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Salmon River 2011
From
Albion, Walt, with his lovely wife, Eleanor, and I separately drove to Pulaski,
on the eastern end of
Oak Orchard Creek 2011
Tennessee 2011
After
the Soque, I moved north, into the mountains of
Soque 2011
Once
again I ventured south to fish in our annual tournament of men vs. women on the
Soque. What generous hosts are Abby
and John Jackson, and what a grand party they throw. Alex Reeves, Allan Malamy and Todd
Brinkman, plus I, made up the men’s team while Candy Norton, Linda
Bennett, Trudy Johnson and Reba Brinkman represented the ladies and, of course,
won once again. Great going
ladies! One of these years . .
. Check photos at Soque 2011.
Margaree 2011
In
mid October, I joined my friend and fishing buddy, Stephen Booth, who had just
moved from
Alaska 2011
Late
in July I joined fishing buddy, Sonja Nisson, long-term best friend and fishing
buddy,
Florida 2011
Tarpon
fishing in
Roscoe Parade 2011
Roscoe
has been voted the
Gardner
Grant, a fishing friend of many years, and I did a float trip with guide,
Adrian LaSorte, another friend of many years, on the Delaware River in late
June. First, we did floated a short
distance over seven hours on the West Branch just downstream of Deposit, where
we hit the sulphur hatch at mid day and each caught a number of fish, including
a 20 inch brown for Gardner. Then
we pulled out and, after enjoying ice cream at The Cow Lick, on Rte. 97 just
south of Hancock, we did a second float of about three hours from above the
junction pool (where the east and west branches of the
Trout Parade
Livingston
Manor holds its “Trout Parade” every year in mid-June. While I often miss it because I am off
fishing somewhere, this year I was lucky enough to get to see it. I have posted photos of this remarkable
event and invite you to view them at Trout
Parade 2011.
Montauk
Early
in June, I visited Vito and Laurie DeVito in Sapaponack Long Island and fished
with Vito in the Ducks Unlmited Striped Bass Derby, with guide Jim
Levison. We had a wonderful time
even though we ran into motor problems that foreshortened our fishing
exercise. Vito managed to land a
nice big striper at 10 ½ pounds 30 inches and win the fly fishing
department of the
Late
April and early May, with fishing buddy, Sonja Nisson, and guide friend, Aaron
Alter, I visited
On
our arrival, Aaron took us southward to the Sine Saloum Delta country. There we stayed at Hakuna Matata Lodge,
accessed by boat and donkey cart, and run by a French couple who live both
there and in
From
the delta country we drove several hundred miles southeast, through Kaolack and
then Tambacounda (see map) to the
While
in the park region, our assistant guide, Fred, kindly invited us to visit him
at his home in his nearby village and have dinner with his family. There we met his lovely wife, his three
sons and his daughter, as well as many other members of his family. Some of the girls took us to the town
square and asked us to dance, and we obliged. Many of the youngsters wanted us to
photograph them and we also obliged.
We gave a number of gifts to the children and some to the adults as
well. We had a fabulous dinner
prepared by Fred’s wife. See photos at Senegal – Dinner at
Fred’s Village.
From
the park region, we returned to Hakuna Matata, as described above. After the wind blew us off the water at
Hakuna Matata (except for the last evening when we fished hard in the estuary
and relished the magnificent sunset to the west), we traveled to the seaside
town and artist colony of Toubab Dialao, perhaps 15 miles or so south of Dakar,
and stayed at a lovely beachside hotel called Sobo Bade. See photos at Senegal – Sobo Bade. This was our R&R. Again, the food was magnificent and the
service impeccable. Well, almost. No, it was really grand. The water, which we had been looking
forward to, unfortunately had gotten cooler in the two weeks since Aaron had
been there before. More of Muther
Nature’s tricks (correct spelling!).
But the beach was perfect!
And there was a really fun bar about 400 yards up the beach. And the second homes abounded! I would love to spend more time
there. In the morning, many of the
men came to the beach and worked out extensively. The Senegalese are cultists when it
comes to body fitness and they generally are a beautiful people, tall, slender,
well muscled, both men and women.
No wonder they were the unfortunate sources for slave raiders in the 16th
and 17th centuries.
On
leaving Toubab Dialao, we headed
for
Next,
we traveled on to
Grand
trip, good companions, I would love to go back, and I would love it even more
if the fishing were on next time.
