We bought a boat! She is being built in Florida and will be ready for pick-up just about the time we head back to the U.S. While it is the most exciting thing going on in my fishing world at the moment, I realize that not everyone will be as excited as I am. So … Continue reading She is Born
Author: Adam
Adam has a master’s degree in mathematics, a black belt in aikido, and has worked enough jobs to fill a book—sushi chef, Peace Corps volunteer, and police detective among them. His writing and photos have shown up in The Drake, Tenkara USA, Hawaii Fishing News, and Sporting Classics Magazine. In 2023 he traded a badge in Honolulu for a skiff on the Columbia, where he now spends his days chasing carp with a fly rod and pretending it’s a retirement plan.
Last Fish, First Fish
Happy 2025 We walked to a nearby beach to watch the sunset on New Year's Eve. I did a bit of fishing and hooked some small jacks - my last fish of 2024. A few days later we returned for another sunset and I caught more of the same - my first fish of 2025. … Continue reading Last Fish, First Fish
A Series of Poor Decisions
"YOU KNOW I HATE THE BEACH!" This is not a post about fishing. It is a post about not fishing. Or maybe it's about future fishing. About 17 months ago I made a poor decision to join the Peace Corps. I joked with people that even if things were terrible I was confident that I … Continue reading A Series of Poor Decisions
The Drag and Drop
I watched some videos of presentations by carp anglers at a fly fishing event and one topic that all of the presenters raised was the drag and drop presentation. Basically, the drag and drop means casting your fly past the carp and then raising your rod tip to pull the fly back along the surface … Continue reading The Drag and Drop
Across the Pond
I often read the front page post at sexyloops.com. They are an entertaining crew and are scattered around the world so you never know what interesting fishing you might learn about: Scandinavian salmon, Japanese maruta, or maybe Malaysian giant gourami. Recently, there was a series of posts made by two different contributors that resonated with … Continue reading Across the Pond
Fishing Feng Shui
When setting out to explore new water there is always the critical question of where to start. It's fun to explore, but it's frustrating to walk six miles without seeing a fish. What we want to do is to roll up to a new place, walk to the water's edge and say to ourselves, "now … Continue reading Fishing Feng Shui
Pointy Bits
Winter is the dry season in the Caribbean. Where we lived, that meant very little runoff from the streams and rivers, which meant that the ocean water clarity was superb for diving. We lived on a hill between two beaches. Our hill extended about a third of a mile into the ocean as a rather … Continue reading Pointy Bits
Feeding Friendsy
After a slow winter of fishing, many people assured me that things would get better around Easter. One day I arrived home after school and, from our balcony on the hill, I spotted a bunch of birds working bait along the beach. The next day they were at it again, and the next. I took … Continue reading Feeding Friendsy
Aloha Ed
My good friend and venerable Hawaii angler Ed died this week. I went through each of my fly boxes and carefully withdrew the flies he had given me. There were only five left. I will save them for some special fish. My earliest photo of Ed, stalking weke with Diamond Head in the distance Ed … Continue reading Aloha Ed
Toothy or Groupie
We took a much-needed break over the Easter holiday and headed south to some smaller, neighboring islands. Our first stop was "where billionaires go to escape millionaires." Our AirBnb, however, was only about seventy bucks a night. We had some decent fishing. The water was pretty packed with garfish, which are challenging to hook because … Continue reading Toothy or Groupie
The Fishing Dojo 