What do you do after a long day of fly fishing for carp on the Columbia, after dinner has been eaten and the dishes have been washed? Go fishing for smallmouth bass! sunset smallie carp fishing at dusk Here in the tropics, the seasonal shift in daylight hours is pretty minimal, from about 12 hours … Continue reading Sunset Smallmouth
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.
Flats Fishing by Boat
Flats fishing on foot and flats fishing from a boat are fairly different experiences. Like most things, each comes with it's own advantages and disadvantages. I have spent quite a bit of time fishing solo from an inflatable boat or SUP board, but this was the first year I have spent any meaningful time fishing … Continue reading Flats Fishing by Boat
Oregon 2018 Part 3: How to Catch a Sturgeon on the Fly
The demise of our inflatable boat changed my fishing strategy. I had planned on using the boat to fish for carp on a number of backwaters and lakes connected to the Columbia River. Instead, I had to focus on places with shoreline access. Despite this turn of events, the fishing only got better and the fish … Continue reading Oregon 2018 Part 3: How to Catch a Sturgeon on the Fly
Oregon 2018 Part 2: Listing to Starboard
Ever since we started visiting the Columbia Gorge, Tara has wanted to paddle across the river from Oregon to Washington (visiting different states is a bit of an obsession for people from Hawaii). Last spring we packed up our Sea Eagle inflatable kayak and brought it to our cottage on the Columbia River. I was … Continue reading Oregon 2018 Part 2: Listing to Starboard
Oregon 2018 Part 1: Mount Hood Country
We are back to our regular lives in Honolulu. Back to our cat, our garden, our jobs, and back to the salt - the waves, the tides and trade winds, bonefish and papio. A month away is a long time. Significant things happen in a month, and mundane things too, like old water heaters and … Continue reading Oregon 2018 Part 1: Mount Hood Country
Pilgrimage
I have gone papio fishing a few times this Summer, but mostly I have been fly fishing. It's not that I prefer fly fishing, rather it is that I have an ulterior motive. This July will be our annual pilgrimage to the Columbia Gorge. I am hoping for some excellent carp fishing, but to … Continue reading Pilgrimage
O.P.B.’s
If Ed Tamai is Oahu's most venerable bonefish guide, then Makani Christensen is the Island's most energetic and ambitious. Both men are dedicated professionals and I can tell that spending time on the water with them has started to push my fly fishing game to the next level. The other week Ed, myself, and … Continue reading O.P.B.’s
Tough Tackle
I went fishing in a new spot for trevally. It was a bit of a drive by Hawaii standards but I was confident that the extra effort would put me in a good position to catch some fish. But this story isn't about fish, it is about tackle. It does begin though, with a fish, … Continue reading Tough Tackle
The Aqua Maze
It was overcast and rainy, but the wind was calm and the water was glassy so we packed the SUP boards for a one-way paddle along the East side of the island. The first mile was deep and sandy but we soon found ourselves paddling along the back edge of the barrier reef. I … Continue reading The Aqua Maze
The IT Crowd
There have been some recent computer issues that made blogging difficult. Fortunately, or unfortunately, there hasn't been much news on the fishing front. We took a trip to meet my parents on Maui over Spring Break and I did some Papio fishing on the South side of the island. The water looked good … Continue reading The IT Crowd
The Fishing Dojo 