Tight lines! And thanks to
Sonja Nisson for being such a great fishing buddy and Aaron Alter for his
tireless good humor and help and making the trip truly wonderful.
Mid
January Sheila and I flew to
2010
Soque October 2010
Our
annual tournament, women beating men as usual, happened Oct. 23-24 at Blackhawk
on the Soque, where Candy Norton, Missy Schmidt, Alex Reeves and I were hosted
once again to a marvelous weekend by John and Abby Jackson, proprietors of
Blackhawk. The water was low and
clear and the fish were spooky, but we managed to scare up a few, including one
lovely brown I took on a size 20 parachute adams, all in the photos. We also enjoyed a lively evening of
southern rock courtesy of Abby’s friends in the band. See photos at Soque October 2010.
In
late August I headed west to meet up with fishing buddy, Sonja Nisson, and her
good friend and partner, Julie Rogers.
After our reunion in
From
there, we returned to
Next,
we drove to
After
that, we drove several hours southwest and entered
Following
that, Sonja and I spent a great day with John Wilcox, guide, on the Clark Fork
upstream from
Sonja
then departed for home and her obligations while I drove on to visit friend
Harley Reno in Rigby ID and then on to Thermopolis WY for four days of fishing
on the upper Bighorn (just downstream from where it changes its name from Wind
to Bighorn River, at the wedding of the waters). John Schwalbe of Wyoming Adventures and
his guide, John Fish (yes!!) hosted me for some great fishing and large fish on
this lovely stream where few anglers venture. I repeated my great time from 2006 with
them on this river to which I hope to return often. Biggest fish was 22 ½ inches,
measured. Lots of fish 18-21
inches. Click on Upper Bighorn.
Late
July through mid August I traveled to
From
there we drove to the tiny Aegean town of
We
next drove to Kusadasi, south of
Cesme,
on the peninsula west of
We
then headed back to
We
spent two nights in Istanbul, staying at another apartment to which Paul has
access, and celebrated Paul’s birthday with a dozen of his friends on the
first night and then attended a wedding on the following evening, where we
dined on a plaza near an abandoned palace next to the Bosporus and viewed one
of the bridges across the water and looked over at the Asian side of
Turkey. Click on Istanbul 2.
Next
we flew to Dalaman, in the south, rented a car and drove to Kas, Paul’s
favorite place in
After
our boat trip, we drove to Kalkan and to the home of old friends of
Paul’s. We stayed with them
two nights and enjoyed their hospitality as they welcomed us to their fabulous
home. Paul and I drove first to
Next
day, we visited several beaches, Patera the first, and Saclikent Gorge, where
cold water rises out of the limestone underbelly of this part of
We
flew back to
The
following day we returned to
New England & Nova
Scotia
Late
June and early July, Sheila and I drove in our RV, Happy Trails, through New
England and
Algonquin
In
the middle of June, Dave Rodgers and I enjoyed a 5 day canoe trip into
Restigouche 2010
The
second week of June I was most fortunate to fish the Restigouche as a guest of
the Restigouche River Lodge, which owns 3 miles of river immediately upstream
of the junction with the Matapedia.
The lodge is extremely well run, has great food and most pleasant
staff. Learn more at http://www.restigouchelodge.com/. I fished this very early week each day,
using mostly my 14’ spey rod, and enjoying casting. That is pretty much all I did, casting
casting. I really did enjoy it and
actually had no expectation of hooking a salmon. We saw a few when the sun was out but
they glared back at us sullenly and with no interest in the fly. We decided they had
“lock-jaw.”
So,
I had little expectation when I began my final session, on Saturday night, June
12, using a different, much smaller fly, a size 12 with a double hook, given to
me by Doc Foster, my fellow angler, who had just gently removed a hook from my
finger. So, I persevered with
Doc’s fly through the session, despite misgivings. The end was drawing near, the final bell
at 8 o’clock. I joked with my
ever-faithful guide, Auley Croswell, that we were going to have a perfect
record for the week, no fish following, nosing, rolling or, God forbid!,
taking. A perfect game!
Wow! What a surprise when, at 2 minutes
before 8:00, my line came taught and I had a fish on. “Auley, is that a trout?” Auley said no, that was a salmon. And soon it became very evident that indeed
it was a salmon and a large one.
