I was in the canoe for six hours yesterday with my niece Sierra. That’s a long time sitting in the paddling position when you’re over 50. There was no way I was canoe fishing again today. Plus the temperatures plummeted last night and we had a high of 54° and a brisk breeze. My sister … Read more
It was off to one of my favorite fishing haunts today with one of my best fishing pals. I went to Back Bay in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire with my niece Sierra. Back Bay isn’t a blue ribbon trout stream or a trophy bass lake. Its just the relaxing place where I grew up fishing. … Read more
It wasn’t supposed to be so nice weather-wise today in Cape Cod. But that’s New England for you. Despite the forecast for rain and wind we had neither when Bob Lewis and I headed out fishing at sunrise again. Today we didn’t need to be in at 9 AM. Instead we had all morning. … Read more
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