2023
January
No Fishing.

February
No Fishing.

March
Shad: Rising Water

April
Shad: Cancelled!
Shad: Chilling
Shad: Slow In The
Morning, But…

Shad: Catch And Release
Shad: Hot Afternoon
Shad: Gold Standard
Shad: Bailing

2022

January
No Fishing.

February
No Fishing.

March
No Fishing.

April
Shad: Busted

May

June

July
West
Idaho
Montana: Mighty Mo

August

September

October
Salmon River

November
Salmon River

December
Hawaii

2021
January
No Fishing.

February
No Fishing.

March
No Fishing.

April
Shad: A Cold Start
Shad: A Slow Day
Shad: Better
Shad: On Fire
Shad: Slow But Consistent
Shad: Really Good

May
Shad: Slowing Down
Shad: The End

June
Did not fish.

July
Madison River
Missouri River

August
Did not fish.

September
Did not fish.

October
Douglaston Salmon Run

November
Did not fish.

December
Did not fish.

2020
January
Bad weather. No Fishing.

February
Something's going on

March
Fletcher’s closed
due to Covid-19.
No shad season.


April
Covid-19
No fishing.

May
No fishing.

June
No fishing.

July
Madison River
Missouri River
Unexpected

August
No fishing.

September
No fishing

October
The Breeches

November
No fishing.

December
No fishing.

2019
January
Hawaii: Tough start
Fletcher’s: The
Cleanup


February
Rained out!

March
Shad: A windy day

April
Shad: F-bomb alarm
Shad: Slow fishing

May
Hawaii: Morning fish
Dirty Breeches

June
Memorable morning

July
Travel 4, Fish 1

August
Hey Jude!

September
Big Spring

October
Did not fly fish.

November
Salmon River: Almost Winter

December
Salmon River: Frigid

2018

January
Hawaii: Rain, wind, bonefish
Hawaii: Fish auction
Hawaii: Generation Instagram

February
Snowed out!

March
Shad: The season begins
Shad: High water

April
Shad: Splash!
Shad: Wind
Shad: The X-flies
Picturing Fletcher’s
Shad: Ugly
Shad: Zero

May
Shad: Friday fishing
Shad: Fishing, not catching
Shad: The Americans
Shad: Earning it

June
Rained Out! A very wet summer.

July
Madison River Slideshow
Missouri River Slideshow

August
Hawaii: Fishing with friends

September
In Japan. No fishing.

October
Rained out all month!

November
Salmon River: DSR

December
Searching for Elvis
Hawaii: Everything but…

2017

January
Winter bonefish

February
Shad: Early attempt

March
Busting the rust
Shad: The first day
Redfish on the fly

April
Shad: Afternoon fishing
Shad: Getting warm
Shad: On fire!
Still biting
Shad: 3 hrs = 87
Shad: Wet banana

May
Rain all month!

June
No time to fish.

July
Missouri River
Madison River
Henry’s Fork
Big Sky opening

August
Hawaii: Last cast
Yap: Fishing for dinner

September
I fished, but promised
not to write about it.

October
Beaver Creek
Big Hunting Creek

November
Trick, no treat

December
DSR: A thousand casts

2016
January You’re tagged

February
Did not fish.

March
Did not fish.

April
Dad: 1929-2016

May
Yellow Breeches

August
Summertime
Yellow Spots and Bones

June
Graduation!
Mom, relatives, grad parties.
No time for fishing.

July
Getting college stuff in order.
Absolutely no time for fishing.

September
Did not fish.

October
Did not fish.

November
Fast water

December
Winter bonefish

2015
January
The Fly Fishing Show
Big Hunting Creek
Fletcher’s Cove

February
Bad winter. Did not fish.

March
Lancaster Fly Fishing Show
Double
Brutal

April
Shad: The beginning
Shad: Back to normal
Shad: Cool day
Shad: A good morning
Shad: Shad karma
Shad: Earning it
Hawaii: Windy
Shad: High and muddy
Shad: Swimming for shore

May
Shad: Dialed in
Shad: Winding down
Hawaii: Barracuda

June
Heavy rains-did not fish.

July
Montana slideshow

August
Hawaii slideshow
Hawaii: No choice
Hawaii: Getting a grip
Hawaii: #instagram_angler

September
Bad storms and heavy rains.
Did not fish this month.

October
Pulling the trigger
Recycle

November
Work issues. Could not fish.