So, I played her, most gently, because I knew I had a small fly on and
it might come out. I backed off the
drag and used my palm to control the reel and lessen pressure on the fish. Soon she started to give up and come
in. The water was unseasonably warm
and no doubt she tired sooner than she would have otherwise. She came to Auley’s net and then
we pinned her down and worked hard to pry out the hook which was firmly
embedded in the left side of her mouth, right in the corner. We estimated her at 22 pounds, a fine
healthy female. We then revived her
and watched her swim back to the depths of the pool, Lower Ledges. What a treat! And after such a dry spell all week
long. Click on Restigouche
2010.
May 2 2010 Hike
My
hiking buddies,
Beaverkill Fishing
Alex
Reeves and I enjoyed some pleasant time by the Beaverkill, watching caddis and
looking for fish while we sipped a marvelous zinfandel. Later, Ted Rogowski graciously hosted me
on the upper Beaverkill on a lovely June afternoon. Click on Catskill Fishing 2010.
Soque April 2010
In
early April I joined guide Adrian LaSorte for a float on the
Recent Photos
Here
are a few photos from our Christmas in 2009, snowshoeing and hiking in our
Catskills, and our annual “Two-Headed Trout” dinner celebrating the
opening of trout season. Click
on Christmas
09, Beamoc 2010 & Skiing.
Road Trip 2010
Mid-February
Sheila and I set out on what turned out to be a seven-week road trip, taking us
to Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and then back home via
Colorado. We had a splendid time,
visiting friends and relatives and touring some parts of the country new to
us.
Heading South
First
in our travels we met and dined with our friends, Carol and Phil Gold, when we
reached
Then
on to Winston-Salem, North Carolina and a visit with college classmate Linwood
Davis and his wife Martha. What a
warm and happy family and what a lovely time with them. We also greatly enjoyed our reunion with
my third cousin, Margaret Kolb, a grand dame of the
From
First,
we visited my college classmate, Joe Caltigirone and his wife, Kathy, in
Then,
off to St. Pete and a dinner with friends Al and Barbara Ward and Greg and
Kathy Matthews at a trendy restaurant in the downtown area. Next day, Al and I toured
We
drove from St. Pete to
From
PBG we went south to the Keys and there visited our friends Joan Wulff and Ted
Rogowski, did a drive to
Click
on Florida.
Heading West
We
next drove north and then west to arrive at
From
We
left
Then
we began an interminable drive across west
Touring
We
drove to
Sedona
AZ, southwest of
We
then headed north to the
Next
day, as we drove east along Route 40 toward
While
driving this area, we managed to pick up a lot of CDs with old cowboy singers
crooning their songs. Think Roy
Rogers, Gene Autry, Marty Robbins, Rex Allen, and even Johnny Cash. Equal treatment for native
Americans: We acquired several CDs
with Indian drum and flute music.
Click on Arizona.
Touring
In
In
As
we left
With
Happy back out of the “hospital,” we set off for
Next
day we moved to
Heading Home
We
then drove several days back east toward home. We stopped in
At
their recommendation, next day we spent some time in
The
following day, March 31, we completed our trip by arriving home in Livingston
Manor after 47 days on the road during which we drive 8512 miles! Great trip!
Click
on Denver
& Drive Home.
2009
Chesapeake
From
there, a drive to Port Haywood VA (on the western shore of the Chesapeake) and
a stay at the home of fishing buddy, Alex Reeves, and fishing day one with Alex
on Garden Creek, and then days two and three joining guide Chris Newsome along
with fishing buddy Walt Rodgers for
good fishing on the Chesapeake. See
photos at Chesapeake 2009.
Soque Tournament
Late
October saw a trip, again in Happy Trails, back to Clarkesville GA
Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum
Hall of Fame
The
Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum held its annual ceremony for induction
of new members into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 17. This year’s inductees were two
deceased anglers, the historically important Frederick Halford and G.E.M.
Skues, British pioneers of the dry fly and the nymph, respectively, and four
anglers who have made significant contributions to the sport, Dan Blanton (west
coast pioneer fly inventor), Bob Clouser (Pennsylvanian inventor of the Clouser
minnow fly), Gardner Grant (conservation organization leader for four decades)
and Roman Moser (Austrian angler who has invented many kinds of flies and
angling equipment). See our photos
at CFFC&M Hall of Fame 2009.
