Sometimes a busy schedule means you can’t take a full day to hit the water. If that is the case, do what I do.... pair down your expectations. Shoot for a two hour chunk of time on a familiar piece of water close to home. I spent most of the day in Virginia visiting family …
Be sure to check out the link below to my YouTube video explaining my fly rod and line system for small creeks. I had planned to fish the well known brook trout fishery Kettle Creek but with the holiday weekend the popular creek was teaming with anglers at every access point and areas in between. …
My annual Mother’s Day fishing trip in honor of my mother who recognized and fed my passion for fishing.
Water Crossing on the John Muir Trail. Yes, my son hikes with a bow tie.. It’s one of his backpacking traditions. His trail name is “Sherpa”. He was packing over 50lbs because he volunteered to carry all our food for the week in his bear canister. Because I was struggling a lot with the altitude, …
Continue reading Eastern Sierra’s Day 1 (Part 2), Into the wilderness
We started that day at 3 a.m. at 6k feet and ended the day at 10k camped in a high mountain basin next to a pristine alpine lake full of willing brook trout. What came in between was personally one of the most physically and mentally challenging days I've had since my days as an …
Wild Trout Chronicles 