My week in Virginia ended with a bang last night. I spent the afternoon doing presentations including “Improve Your Fishing Photography” and “Warmwater Fly Fishing” along with “Casting in the Wind and the Double Haul”. Then last night for the Fly Fishers of Virginia banquet I presented “Trout Bumming the World”. Everyone is ready to … Read more
The Mossy Creek Fly Fishing boys, Colby and Brian Trow, took me fly fishing for smallmouth bass and longnose gar on the James River today. It’s my last day of fishing VA before I speak tomorrow to Fly Fishers of Virginia. Best of all, I’ve I kicked the flu thing and this morning I felt … Read more
On a scale of 1-10 (10 being best) the way I felt at bedtime last night was about a 2.5. When we got up at 4 AM to get back on the Waterman to try and catch a marlin on the fly this morning, I’d jumped to a 4 and I was going. But at … Read more
I was in that deep rest. The kind of rest just before sleep when the back of the Waterman went off like a scene in Jaws. The drag of the giant saltwater reel holding our swordfish rod screamed and stressful shouts came from Brian Trow, “Currier! Currier! Currier!” I was dozing upstairs in the … Read more
Wake up time at 4:15 AM came so abruptly I had no idea where I was. For me it was 2:15 AM because my body was still on Mountain Time. Then I heard the voices of the Mossy Creek Trow brothers and my new friend, Art Webb. My senses bounced into action. I was at … Read more
You know I’ve been traveling too much when I say it was an easy jaunt from Idaho to Virginia Beach, Virginia. But it was. I left my house in Victor at 4:30 AM and Colby and brother Brian Trow, owners of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing, picked me up from the Richmond airport at 6 PM … Read more
Sept 12, 2016 The Yellowstone Country forecast was dismal for Granny’s days off. Plummeting temperatures and heavy rains with thunderstorms were predicted. But it didn’t stop us from floating down the Nunya. The weatherman wasn’t wrong. We headed on our long drive west of Victor only to hit storm after storm. We made the … Read more
Joe Humphrey, Jerry Arnold and I had a casual last day before flying home tonight. We fed Joes pet fish to start. This afternoon we wet a line near the airport at a place called Fisherman’s Paradise on Spring Creek. The trout were hard to find and harder to catch. Next time I think I’ll chase … Read more
Joe Humphreys took Jerry and I to a completely different section of Spruce Creek today. The attractive creek was more winding and the pools were deep. Before we wadered up Joe broke out the fly tying vise. The best flies for the creeks here in Pennsylvania in late summer are terrestrials. … Read more
What I admire the most about Joe Humphreys is that after more than 80 years of fly fishing he still gets excited for every new day of it. I noticed this in Ireland back in June and I noticed it today. Joe, Jerry Arnold and I were up early and headed straight to breakfast at … Read more
In June I fished in Ireland representing Team USA in the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. We had a great team that included fly fishing legend Joe Humphreys. Joe is 87 years old. Imagine being able to compete at this age? He’s amazing. Joe and I have been friends for eons but the Championships … Read more