Category Archives: US & Canada
Nasty Bear Attack on Morice River in British Columbia
Beginner or veteran angler, if you’re fishing in the Pacific Northwest you better be on your toes. Here’s an account of a recent bear attack, the victim being an extremely knowledgeable and capable outdoorsman. A wake-up call for all of … Continue reading
Review: Sage’s One Spey Rod on the Gaspe Peninsula
I wish the photos in this post captured the entirety of the cast or, better yet, I wish we had images from a day when I needed more river in front of me to cast as far as I wanted. … Continue reading
Big Atlantic Salmon on The Bonaventure
Ok, there are three images in this post. In two of the images there’s a 25 to 30-pound Atlantic salmon. The smaller image is a detail from the larger image. Look close and I think you’ll be able to find … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spey, US & Canada
Tagged Bonaventure Lodge, Bonaventure River, Quebec
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Atlantic Salmon Fly Fishing on Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula
Apologies to all for my lack of posts lately. I tell you, it was tough, but somebody had to fish. That’s my excuse. Actually, I just spent eight days in pure bliss on Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula hucking for Atlantic salmon. … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Photography, Travel, US & Canada
Tagged Bonaventure Lodge, Bonaventure River, Gaspe Peninsula, Grand Cascapedia River, Quebec, Salmon Lodge
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Fly Fishing Oregon’s Lower Deschutes Canyon for Steelhead
Back from a mini trip to the Deschutes River canyon in Oregon that lasted just three days (five with driving time built in). The thing is, it felt like a good, long trip. Maybe that’s because we started our trip … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Northwest, Oregon, Spey, Uncategorized
Tagged Chris Santella, Deschutes River, Oregon, Steelhead
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Southern Boys Getting Northern…or How To Fly Fish
Had the southerly crew up for the weekend, my friends from LA and Phoenix who needed a good dose of Montana Time. They flew in Friday a.m. and by early afternoon they were hooking up with bass and
Posted in Backcountry, Culture, Montana
Tagged Bitterroot River, cutthroats, How to fly fish, Peter Frampton, wilderness
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Summer Storms and Fishing in Lightning
In 1996 I had a lightning bolt hit the ground about 10 yards from where I was walking. I thought I took a direct hit because the noise was so violent and I felt a jolt in my left foot. … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged fishing in lightning, Lightning on the water, western storms
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Fly Fishing for Native Cutthroat Trout, Montana
Been keeping an eye on a particular stream that I started fishing last year. Didn’t really understand why there were so many large fish in it. Thought, must be a spring spawning run bringing big dudes out of the main … Continue reading
Posted in Montana, Northern Rockies
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Bass in Western Montana
All right, so this isn’t the B.A.S.S. circuit. But this is pretty cool, given a week on week off schedule with my daughters and no friends who fish bass at all. Trout guys. For sure. So I talked a bud … Continue reading
Montana Cutthroat Fly Fishing Commando Mission
Last week. Lots of options. The water rolling high in some places, perfect in others. North Idaho? The Big Hole? West Fork of the Bitterroot? Where to go with so many options? That was the question I had in my … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Montana, Northern Rockies
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