After a week of shoveling, Tuesday afternoon Granny and I loaded my 1991 Explorer and headed south for Arizona. We didn’t head south because of the snow but rather because we each have some time off. Originally we were scheduled to work the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show in CA but that cancelled like just about … Read more
The “Super Grand Slam” painting is done for my friend Mike Lodge. It’s a tricky process putting four fish on one piece of watercolor paper. They must be aligned perfect and there’s thought put into the order and size of each fish in the painting. Then there’s the crucial care that needs to be taken … Read more
If you’re a regular blog follower and wondering why the lack of posts, it’s plain and simple, I’m not fishing now. I was supposed to be in Baja but we had to do some last minute rescheduling. Instead, it’s my usual life at home. I’m working on a large size “Flats Grand Slam” painting which … Read more
I sort of unpacked from the permit trip to Belize two weeks ago. I say sort of because I moved most of the salty rods and reels to my bag for Mexico. I was planning to leave for Baja on Friday. But sadly, my friend Sammy whom I always go to Baja with, his mother … Read more
I wasn’t expecting a good day based on the way it started at 4 AM. We were going for a very early departure to the flats if the weather was good. And it was. That part was glorious and because of it we went all the way to the reef to permit fish. But when … Read more
I couldn’t believe my ears. It was the sound of a steady tropical downpour. I mean relentless rain pounding the roof of the Belize Permit Club. Yesterday was beautiful and when we went to bed there were stars out, but now we were right back to where we started our week only worse! No … Read more
We woke up to a miracle today. I heard birds singing at 4:30 AM rather than pounding rain. I clicked the coffee pot and made lots of noise to wake up Tim Brune and Wil Flack. We needed to get on the permit flats early here at the Belize Permit Club. It was … Read more
As forecasted, our weather today here in Southern Belize was miserable. It was raining so hard at 5 AM that instead of leaping up to turn on the coffee pot, I rolled over. And it wasn’t only me, buddy Tim Brune could have flicked the button but he too opted for more sleep. I’ve never … Read more
Here we go again. We are having horrid weather here in Belize and it looks to be here for a couple more days. Despite a lot of bad weather luck in recent trips, I can’t complain too much about it this time. Belize is known to have unreliable weather for fishing December through February. My … Read more
It’s good to be back in Belize. This is where my love for world travel kicked off and also where my saltwater fly fishing addiction started. My first trip to Belize was in 1989 and after that I came back twice a year for a while. I hosted trips to Belize River Lodge and Turneffe … Read more
I made it to Belize today. It was smooth sailing once I got through that first hour after getting out of my own bed at 3:15 AM. Friend Tim Brune, picked me up at the house shortly after 4 and we headed for Idaho Falls to catch a flight to Denver then on to Belize … Read more
It has been a beautiful winter here in Idaho. Cold, sunny, blue sky days. Skiers aren’t happy due to the lack of snow but for me it’s been good. Yeah I’d normally be out doing the shows and I miss that. I miss the work and I miss seeing friends and meeting new ones. But … Read more