Speaking of steelhead, my friend, Keith Scott, wild-eyed, and very good bluesman, was performing at the Trout Hunter’s on Henry’s Fork (see www.trouthunt.com) and went up to fish the canyon. A big rainbow took his olive bugger and nearly fought Keith to a standstill. He landed it, got its photo, and then as he says, “went […]
Jason and Kelley became parents to Brooke Alexis on October 8th. Brooke was so excited about learning to fly fish that she came a bit early. She is doing just fine, and headed home on Wednesday October 24. Here she is in her car seat, dreaming of Spey casting for steelhead and salmon in the […]
Montauk Point is alive with fish as reported by our friend, Capt’n Jake Jordan. He and friends found stripers up to 25 pounds and albies up to 10 pounds in numbers. If you’re in the area and get there, have at ‘em.
For those who would like to read a bit more about Al, head over to: http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/al-troth-inventor-of-elk-hair-caddis-fly-leaves-mark/article_ae200f92-e7f6-11e1-aac9-001a4bcf887a.html
Jason and I are putting the final touches on The Angler as Predator, book four in the “Fly Fishing” series. Here’s a list of chapter titles. Coming soon–excerpts from the book. Watch for them. Chapter One: The Predator Chapter Two: The Pretender Chapter Three: The Hunter Chapter Four: Home Chapter Five: The Better to See […]
Al Troth, a most accomplished fly tyer and fisherman, who lived his last years in Dillon, Montana, died August 3. Al was an old Pennsylvania boy who taught high school in Williamsport, one of the trout meccas of the state. The E. Hille Company of Williamsport was very active in those years, and Al bought […]
My good friend, Theo Bakelaar, and I were talking about Striped Bass, and he told me that there is a fish in Holland that they call the Sea Bass, which fights even harder and tastes better than any other fish. Theo takes them on Clouser Deep Minnows and his eel skin flies. They run from […]
My friend, Henry Kanemoto, sent along this URL to a photo of a truly huge lake trout. It’s truly an astounding giant of a laker. Have a look. www.flickr.com/photos/fishasart/6657219345/in/photostream
I realize my posts have been mighty thin these past few weeks due to extensive travels, but I’m back and ready to roll. Watch for posts on the trip and plenty of new stuff on the books and other fishing information. Nancy and I arrived at the Madison River last week amid a horrific windstorm […]
My blog has been a bit thin for the past few weeks because we are traveling and celebrating some great life milemarkers with Jason and Kelley. Kelley graduated from nursing school and had her official pinning on June 20th. Both Nancy and Kelley’s mom, Mary, were honored by pinning Kelley. Then came the announcement that […]