I used to get a bad case of the Winter fishing blues every year. I could usually make it to February without going too crazy but eventually I'd bundle up and go looking for something to catch, which was usually nothing at all. For many fishers (especially the carp on the fly variety) Winter is … Continue reading Winter Fishing Blues →

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 →

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 →

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 →

  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 →

For my first fishing of 2018 I decided to start small. Very small. We took some micro-fishing gear out to one of our favorite places, a long level reef full of pools and holes that teem with a variety of tiny fishes.   For bait I brought along some bits of squid. The squid is … Continue reading Start Small →

It's Holiday time in The Islands! After cinnamon rolls and presents we packed up and hit the beach to enjoy some fabulous winter weather.   I spent some time fishing the surf for papio with the hope that we might enjoy sashimi for the new year. While I didn't find anything big enough to eat, … Continue reading Island Christmas →

This summer, after prolonged and careful consideration, we bought a pair of inflatable stand up paddle boards from Bote, the 11’ Breeze and the 11’6” Drift. Our first excursion was to the North Shore where we made a round-trip paddle between two beach parks. Along the way I experimented with fishing in a few spots. … Continue reading iSUP youSUP weSUP →

The second leg of our Australian journey was in Kakadu, the country's largest national park. The indigenous people of Kakadu mark six annual seasons on their calendar. We arrived during Yegge, on the shoulder of the wet season, the time of year when early morning mists hang low over carpets of water lilies.   The … Continue reading Good Tucker →