December
Throwing the box
South of New Orleans

2014
January
New year bone
Tako time
Somerset Fly Show

February
The fat boy

March
Big Hunting Creek
Hawaii--Howling
Hawaii--Big fish
Hawaii--bonefish
Fishing on Kauai
Shad: A slow start

April
Shad: Shore fishing
Beaver Creek
A bone is a bone
Shad: Some here, some there
Shad: Getting warmer...
Shad: Cool hot
Shad: No bananas!
Two or three pounds
Blowing in the wind
Doctor's orders
Ulua!
Last best day

May
Four for four
Bonefish slayer
Shad: Going upriver
New rod
Two six bones
Gunpowder River
Fly guys rule

June
Yellow spots
Big Hunting Creek
Beaver Creek
Cut offs
Kamehameha Day
Twilight Zone
The Yellow Breeches
Rainy day bones

July
Almost spooled
Fly fishing in Montana
Just another bone
Valley Forge
Hawaii: Mojo
Hawaii: 26 fish
Hawaii: Rock Pile
Hawaii: The First Week

August
Hawaii: Stripping at 10 o’clock
Hawaii: The Second Week
Hawaii: Sharpening skills
Hawaii: Food after fishing
Hawaii: The Third Week

September
Hawaii: Super Moon
The Breeches
Hawaii: Hot September

October
Bobbers

November
Christmas Island

December
Problem at Fletcher’s Cove
Seventy days
The DSR

2013
January
The fly fishing show

February
A fishing report

March
Tip action
Fishing small
Netters
Shad season begins

April
Best day ever
Fishing at Fletcher’s Cove
Shad season at Fletcher’s
One fly
Fishing a zero tide
Hooked in the cheek

May
Big Hunting Creek
House call
Yellow Breeches

June
Codorus Creek
Making cabbage
Sight fishing
Gunpowder River
Father’s Day gift
Gunpowder River II
Fishing $5 Flats

July
Big tide
Gallatin River
Upper Madison River
Calm winds--Hawaii
Holter Dam to Craig
Mid Canon to Pelican Pt.
Dearborn to Pelican Pt.
Holter Dam to Craig
Holter Dam to Craig, encore
Land of the Giants
Montana 2013
Dragonfly
South River

August
Hawaii bones
Broken hook
South River again

September
Rained out

October
Three long runs
Jack
Birthday gifts
Rideau Lake, Canada

November
“The Circle”
The Salmon River

December
Five for five
December on the DSR

2012
January
Holmes Run--top to bottom
Day on the flats

February
Did not fish.

March
Beaver Creek
Valley Creek
Shad fishing in Washington
Shadding at Fletcher’s
Slow but steady

April
Hot fishing on a cool day
Tough fishing at Fletcher’s Cove
No sympathy
Redemption

May
Big Spring Creek
The Yellow Breeches
The Perch King
Big Hunting Creek
Beaver Creek

June
Knives at a gunfight
E/NE 25-35 mph
No big ones
Sight fishing

July
Missouri River report
Missouri River slideshow

August
The ponds
Getting a grip at Chain Bridge
Pond slam

September
Three hour window

October
A fish story

November
Life and steelhead
Fly Tying Symposium

December
December on the DSR
It came from beneath the sea

2011
January
The fly fishing show
A baptism
The evening bite

February
Beaver Creek
Tie Fest
Practice
Improvements
Big Hunting Creek

March
81 degrees in the shade

April
Shutdown?
Back for more
Fletcher's Cove

May
Deer Creek
Fletcher's Cove

June
Mistakes
Big Hunting Creek

July
Beaverdam Reservoir
Yellow Breeches
Missouri River
Missouri River Report
Madison River

August
Hawaii--The Rock
Hawaii--The reservoir
Hawaii--The reflection
Hawaii--Fly fishing the flats

September
Rained out--No reports

October
The Salmon River

November
Delta Stripers

December
Winter Steel

2010
January
Somerset Fly Fishing Show
Beaver Creek
Holmes Run

February
The Mission
Avoiding the skunk

March
Long Island, Bahamas
What I like doing best

April
Hairy action
Bonefish Tagging
Valley Creek
Fletcher's Cove
The Big Pull
Speying for shad
Fletcher's
Chasing bones
The Go-To-Fly
Of mice, men and stripers

May
Valley Forge
It's over
Wind walker
Croakers
The rat
Do you see fish?
Big Hunting Creek

June
Beaverdam reservoir

July
Casting lesson
The petting zoo
A shad story
Thunderstorms
Encounter at Big Sur
The Missouri River

August
The last fish
Net boy
School time
Triangle Flats
"It's ok, but..."
Groundhog days
Kids only
Wake up call
Secret spot
Peacocks...again
The first one
A problem?
End of the rainbow
Don't stop stripping

September
Practice, practice, practice
Quality time
Lessons with a long stick

October
Smells like trout
Casting in the dark
Life and fly fishing
Mr. O'io, Hawaii
Steelheading

