September? Must be time to fly fish some Chinook, and so it was on the Manistee today for daughter Julie, son Ryan, and Ryan's best buddy Ken. What a great time we had together: perfect low 70's early fall day, clear water, fresh run Kings,...
Just goes to show, one doesn't need to boat a basket of bass to experience a most enjoyable day. Guests Darryl from Chicago and Rich from Bonita Springs, Florida were new to fly fishing, but the bass decided to go on strike. Fortunately, about the...
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." No, neither fellow RiverQuest guide and best fishing bud, Don Graham, or I have read our obituaries as Mark Twain found himself doing one day in the New York Journal,ˆbut those of you who might have thought the...
One of the great joys of guiding is making life-long friends. So it is for me with Mary and Jim. They're way more than clients, and as they grow their fly fishing skills, it's a joy to see them enjoy our sport all the more....
Hot weather=smallies on top! So good to get back on the water with best bud and fellow RiverQuest guide, Don Graham. So good to see the bass cooperate. If you haven't had a smallmouth put a bend in the rod for a while, you'll likely...
When daughter Julie asked me if I would take her fly fishing, I was pumped. Julie's completed a couple of college degrees, and now is a registered nurse for Spectrum so she's been one busy girl, the result of which has been limited one-on-one time...
Interesting evening on the water last night—in this case the Manistee River below Tippy Dam. RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I are hosting family and friends whom I've come to know by virtue of the fact that their cottage is next to our family's cottage...
The Muskegon right now has it all: trout on indicators behind the sucker beds, trout on streamers, trout on dry flies—caddis and grey drakes. Fellow guide and best bud, Don Graham, and I were privileged to experience the best dry fly fishing we've had in...
One could fly fish a lot of days and not top this one for fabulous weather, perfect river conditions, and eager trout. Long time customer Ben hosted friend and business colleague Steve for a day of streamer stripping, a totally new experience for Steve. Ben...