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 →

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 →

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 →

Hawaii vs. Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 1)

Over some fifteen years of bonefishing in Hawaii an impression of what bonefishing in The Bahamas would be like gradually formed in my mind. I imagined a place where little bonefish traveled in bunches - sometimes vast mobs, across endless sunny flats. It was a place where you could have 100 shots a day at … Continue reading Hawaii vs. Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 1) →

Whereabouts Unknown

Somewhere in the Caribbean... We went to the Bahamas over Christmas to do some diving and fishing. It was fun and I plan to write about some of those adventures later. On the way back from the Bahamas we stopped over in Miami and made a trip to Captain Harry's Fishing Supply (the tackle shop … Continue reading Whereabouts Unknown →

A Moi by Any Other Name

Rugged Volcanic Coastlines It's December now, and hard to believe that we are already a quarter of the way through our Peace Corps service here in the Eastern Caribbean. As anticipated, I have had to do quite a bit of exploration and experimentation to fish successfully here. One surprise was how rugged the larger islands … Continue reading A Moi by Any Other Name →

Everything Eats Crabs

Tara with 3.5 pounds of crab-eating o'io Poor crabs. Everything likes to eat them. I'm pretty sure even crabs eat crabs. If you ever really need to catch a fish in saltwater, try throwing a live crab at it. It's probably the simplest but most effective saltwater fishing technique there is. Just spool up a … Continue reading Everything Eats Crabs →

World Record!

Tara now holds an International Game Fish Association world record for landing a 9 lb. 15 oz. Pacific Bonefish on 8 lb. test monofilament. Congratulations Tara! Tara worked hard for her record! After several weeks of intense fishing we hit the right flat at the right time and found the big bones tailing on the … Continue reading World Record! →

Hat Trick

I have an odd shape to my head which makes it difficult to find hats that fit. Imagine taking a clay ball between your palms and smooshing it a bit on the sides. That's my head. I can wear most tuques, or top hats, or visors, but the brims of most baseball hats are too … Continue reading Hat Trick →