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! →

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 →

For many years I neglected fishing for bonefish in the surf zone. I did other types of fishing in the waves, but the huge movement of water and gnarly topography of the reef crest never really seemed like a good place to fly fish for bones. However, it turns out that, in the right spots … Continue reading Fun in the Surf Zone →

It's hard to believe we will be leaving Hawaii in just a couple of months! (More about that later.) Tara has been looking through some old photos and noticed that we didn't have any good pictures of one of the iconic features of Oahu: Koko Head Crater and the Ridge over Hanauma Bay. Not this … Continue reading Photo-Op →

Yes, that guy is fishing in a hot dog costume. A couple of years ago I wrote a post about fly fishing from a boat, with a nod towards SUP fishing at the end. In that post I briefly covered the importance of weighting a fly properly, basically that fishing from a drifting boat in … Continue reading The Spit Shrimp →

Some days you catch fish and some days you don't. Even when I don't catch fish I often really enjoy my time on the water. There is so much to see out there, if you stop and look. A Lazy Monk Seal Tara has always been good at this. She isn't as into fishing as … Continue reading Sightseeing →

The bonefishing has steadily improved with the onset of summer in Hawaii. Two weeks ago Ed picked me up before sunrise and we headed out to look for tailing fish. We found those, and a bunch more. The conditions were almost perfect and we had the flats almost completely to ourselves. I hooked seven bonefish … Continue reading Getaway →

It has been a busy Spring for me and fishing time has not been abundant. The scarcity has reminded me of the importance of play, which can apply to anything you enjoy doing, not just to fishing. It is easy, at least for me, to let my mind get captured by the idea of "progress," … Continue reading The Importance of Play →

Back in January, after several intense weeks at work, I finally got out on the water for my first full day of fishing of 2022. I really wanted to catch my first bonefish of the year, and I did. It was a 3-4 pound fish that bit my small mantis shrimp fly on the edge … Continue reading In The News →