Roman Moser Fly Fishing
Following
the Hall of Fame events, Roman Moser and Connie Kirchweger and I drove to Williamsport PA to visit
Burr and Donna Boston and Dave and Sue Rothrock and to fish several of the
famous Pennsylvania
Australia
From
Hawaii , I flew to Cairns
in Queensland , Australia Wooroonooran National Park
From
Cairns I flew north to Bamaga on the northern
tip of Cape York . There I joined the mother ship, Tropic Paradise,
for two weeks of fishing, separated by a four day break staying at a campground
in the seaport of Seisia. Over
these two weeks I managed to land 23 species and also hook, but not land, a
permit. I list these species as
follows: mac tuna (similar to the false albacore found on the east coast of
North America), long tail tuna, gray mackerel, queenfish, fingermark, golden
trevally, barramundi, sweetlips brassy (spangled emperor), rosey jobfish,
wrasse, tarpon, grinner (lizard fish), watson’s leaping bonita, spotted
mackerel, mangrove jack, great trevally, Spanish mackerel, Saratoga, archer
fish, barracuda, bream, honeycomb cod, Spanish flag. Plus, permit that I did
not land, for total of 24. During
both weeks we were fortunate to have some great help from some superb guides,
including the incredibly good fly fishing guide, Al Simson, the most helpful
Shane Hockey, and the ebullient Tom Brechna. We were hosted by a wonderful lady,
Naomi Chan, ever helpful and enthusiastic about making sure our stay was
comfortable and our fishing successful.
Both weeks we had great food from our two cooks, the second week from
Annie Weinzirel, a great lady. During the four days between our sailings, I
spent one day fishing the upper Jardine
River with Al and Shane, great fishing
and great time, and also a day traveling to Thursday
Island in the Torres Straits, a fascinating visit to that little
known area. See photos Australia 2009 Cape York.
Next
I flew from Cairns to Ayers Rock and spent four
days touring the area, first visiting Uluru and the Olgas and then traveling to
Lost Canyon Perth and then to Northwest
Cape and the town of Exmouth
At
Northwest Cape
Hawaii
In
August, I traveled to Hawaii
Rods
What
kind of fly fishing rods do I use?
Since 2003 I have been using David Ahn’s ADG Titanium fly
rods. I have one of each rod David
makes, from 3 weight up to 12 weight.
I have two 5 weight rods for trout and other smaller game fish and for
salt water and salmon I use my 8/9 and my 9/10 rods extensively. I really like them and swear by
them. They are good for distance,
accuracy and sensitivity. No, I
don’t have any financial interest in the rods, I just like them. If you want to check them out, look at
Dave’s web site. http://www.adgfish.com/
Labrador 2009
After
a brief return home to visit with Sheila, I again set off, this time to
Labrador for my annual salmon fishing trip, leaving Livingston Manor on
Saturday, July 18 and arriving in Goose
Bay
White Mountains 2009
From
Labrador, I drove in two and one half days to the White
Mountains , where I met a band of happy hikers led by good fishing
and hiking buddy, Bernie Dormer. We
hiked on day 1 to Carter Notch Hut, along with two young mothers carrying their
babes in arms. Next day, back down
to Route 16 and transfer to Appalachia , the
parking lot on Route 2, for our hike up to Madison Hut. Day 3 we hiked from Madison Hut to the
summit of Mt. Washington
and then down the other side to Lake of the
Clouds Hut. Day 4 saw most of the
group hike out to Pinkham via the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, while I joined two
other hikers on a return to the summit where we all drove down the mountain and
back to Pinkham. Enjoy photos at White Mountains 2009.