November
The Fly Tying Symposium

December
Winter run
Just bite me
Throwback: Xmas Island 1982

2009
January
Beaver Creek
The Gunpowder River
Somerset Fly Fishing Show
Storm Front
This Old Pond
Codorus Creek

February
Valley Creek
Owens Creek
Little Hunting Creek
Big Hunting Creek, III
Beaver Creek
Big Hunting Creek, II
Big Hunting Creek

March
The Flats
$5 Flats
Valley Creek III
Beaver Creek
Valley Creek II
Big Hunting Creek
Owens Creek
Little Hunting Creek
April
Fletcher’s Boat House
Fletcher's--The beginning
Fletcher's--Tough fishing
Fletcher's--In the lineup
Fishing for moi
Fishing the flats
Big Hunting Creek
An average bone
Rubbah slippahs

May
Shadding at Fletcher's
Biting the tako--Hawaii
The first fish--Hawaii
Trolling for stripers
Codorus Creek
Flats and furled leaders
Fletchers--The end
Beaver Creek
Just for fun--Hawaii

June
Valley Creek
Valley Creek II
Bonefishing--Hawaii
Bones in the morning--Hawaii
Drawing blood—Montana

July
A long float
Negative miles
Overcast and cool
Thunder, trout and beer
Missouri River slide show
Just fishing around
High and dirty

August
Peacocks and Red Devils
Casting away
Storm front Oama All good things…
Triangle Flats
The bonefish report

September
The trout pool
Seeking stripers
The Fifty Mile Riffle
Tuna trolling--Hawaii
Casting with the wind

October
Tucs and devils
Fishing the rising tide
'God save the Queen'
Very little in a little creek
No fish here
A secret spot
Chasing steel
The Ponds
Savage River Travel, food, and fishing
Tasty chartreuse

November
Looking for bones
Salmon River Steel
Holmes Run
Fishing the flats
Kahurangi Park

December
Cannibal's Gorge
Slimed on the flats
Cold Steel
Franks Tract
The Voyage
A remote river
Letort access

2008
January

Fishing 'The Run'

February
Upper Gunpowder River

March
Antietam Creek
Lower Beaver Creek
Middle Beaver Creek
Upper Beaver Creek
Bonefish on the flats
Return to Beaver Creek
Holmes Run
Gunpowder River
Beaver Creek--Again

April
Rat Island
Fletcher's Boathouse
Holmes Run
Beaver Creek
Potomac Shad
Fishing at Fletcher's
Codorus Creek
BeaverCreek
Five Dollar Flats
Rat Island II

May
Five dollar flats
Gunpowder River
Beaver Creek
Cobb Island

June
The Yellow Breeches
Holmes Run
Fishing for cats
The Missouri River
Report

Bonefish tagging

July
The Flats
Scouts and Cats
Tuna Hunters
Rat Island
Codorus Creek

August
Belize

September
Kenai and Kodiak

October
Nuuanu Reservoir #4
The Salmon River
Back for more cats

November
Bonefishing in Hawaii
Five Dollar Flats
Cobb Island
Old Lee Pond
Back to the flats
Steeling the DSR
Holmes Run

December
The Salmon River
Beaver Creek
Return to Area X
Antietam Creek
Area X--Hawaii
$5 Flats--Hawaii

2007
January

Beaver Creek

February
Bad weather. Did not fish

March
Short bone report
Beaver Creek
Blanked at Beaver
Four Mile Run

April
Stream X
Gunpowder River

May
Pounding stockies
Holmes: Urban fishing
Holmes Run
Holmes Run
Gunpowder River
Holmes: CraZ
Holmes: Trout
and arson

Yellow Breeches
Delaware River
New River
Gunpowder River
Gunpowder River
Old Pond Fishing

June
American River shad
Beaver Creek
Cobb Island
Croakers

Gunpowder River
Delaware River
Gunpowder River

July
Missouri River
Missouri River Gallery
Methow River
Breeches at
Allenberry

Kenai salmon run
Smallmouth PA
Codorus Creek
Lower Gunpowder River

August
Codorus Creek
Hawaii: Bonefish report
Kenai River
Gunpowder River

September
RI blues and stripers
Fishing near
Paternoville

Messing around
Wedding trout
First timer

October
Beaverdam drought
Majuro: Urban atoll
Little Qualicum River
Connetquot
That bonefish feeling
New rod
A brief stop to fish
Fly fishing the DSR

November
Breeches and
Big Spring

DSR Steelhead
Holmes Run
Urban AnglerZ

December
Beltway fly fishing
Winter on the
Breeches

Winter steel
Holmes Run
Spinfly
Christmas Day on
Holmes

News of the year
Last trout for 2007