Special report

The Missouri River, Craig, Montana, July 17-20, 2010


"Mend upstream, not downstream...upstream...upstream. Strip out more line. More, more, more. Faster, faster, faster, faster. Mend, mend, mend"--more

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Other fishing

Thunderstorms, Cobb Island, Maryland, July 9, 2010


Throw lightning into the mix, with all those graphite rods pointing up to the sky, and fishing sort of takes a back seat to survival--more

A shad story, Sacramento, California, July 5, 2010


A report from SteveT: Henny and I finally made it out to Sacramento to do some shad fishing--more

The petting zoo, Pennsylvania, July 4, 2010


A report from Jin: A stream where the fish are measured by pounds and not inches--more

Casting lesson, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 4, 2010


A report from Eric: As it was going out I palmed the reel to slow the fish down. Wrong move.--more

Beaverdam reservoir, Loudoun, Virginia, June 25, 2010


It was like waking up from a sound sleep and realizing, "Hey, I have a fish on."--more

Do you see fish? Thurmont, Maryland, May 21, 2010


"Do you see anything? Fish? Any fish?" He was asking me these questions but did not look at me. He kept his eyes on the water.--more

Big Hunting Creek, Thurmont, Maryland, May 21, 2010


A slow, spreading ring of water was like a sign saying, "Please fish here."--more

The rat, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 14-16, 2010


Around 6:30pm I got my bite. A "rat" as ET would call it--more

Croakers, Cobb Island, Maryland, May 14, 2010


We could hear thunder booming in the distance as we soaked our bait but the only fish that seemed to like what we were offering were really big catfish--more

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Previous trips
Reports from past fishing trips. Stories,reports, slideshows and movie clips from myself, friends and other anglers fly fishing (or just fishing) throughout the United States and around the world.

Wind walker, Honolulu, Hawaii May 7-8, 2010 Because it was so windy, I timed my casts with the gusts, waiting for the right moment to get my line zipping through the air--more The Go-To-Fly, Hawaii, April 27 to May 1, 2010 "I saw a this guy zooming across the beach and then plowing through the water..."--more Fly Focus - Germany A short trailer from five guys in southern Germany who love to fly fish. Watch it now. Chasing the bronze bomber Some call this a freshwater bonefish--more For more mikescatchreport.com reports: FRESHWATER-SALTWATER BLOGS-NEWS-ARCHIVES

It's over, Washington, DC, May 7, 2010 Cast and retrieve. Cast and retrieve. The voice in my head was saying, "You idiot."--more Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, May 1, 2010 I could see couple fish holding down low and at least two fish were stting in an eddy chomping down food on the surface--more "The Healing Stream" A trailer from a film produced by southwest Virginia flyfisher Richard Formato. Go see it here. When you can't go fishing, build trout--more

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The fly box

And in Maryland, the Department of Natural Resources has renewed its call for anglers to catch and kill all Northern Snakeheads. No exceptions. “We want you to catch and kill snakeheads,” says Fisheries Director Don Cosden. “This is not a species that we want in our waters.” The department also has proposed a regulation to ban felt-soled wading boots to control the spread of didymo. So it might be a good time to think about resoling those wading boots or getting a new non-felt pair. On May 29 Vermont banned the use of felt-soled boots and felt waders as of April 1, 2011. And Alaska is banning felt beginning in 2012.

Oil spill update

"Are you f–king happy? Are you f–king happy? The rig’s on fire! I told you this was going to happen."--Deepwater Horizon and Transocean employee Jimmy Harrell on a satellite phone call to Houston after the rig exploded--more

A cap has been placed over the leaking Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico and skimmer ships are in place but crude is still washing up in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, Florida and parts of Texas. The size and scope of the slick is difficult to imagine, but go to If It Was My Home and enter your address, city and state into the location field and you'll get a rough idea of what the folks in the Gulf are facing. For updates on the spill go to the NEWS page for more details and to read some recent comments from Dayne Larsen, manager at the Uptown Angler fly shop in New Orleans.

Get Involved: Be a citizen scientist--MoGo: a free iPhone app from the Mobile Gulf Observatory that allows you to submit GPS-tagged phone photos of oil slicks, tar balls, injured or dead sealife and coastal wetlands damage so trained personel can assess and respond to the disaster.