Tag Archives: Travel

2025 Fishing Season Recap: Memorable Moments and Challenges

Another guide season in the books! Despite another summer of some challenging conditions we still had plenty of memorable days on the water. 2025 was another season with below average river flows and warmer water. This resulted in most of our rivers being on restriction or some rivers being closed. This meant that both clientsContinue reading “2025 Fishing Season Recap: Memorable Moments and Challenges”

Remembering My Best Friend

In April, the author went on a memorable fishing trip to Honduras with lifelong friends while his father was hospitalized. He faced the difficult decision to continue the trip with his father’s encouragement. The story reflects on cherished memories with his dad, their fishing adventures, and the deep bonds of friendship that defined their lives.

Adventures of 2024 and Looking Forward to 2025

After returning from New Zealand, the author guided fishing on various rivers in Montana through spring and summer, sharing memorable experiences with family and clients before winter’s arrival.

Family Adventure in the South Island: Fly Fishing and Local Exploration

In the last two months we have transitioned from Summer to Fall to Spring and we are now on the verge of Summer again. We have finally settled back into our home in Philipsburg following our whirlwind two-month trip to the South Island of New Zealand. As I start preparing for another busy summer aroundContinue reading “Family Adventure in the South Island: Fly Fishing and Local Exploration”

“Where’s Summer, Dad?”

Every morning over the last couple of weeks my 3 year old daughter, Jessie, has started off the day with the question; “Where’s summer, Dad?” With the lingering winter, this is the same question most Montanans have been thinking in their heads. I have responded to her by saying that it is coming soon, orContinue reading ““Where’s Summer, Dad?””

10 Years On The Water

As I look back at the 2022 season, I also reflect on this summer being my 10th year guiding around Montana. Looking back it makes me realize how fast the time really goes. In 2012 I started walk/wade guiding the Gallatin River and was just getting comfortable rowing a drift boat. Ten years later, IContinue reading “10 Years On The Water”

New Zealand Backcountry

This is what makes New Zealand so unique and special: the backcountry, and the chance of finding the fish of a lifetime in a small stream. After a 3 hour hike, covering 7.5 miles, I reached the wee headwaters of one of the local rivers. As I first started stalking the banks there was notContinue reading “New Zealand Backcountry”

Challenges & Rewards of Southland

My Recent Adventures Fishing in New Zealand Fly-fishing is hard. Fishing a new river for the first time can be very hard. Fly-fishing the South Island of New Zealand on my own is one of the most challenging tasks I have experienced in the sport.   We are based in Te Anau in the SouthlandContinue reading “Challenges & Rewards of Southland”

Learning How to Fish in New Zealand

I am often asked; “How hard is fly-fishing to learn?”  Trying to display empathy I typically explain; “It’s not that hard. Once you learn the basics, it just takes practice.”  I will also add: “It’s kind of like golf.  You’ll never master the sport, but you will learn more every time you are on theContinue reading “Learning How to Fish in New Zealand”