Sure, lake trout get much bigger than this – but pretty cool when I wasn’t even supposed to be fishing today. The 27 incher was an incredible fight on my 6-weight Winston and old Ross Arius Reel. The mackinaw are close to shore at the moment because of the recently cooled water temps. I was … Read more
The minute I finished up my PowerPoint presentation for the Kalamazoo Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Thursday night, Terry Wittorp, Kevin Thompson, several other club members and I headed for the Muskegon River. The Muskegon is one of Michigan’s tributaries to Lake Michigan and has excellent runs of steelhead, brown trout and Chinook salmon. It … Read more
The official end to summer hits me when I head out of town to do my first speaking engagement of the winter season. That’s today. I’m packed and ready to head to the Idaho Falls airport and head for two gigs. Tomorrow night I speak to St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers Club in … Read more
I received a heavyweight package in the mail today from my friend Jim Klug. In the carefully wrapped bundle was Jim’s new book, Fly Fishing Belize. If only I’d walked to the post office instead of riding my bike. This book is so full of information and Jim’s own stunning photography that pedaling home … Read more
Fly fishing Jenny Lake in October is do dang special with the Tetons before your eyes on every cast that a trip to Jackson Hole for a few errands turned into a full afternoon and evening skipping out on work. . . . Again! Today I went with my pal Trey Scharp. Trey is so … Read more
I struggle with self-employment in October. This is the best time of year to fly fish my home waters. Furthermore, this week we’re having one of the nicest Indian summer weeks of all time with temps in the 70°s. Today I said screw work and headed to Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park with … Read more
Because of two massive art projects due soon, preparations for a speaking tour to the Midwest next week, baseball playoffs and a huge expedition to Guyana for arapaima at the end of the month, rather than putting hours into writing an essay, today’s blog must be short and sweet. In the face of heavy … Read more
September 22-25, 2014 If you’ve ever fly fished in Arizona then surely you know Cinda Howard and Steve Berry. Cinda is an expert of nearly twenty years on Arizona waters. She worked at Orvis in Scottsdale for eight years, was president of Desert Fly Casters and is currently a board member of Zane Grey … Read more
For years I donated art to Project Healing Waters and Wounded Warriors for their fundraising events. I’m sure the pieces sold and helped but once the art left me I never knew for sure how much it contributed. Then last year I got the opportunity to give a day teaching fly fishing to wounded warriors … Read more
September 19, 2014 Idaho is a spectacular place, especially in September. And the last half of September is the best of the best. This morning friend Mike Dawes and film maker/photographer Austin Trayser and I headed on the two hour jaunt for carp into the most vibrantly colorful fall I can recollect. I stopped … Read more
September 16 & 17, 2014 Granny and I plan to have a nice relaxing fishing fall. This week was back to the Nunya starting with a filling dinner at the local pub, a few of their home brews then a good night sleep in the back of the Exploder. We were up early and … Read more
Here’s the link to Paul Bruun’s story about my streamer fishing techniques: Currier’s Triple-Threat Fly Rod Approach Jeff Currier Global Fly Fishing