Camping on Saranac Lake
After
climbing Mt. Washington
and doing other fine hikes in the White Mountains
(Aug. 1-4) with Bernie Dormer, Brook Taylor, Matt and Carlotta Dormer and a
host of other good hiking buddies, I drove my RV, Happy Trails, to the Adirondacks and joined Tom Wheeler, Kevin Kunkle , Michael Steppe and several boy scouts
for two nights on Green Island in Saranac Lake. Enjoy photos at Adirondacks 2009
Catskills in Springtime
We
enjoyed much fishing with friends during this past spring. First, we took Lou Kravitz to the upper
Willowemoc, where he caught lovely wild brook trout. Willowemoc 2009. Next, we enjoyed a great if frustrating
day on the DeBruce Club water on the Willowemoc. DeBruce Club 2009. Then, fishing friend, Don O’Mara,
and I motored to East Hampton to spend a day
(second day blown out) sight fishing for stripers. Too bad no one told the fish to show up,
but good time anyway. Striper Sight Fishing 2009
Holston
River TN
Mid
June I headed south in Happy Trails, our RV, and first fished with Chris
Elalasingham on the Holston River in Tennessee
Big Pine Key Tarpon Fishing
From
Chris’ wonderful mountain top NC home, I headed to the Keys and met five
friends. We fished for four days
(June 19-22), with little results, due primarily to a northwest wind that put
the fish down. I was fortunate to
get one fish just before the wind came in, a 110 pound tarpon. Big
Pine Key 2009
Denver
From
the Keys I drove to Denver
Nelson’s and DePuy Spring Creek
From
Denver , I drove to Livingston MT
South Fork Flathead
Next,
I was off to Montana to meet five more fishing buddies for a combination two
day horse back ride and five day raft float (July 4-10) to fish the South Fork
of the Flathead River in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, the most remote river in
the southern 48 states. What a
time! Fish galore, all cutthroat
trout, up to 17 inches. South Fork Flathead 2009
Nous Amis de France Visit Catskills
Ten
of our good angling friends from France Mike Canazon,
Jamie Bendelius and Charlie Thacher joining me, hosted our friends and shared
our water with them for four rain-soaked days. A few fish were caught, and many lovely
waters were visited. View by
clicking on French Catskill
Outing.
Hiking in the Catskills
Virginia Sanborn , Justine Sutherland and I enjoyed some good hiking in
the early spring in our lovely mountains in the Catskills. Here enjoy our photos, some of them
quite goofy, others nice scenery shots, as we hike the Millbrook Ridge and
elsewhere in our out of doors.
Click on Hiking by Terry and Hiking by Virginia.
Stocking Fish
Other
local anglers and I have several times enjoyed helping the NY State Department
of Environmental Conservation stock brown trout in the Beaverkill and Delaware
Soque Spring 2009
Once
again I ventured south to the Soque River in northeast Georgia
Club Outings 2009
Friends
from my NYC fishing club joined us for two successive weekends of fun in the
Catskills, the first to enjoy the company, fly tying skills and movie making
prowess of esteemed angler, Ted Rogowski, at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center
& Museum. The second weekend
saw a number of us taking lessons in spey casting from experts Andrew Moy and
Jody Plonski. Click on Outings 2009.
Soque 2008
Sheila
and I again ventured forth in our RV, Happy
Trails, in late October, driving 850 miles south to the northeast corner of
Georgia , near Clarkesville,
to fish at Blackhawk on the Soque
River
Baja
From
Idaho , I drove 2,000 miles south, via Las Vegas and San Diego and
then down the Baja California peninsula, to La Paz on the Sea
of Cortez Efren
Lucero from the beach at Punta Arenas, near Isla Cerralvo,
about 40 miles southeast of La Paz.
Seb and I caught 15 different species during the week, including the
much favored roosterfish and also yellow fin tuna and dorado (mahi-mahi). The scenery was stunningly beautiful and
the fishing was awesome, reminiscent of the great fishing I have had and will
have next year again in Australia La Paz , I took the ferry across the Sea of Cortez
to Topolambopo, the port near Los Mochis , and
then drove north to Tucson
Moose Creek
August
11 to 15 I enjoyed four days of fishing Moose Creek, a tributary of the Selway,
in Idaho
White Mountains
August
1-4 I enjoyed romping through the White Mountains
with Bernie Dormer and 7 of his friends.
I covered over 22 miles and we stayed at Lonsome Lake Hut, Galehead Hut
and Zealand Falls Hut. See photos
by clicking on White Mountains.
July 2008 Flood
Nearby
Roscoe and the upper part of the Beaverkill
River
July 2008
Ted
Rogowski and I drove in Happy Trails to the Miramichi
River in New Brunswick Livingston
Manor Tuesday, July 8 and arrived in Doaktown at noon on Wednesday, July
9. There the Atlantic Salmon
Museum Miramichi
Our
first leg, on July 10, was from Boiestown to
Doaktown, about 15 miles. Right after our launch, we fished the
Bullock Pool for a couple of hours without success. This pool is part of Vince’s
operation and there we met Dan Bullock, guide and manager of Tuckaway Cabins,
and his mother, Renate Bullock, a well known and long-time guide on the
river. We pushed down and fished
the Ledge Pool, also owned by Vince and then down to the Keith Pond Pool where
we fished hard and then lunched and moved on. In the afternoon, we came to the Miller
Creek Pool, also called the Nelson’s Hollow Pool, and there we fished
about an hour. I managed to hook
and land a 4 ½ pound grilse (one sea winter salmon), using a Shady Lady
size 6 on a riffle hitch. Suddenly,
some other anglers appeared, with guide, and informed us that they had rights
to this pool on that day and that Keith Pond, who had given us permission, had
his days mixed up. So we wished
them luck and pushed on downstream to the Museum Pool and landed there.
