Sleepy Lake

For spring break we took a short trip to the East Coast. Two of our friends moved recently to Virginia, and their house was just a short walk from a neighborhood lake. The lake was actually a small reservoir, and the shoreline access was limited to the small embankment that served as a "dam" between … Continue reading Sleepy Lake →

Caribbean Mountain Mullet

Spring in our bit of the Eastern Caribbean usually brings stiff sea breezes and an end to the wet season, but not this year. This year it has just kept on raining, and raining, and raining. I have been wanting to try some stream fishing, but heavy rains bring flash floods, and flash floods here … Continue reading Caribbean Mountain Mullet →

She is Born

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 →

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 →