The rains have came and instead of guiding everyday this week I have been cancelling and rescheduling trips. My biggest competition is Mother Nature and she always wins. We do need the rain though, it has been dry and unseasonably warm for April. Everything has been early this year. Fish spawns like the smallmouth bass [...]
I have flat out been rolling. I apologize for the lack of posting but when you are guiding almost everyday spare time becomes nonexistent. I can't complain though, I love what I do and I enjoy staying busy. The trout fishing has been great most trips. Caddis have been hatching on streams and rivers so [...]
Thankfully we have started to receive some much needed rain. The forecast shows we have more to come in the future. This is great news because I have never seen a Spring with such low water due to the dry Winter we had. When the water rises is one of my favorite times to be [...]
Spring is finally here! We were teased in February with beautiful weather, then March arrived and brought the cold back. Extended forecast for central Virginia looks like Spring is here to stay awhile. Spring brings a lot of options to the fly fisherman in Virginia. One of the most exciting fisheries getting ready to start [...]
Just finished up the Winter muskie fishing and looking forward to focusing on fish that want to eat. The Fall/Winter season was a rough one. Crazy weather and more pressure on these fish than I have ever seen before. Its never easy to catch one but its definitely gotten harder. The past six guided trips [...]
I thought it was Winter still, but this past weekends air temps were in the 60's one day and high 70's the following. The weather has been nutsy coo coo no doubt, but not complaining. Hopefully the warmer than normal temperatures hold out all the way through March. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if I didn't [...]
Turneffe Flats Lodge is one of the highest rated fishing and eco lodges in all of Central America. It is located "off the grid" on one of only four coral atolls in the Western Hemisphere. Situated in the English speaking Central American country of Belize, T-Flats lodge provides a unique experience for its visitors. Turneffe atoll supports a world-class flats fishery with the [...]
Winter weather returned this past week after dumping some substantial rain. Cold air temps had returned and it brought its friend windchill. Sidelined most of the week due to high water flows on all of Virginia's rivers, I turned to the fly tying vise for comfort. All though the time at the vise was good [...]
With no guided trips scheduled this past week and no pressing honey do's I went fishing everyday. When you have air temps in the upper 50's and low 60's in January, you got to take advantage. With most of my fishing buddies having normal jobs I spent the week alone on the water except one. [...]
I hope everyone is having a great 2017 so far! My new year is going well. If you are reading this blog entry then you obviously notice the new website. After five years I figured it was time for a change or at least a face lift. Big thanks to my friend Rick for suggesting [...]
