Fishing

Throwback Picture

Throwback Picture

Cleaning out totes in attic and came across some old pics. This is from my college days - it was...

Summer Blues

Summer Blues

Decided to spend day fishing instead of working on shop. Very warm day but at least it wasn't...

Why I Prefer A Fly Rod

Why I Prefer A Fly Rod

A picture is worth a 1000 words. Every year I get a massive birds nest using braid - think I will...

Surf Candies

Surf Candies

1st Attempt at making Bob Popovich's famous fly. Going to make a few changes but overall not too...

Fear of Dying

Fear of Dying

"The only thing I fear about dying is that my wife will sell my fishing gear for what she thinks I...

Winter Desk

Winter Desk

Moved some of my tying/computer stuff to temporary downstairs bedroom for the winter. When I...

Crayfish Pattern

Crayfish Pattern

This will be my secret weapon for Grafton Pond Smallmouth - not tied well, but should be good...

Strategy Desk

Strategy Desk

This is where I have been tying my flies past few years. The tool holder is new this summer - made...

New Ride

New Ride

Bought a couple of these after selling my Whaler. Old Town topwater 120 PDL. Now I go out and...

Wardens Worry

Wardens Worry

This is suppose to be a really good fly in New England - not for me... but I am not a big streamer...

Nice Puget Sound Cutt

Nice Puget Sound Cutt

Very big cutthroat trout caught north of Gig Harbor at Olala Beach. Think this is first decent...

Arrowhead Flouder

Arrowhead Flouder

Another unique fish. His skin was extremely coarse and rough. I had caught literally hundreds of...

Amberjack

Amberjack

Here is a nice Amberjack that was caught off of West Palm Beach. We were fishing for Sails, but...

Texas Kingfish

Texas Kingfish

Nice Kingfish - lots of these off the Port Aransas Inlet (Corpus Christi). Relatively easy to...

Texas Big Bass

Texas Big Bass

First (and only) 10# bass I have caught. Place called Choke Canyon halfway between San Antonio and...

First Tarpon

First Tarpon

This is an old picture (click on picture see full size) of Pete Smith and myself with a couple of...