Well Punxsutawney Phil wasn't joking when he didn't see his shadow. The past two weeks has felt like March not April. Fished in the snow two days last week. It finally seems like Spring has finally sprung and plans to stick around this time. Temps in the 70's and 80's the past few days. The [...]
In the world of musky fishing, musky hold all the cards. They decide who is going to be a hero or a zero. Some clients catch one on their first try, others grind it out till it happens and I believe a lot just give it up. Musky fly fishing is not for everyone and [...]
Virginia went from drought to flood in a snap. Rain from earlier this month really helped the remaining pre spawn bite for musky. With flows higher and water clarity being green, musky do not have as much time to think about wether to eat or not. Over the past five guided trips we have had [...]
Winter is getting closer to being over and it brings a smile to my face. It was a unusual Fall and Winter. Really low flows and crystal clear water made my muskie season a lot tougher than normal. We are in one of the best months now to catch a musky with the pre-spawn bite. [...]
The three weeks of arctic air has ended! The past few days have been in the high 50's or low 60's. That was a long cold spell and just when I thought the rivers would be free of ice, it would get in the teens at night again. Good news we have had some moisture [...]
Happy New Year! 2017 was a great year for fishing and I thank everyone for keeping my boat floating. The new year was brought in with cold temps. Yesterday morning was 5 degrees and the daytime high was 25. It looks like we have about 5 more days of temps below freezing. The streams and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
