Category Archives: US & Canada

Fly Fishing for Largemouth Bass

I know it’s trout time and that most people are focussed on moving water and those rainbows and browns rising to dry flies, but there are other options out there, likely close to your home. I passed on Montana’s trout … Continue reading

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Fishing Montana’s High Mountain Lakes

You can’t get into all the West’s mountain lakes right now, but most of them below 8,000 feet are accessible, free of ice, and offering eager cutthroat, rainbow and brook trout. A few lakes also hold golden trout, which are … Continue reading

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The Mount Jumbo Stumble

Things were going well today.  A last couple hours with the girls before they head out with their mom for eight days. They’ve got a three-hour drive ahead of them so I decided to wear them out a little. I … Continue reading

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Small Stream Fishing in Montana

This is how it goes. You get an e-mail from a friend in Butte. He says he’s off work at five and that the upper Clark Fork looks good. He caught a few fish on dries there the night prior, … Continue reading

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Alaska Photography: Anchorage classic

Had to let all of you see this one. This, in my opinion is a classic. Shot it while staying at the Hilton Downtown in Anchorage a couple nights ago. The girls and I had dinner at the Glacier Brewhouse, … Continue reading

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Alaska Image: Resurrection Bay

One of the coolest things we saw in Alaska was during a cruise with Kenai Fjords Tours. The girls and I were on the boat for nine hours and saw a ton of wildlife. I’ll do a full post on … Continue reading

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Angler’s Tonic in Resurrection Bay

Happy fathers day to all you dads out there. You know as well as I do that our jobs as fathers and our opportunity to develop young people is the most rewarding aspect of our lives. And the most difficult, … Continue reading

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Kasiloff River King Salmon, Alaska

Don’t have time to say much. Tate, Myka and I are headed out in an hour to cruise Reserrection Bay and the Kenai Fjords. But I wanted to share this image with all of you, which represents one of the … Continue reading

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Fly fishing western Montana, for cutthroats

Couldn’t help myself yesterday. Had to get out on a water that I grew fond of last year, to see what was shaking. That half the state’s rivers are blown out didn’t set me back. I packed gear, said no … Continue reading

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De Havilland Beaver, The Classic Alaska Aircraft

Thought all of you who haven’t been to Alaska and flown in the classic Beaver might enjoy this simulation of a flight. It’s pretty spot-on, all the way down to the trees turing color in the fall. Take a quick … Continue reading

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