Next
day we canoed from Doaktown
to Upper Blackville.
Then, on Saturday, July 12, we started by driving upstream to
Flo’s Pool, where we had permission to video fishermen. That morning a pair of ultra-lights were
flying around the valley and we got some photos of them as well. Late in the
morning we returned to our canoeing and pushed off from Upper
Blackville to canoe down to Blackville. After dinner, Ted, Dewey and I returned
to Flo’s for more video. See
photos: Upper
Blackville to Blackville.
On
Sunday, July 13, in the morning, Ted and Dewey returned to Flo’s for more
video while I drove Happy to Vince’s where I fished the Bullock Pool
until noon. Then we all headed down to the Rodd Miramichi Hotel in Miramichi
for the annual banquet sponsored by the Miramichi Salmon Association. We met Dewey’s buddy, Bud Kitchen,
and had a lovely time with our new found friends. See Tuckaway Cabins. The following day we drove about 20
miles upstream from Boiestown to fish private water and there we managed to
encounter five fish. Ted got a
grilse late in the day. Vince got a
12 pound salmon in the morning and I lost one salmon and one grilse but was
able to land a magnificent 20 pound hen salmon which Ted captured on video and
Dewey on camera. See Upper River.
Tuesday,
July 15, was our last day on the river.
In the morning, we floated Blackville
to Quarryville.
After our float and lunch, we drove to Miramichi’s airport where a
local pilot took Ted and Vince for an upstream tour of the river so Ted could
get some airborne video. Meanwhile
Dewey and I dropped the truck and canoes at his home and he showed me his
treasures: Shadow boxes commemorating all the great fly tyers in New Brunswick
What
a wonderful trip! What great
friends are Dewey and Vince, and extraordinarily generous with their resources
to make our trip possible. We hope
to return!
June 2008
Early
June I returned to Florida to spend 4 days
fishing at Boca Grande (on the west coast, 2 hours south of Tampa Austin Lowder . During the first two days we jumped
about 6 tarpon, including one female that stuck with my fly for an hour and a
half and came in at 130 pounds, after towing our boat, yes actually towing the
boat!, almost a mile. Then with
Austin we jumped perhaps 20 tarpon over two days, 12 the second day, 9 the last
evening, when on the first cast,
after a storm had passed through, Al hooked his first tarpon on a fly and
brought her to boat after 1 hour 40 minutes, also weighing 130 pounds. We then went on to hook 4 or 5 tarpon
each, and watched them against a golden red sunset jump as many as 4 times
before throwing the fly. This was
one of the most memorable fishing experiences of my life, truly wonderful! See photos at Boca Grande 2008.
Next,
Sheila and I flew to France
for a fishing outing with friends from the New York
club plus others from similar clubs in England ,
France and Germany Paris Paris and on Wednesday we adjourned to Meursault
in Burgundy Besancon for
his train ride back to Paris
The
following day, Monday, June 23, Sheila and I drove south to Cassis, a small
tourist town east of Marsielles on the Mediterranean . We spent two days there beaching and
touring the magnificent fjords along the coast, called Les Calanques. See photos at Cassis. From
Cassis, we drove back north, first to a lovely hilltop town called Castelnau de
Montmiral, with a great hotel and restaurant, Hotel des Consuls. See photos at Castelnau-Montmiral. Finally, we drove on to the Loire Valley ,
to a little town called Fontevraud-L’Abbaye, some miles west of Tours Paris
May 2008
Early
May I joined buddy Luther Birdzell for 3 days of tarpon fishing with Bruce
Chard, superb guide, at Big Pine Key, about 25 miles east of Key West. We had excellent fishing, with many
tarpon sighted, about 12 jumped over the three days, and one 90 pound fish
brought to the boat by Luther after a 45 minute slugfest. See our photos at Big Pine Key
2008. Next,
Dick Despommier and I returned to the Andros Island Bonefish Club and fished
with Danny, Chris and Rupert for 5 days of medium good action but lots of fun
and fellowship. See photos at Andros 2008. Finally, friends from my NYC fishing
club assembled in the Catskills for our annual outing. Sheila and I were pleased to host fishing buddies, Alex Reeves and
George Beatty, at out home in Livingston Manor. See photos at Anglers’
Outing 2008.
