb redfishing down in Louisiana, instead of going home Granny and I went to New England for two weeks to visit my family. We based out of Moms house in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The weather was incredible with sunshine and temperatures in the 40°s and 50°s for most of the trip. I think … Read more
Fly fishing for redfish here in Louisiana has a reputation for being superb. This week however it’s been fair. Indeed, the reds we’ve caught have been good quality but only four in our first two days. But this is why you can’t judge a location on only two days fishing. Today, day 3, was nothing … Read more
We returned to the Hopedale, Louisiana redfish flats again today. This time we fished with Capt. Paul Lappin. Paul picked us up at 6:30 AM and we drove the scenic route from New Orleans to the marina. It took about an hour. Instead of grabbing a sit-down breakfast like yesterday we grabbed one to go … Read more
Funny, all the crazy fish I’m knowledgeable about from around the world, yet there’s one of Americas greatest game fish I hardly know. That’s the red drum, better known as the redfish. This week Granny and I are in Louisiana to do a little brush up on this sharp looking species of the grassy flats. … Read more
No better way to ponder about my Arctic char fishing at Inukshuk Lodge at Nunavik Quebec this past summer than to kick back during a few cold dark November days and break out the watercolors. As much as I hate the fact that it doesn’t get light until nearly 8 AM and it gets dark … Read more
Huge bummer along with today’s blog. Though I shot numerous photos and even had a chance to preview them on my camera – I accidentally deleted them all. First time ever done such a bonehead move. I’m so lucky these weren’t from some far corner of the earth. Luckily, Adam Tate shot a few of … Read more
I believe we Idahoans have stretched our Indian summer days to the brink. The forecast predicts our high temperatures to drop into the 30°s by mid-week. Along with the chill comes wind and snow. Today however was gorgeous. We had hardly a cloud and the temperature was in the 50°s. No doubt it was … Read more