Thanks to work and watching baseball I haven’t been fishing enough. Also, our fall weather has been heinous. On the night of September 14 our high temperatures went from the 80°s to 40°s and most days since have provided cold rain and snow. Although todays early morning drive to Kubswin Lake was colorful, I should’ve … Read more
Lots of catching up on art, writing, organizing for the show season is in the rearview. Not done but enough finished to have some fun. This past week Granny and I went to Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and watched two Cardinals vs Cubs games. The Cubs lost for us on Tuesday night but … Read more
We’ve had eight days of colder than normal September temperatures with a solid dose of precipitation mixed of rain and snow. I refer to it as the fall Equinox storm. It’s a good thing for Idaho. You can never get too much moisture. Bad weather also gives me a window to catch up on my office … Read more
It’s been more than twenty years since I caught much on the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. That’s since the 1990’s when the Park declared war on lake trout in Yellowstone Lake. The very lake trout the Park is accused of stocking in the late 1800’s and 1920’s. I’m the first to agree … Read more
I got a call from Simms back in April asking if I would fish on their Jackson Hole One Fly Team. At the time I expected to be tarpon fishing in the Congo and had to turn it down. When denied our permits and VISA’s for the Congo a month ago I checked in with … Read more
Though fly fishing Costa Rica so far has been brutal I always wake up feeling confident. I think it’s the reason I’ve had last day success before. Once again we had a morning storm to deal with but it wasn’t terrible like yesterday. We couldn’t leave at our planned 5 AM but we left at a respectable … Read more
Tarponville is a well-known lodge down here in Costa Rica. It’s located in Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge and about a half hour boat ride from the mouth of the Sixaola River which is the river that separates Costa Rica from Panama. It is here that huge tarpon thrive and have a habit of devouring big … Read more
I’ve been on plenty of exotic trips that I waited a long time for only to be brutalized by weather, bad conditions or simply lousy fishing. There’s nothing more you can do other than get out on the water and give it your best shot. You don’t blame the guides or the lodge. One … Read more
The rain was relentless until 4 AM this morning. We got up about that time and powered some coffee and snacks then loaded the boat for a full day of filming. The rain stopped completely at 4:45 and at 5, when the glow of daylight began, we shoved off. Our goal was to put some … Read more
I apologize in advance for the limited photos. Sometimes when working on a filming project there’s little time to grab my own camera. I arrived in Costa Rica this morning at 7 AM. Hard to believe Granny and I woke up in the back of the Explorer yesterday at Blackfoot Reservoir to the sound … Read more
August 30, 2017 Back in April I got a call from fly fishing filmmaker Grant Wiswell, producer of Castaway Films. He wanted to know if I’d be willing to do an interview for his upcoming tarpon film, “Atlanticus”. I’m always thrilled for these types of jobs and honored to be asked. Grants next question was … Read more
I’m not much to pay attention to the news. To me it’s seems like it’s always bad or propaganda crap or even as Trump says, “Fake News”. But when catastrophes happen I hear about them. I’m just in the door from a few days of carping and am now well informed about Hurricane Harvey. My … Read more