February 2008
Sheila
and I traveled 9,000 miles to the fantastic, lovely, unbelievably wonderful
island nation of New Zealand
We
started on Feb. 2 by going to JFK and discovering, to our everlasting joy, a
“Bombay Sapphire Bar” and you can see where we each enjoyed one of
our traditional Sapphire Martinis, before departing for LA and then on to NZ. Click Sapphire
Bar.
We
landed in Auckland (North
Island ) on Feb. 4, having lost the entire day of Feb. 3, and
immediately flew to Napier (also North Island), an hour to the southeast. There we stayed at Cardoness Lodge, with
owners Sarah and Neil Smith, lovely transplanted Brits enjoying retirement in
the wine country and in the midst of their own 22 acres of vineyards. From this delightful base, I fished for
two days with John Farrell while Sheila slept and read and in the evenings we
dined at excellent local restaurants.
I managed some nice fish during this time. See our photos at Napier.
From
there we drove northwest to Taupo and then south to Taihape and on about 28
kilometers to Tarata Fishaway Lodge, owned and operated by the magnificent
Stephen and Trudi Mattock. There,
while Sheila enjoyed the scenery on the cliffs overlooking the Rangitikei
River, I fished first day on a 14 kilometer float of the river finishing up at
the lodge and second day helicoptering into a remote tributary of the river and
walking up 14 K’s, both trips with Stephen guiding, and catching 25-30
fish each day ranging 2 to 4 ½ pounds (two at that level). What a wonderful place and wonderful
hosts! I will never go to NZ
without going to
Tarata Fishaway for at least 3 days, maybe a week. This was probably the most enjoyable
fishing I had in New Zealand
Next
we drove to Poronui Ranch, the posh “top of the line” lodge on the
Mohaka, southeast of Taupo about 40 K’s or so. There we renewed our friendship with the
great Eve Reilly, manager of the ranch, and friend from my trip 5 years
previously. I was lucky enough to
draw David Wood as my ever faithful guide over the next three days. He is a superb guide, knowledgeable,
considerate, helpful, and excellent at finding fish. We agreed that we were hunting the
“biggies” and so concentrated on rivers where we might find them. We had a few fish, nice ones, too, but
never got into the real big fish, mainly because the region had received little
rain, the rivers were low, the fish were spooky and when a fly floated near a
fish, the fish generally turned its nose up and swam away. (They did not read the right book!) Great time, few fish, but consistent
with plan. To see our pix, click Poronui.
After
Poronui, we drove to Taupo Airport and began our jouney to the South
Island . First, we flew
to Wellington ’s airport and then changed
planes and flew to Christchurch Methven
What
could top this? Well, we headed
south, went to see Mt. Cook ,
highest point in NZ at 12K plus feet, stayed at Twizel, near Mt. Cook
That
concluded most of the fishing. We
drove to Queenstown, probably the main tourist town in NZ, just north of Qtown,
and stayed at a good hotel, the Dairy, for two nights. We enjoyed good restaurants, drives to
nearby Glen Orchy and Arrowtown, a nice dinner with friends John and Mary
Randolph, fabulous scenery and some relaxation after our “tough fishing
schedule.” From Queenstown,
we headed to the west coast, first to Wanaka and then on over Haast Pass Waitangi
Taon River Peter Cooper
Village
Next,
we drove over the center of the island, through Murchison, and on toward
Nelson, but stopped short at Richmond Richmond
We
then flew to Wellington USA
We
landed in LA after an easy trip and then went to the home of our friends, Lou
and Kathy Kravitz, in Encino. We
decompressed for the rest of the “second” March 3, and next day Lou
and Kathy took us to the Getty
Museum
What
a trip!!!
Fall 2007
During
the fall of 2007, after our return from Italy, I busied myself with a series of
fishing trips, first to Montauk with friends Montauk 2007,
next to the Chesapeake to fish with friends Bernie Dormer and Jeff Williamson Chesapeake 2007,
then to the Salmon River on Lake Ontario to fish with Don O’Mara and Ken
Tutalo, an excellent guide who lives in Roscoe NY Salmon River 2007. After that, I drove in our RV, Happy
Trails, to Georgia ’s Soque River
From
there, I drove to Harkers Island
NC
Sheila
and I are now settling in for the holiday season and planning our trip to New Zealand
Happy
Holidays to all!
