July 15 The nieces weren’t happy when I woke them at 5:30 am to head for sunrise on the Teton River near the house. Indeed we were all very tired from the Tetons trek but I thought a nice morning on the river would heal the muscles. They went but they wouldn’t get in the … Read more
July 13 – 14 I slept without my rainfly and enjoyed spectacular stars throughout last night on this fantastic backpacking trip through the Tetons with my nieces. This morning I peeked behind my tent well before sunrise hit our camp. A random peak was lit to the hilt with the first rays of sun. I … Read more
I had the nieces up early for our trek through the Tetons this morning. Even Granny had to get up though she wasn’t going. She needed to drop us off at Jenny Lake. Our three day hike is one Granny and I did in 2013. It starts at Jenny Lake and we tramp all the … Read more
The young ladies, my nieces, Sammy age 16 and Montana age 14, arrived on time today as planned. After a morning of fishing and swimming on Jenny Lake Granny and I picked them up at the Jackson Hole airport at noon. We grabbed the bags and they were ready to rock! I don’t waste … Read more
Here’s some news while I’m unable to blog because of being in the backcountry of the Tetons with the nieces. As many of you know I introduced a line of fish decals about a year ago with friend Jeff Ditsworth, founder of Pescador on the Fly. While we’ve done ok with these decals, the … Read more
Tomorrow my brother’s two teenage daughters, Montana 14 and Sammy 16, fly out for a ten day visit. If you’ve read this blog for years then you know them both (story from 2010). Montana was on here ten days ago bluegill fishing with me in New Hampshire. They have been on fishing trips with me … Read more
It was a busy week since returning from NH with catching up and of course the 4th of July which in Victor, Idaho is a huge celebration. This weekend the action continued. I spent Friday night through Sunday night being interviewed, photographed and filmed by “BeAlive”. There will be more to come on this soon … Read more
Nearly a month of warmwater fly fishing that started with the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic on Blackfoot Reservoir June 1-3 followed by the Georgia Speaking Tour through mid-June to the last ten days here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire ended today. It was a fantastic run. I can never get enough of the … Read more
Yesterday was a deluge of rain here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Granny and I didn’t even get out fishing. It was a bummer because it was her last day here. I’m staying through tomorrow. I used the day for catching up on my blog and organizing some speaking bookings for winter 2019. … Read more
At 4:20 am I sat up to see how Lake Winnipesaukee looked for my morning fishing with my nieces. I’m glad I was awaken by the first singing bird. It was a strikingly beautiful dawn. Without hesitation I woke up the girls who were sleeping next to me on the camps porch here in Wolfeboro, … Read more
I get asked all the time if I do any guiding and folks are surprised when I tell them I don’t. The reason I don’t is that I have such little time at home these days and when I’m home I cherish my time fishing with Granny or friends. I do take a few special … Read more
Wind, rain and cool temps kept Granny and I completely off the water today here in New Hampshire. Instead we headed down to Newburyport, Massachusetts to watch my nieces act in a play. Its probably not what you’d expect from Granny and I but we’re glad we did. The play was excellent, the girls did … Read more