Italy
Sheila
and I spent three weeks in Italy Rome where we saw all the
traditional sights, including Saint Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum Umbria , near Perugia Assisi , Siena , Florence , and Perugia Italy
Next
we went to Bologna Bologna (fabulous!) and then we drove to San Geminagno,
near Siena Rome Amalfi Coast
and ultimately to Positano where we stayed in a 5 star hotel, Buco di Bacci,
for two nights and took a day trip to Capri . We concluded the trip with two nights in
Pompeii where we visited the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Wonderful
trip! To see the photos, click on Italy. We are pleased also to post some
marvelous photos from Pipe and Dixie Piper, whom we met when we stayed at Borgo
Monticelli, click on Italy More.
Western States 2007
Most
of August saw me fishing the west, first with son, Jack, and later with others,
including Luther Birdzell, Bob Jacklin, Josh Ober, Bert Darrow and Rod
Futerfas, and finally with Walt Rodgers.
Jack and I drove Happy Trails first to Boulder
CO where we rendezvoused with Luther Birdzell
and went on to fish the inlet to Grand
Lake Elk
River two days, the second day with a guide and on private
water. The second day was terrific,
with lots of fish for both of us more for Jack including a big cutthroat for
Jack. Next we moved on to Jackson
Hole and fished the Blacktail Ponds, a spring creek next to the Snake River , and were privileged to cast to three
enormous fish for about 5 hours before giving up. We also had a near encounter with a cow
moose, who proved not to be hostile.
Our
next stop was West Yellowstone and Bob
Jacklin, a living legend from the west, took us into park to Soda Butte
Creek. En route we were lucky
enough to spot two wolves (Bob saw thee) bringing down an elk. Wow! Soda Butte Creek yielded many fish for
us that day, including a 17” fish for Jack and a 16” one for
me. We also fished the Lamar,
getting one fish each, and finished up on the Yellowstone
below Sulphur Caldron. There we
found only one fish working, and Jack was fortunate enough to get it on a dry
fly, a beautiful big cutthroat going 3 pounds or more. Congratulations, Jack!
Next
day, I took Jack to the Bozeman Belgrade Madison at the downstream end of Bear Trap Canyon
From
Chico Hot Springs I drove to Rigby , Idaho , near Idaho Falls ,
where Harley Reno hosted me at his lovely home and floated me on the Snake River (main stem) for two days of fascinating
streamer fishing with small rods.
Harley and his lovely wife, Sharon, are fabulous people and I am deeply
grateful to them for hosting a stranger for two days in their home. Sheila and I look forward to hosting
them in NY and Livingston Manor in December.
From
there, I traveled back to Yellowstone
Park
Next
I traveled from West Yellowstone to Livingston where I picked up Walt Rodgers
and we drove on to the Bighorn River 60 miles southeast of Billings MT.
August
30 came and I delivered Walt to Billings and started
my way home, with a stop on Sept. 2 at the home of Bruce and Angie Settell in Loveland OH
Iceland
Late
July I was privileged to travel to Iceland
Bobby
Power and Duncan Fitzwilliam and I fished 4 days total at Laxa a Adaldur and,
after an 2 day hiatus involving a spectacular drive to Reykjavik
Labrador 2007
June
23rd I departed Livingston Manor in Happy Trails, our Vista Cruiser
RV, for my drive to Goose Bay Labrador, for the third year in a row. It is a wonderful drive through the
wilderness of Quebec and Labrador ,
a full 1400 plus miles, taking three days.
Arriving in Goose Bay , Happy Trails is the guest of Fred and Betty
Goudie, our good friends in Goose Bay , while I fly into Wulff
Lake on the Sandhill River Walt Rodgers ,
joined me for a full two weeks on the Sandhill. Our fishing was slow, to say the
least. No fish were in the river
when we arrived and a few came in the first week. I managed to hook and land one small
grilse all week. The second week
got better. The fish came in (there
is a counting station downstream and we got reports of a lot of large fish in
the river as well as many grilse), but the fish had
“lock-jaw.” Yes, we did
hook some, but not many came to our flies.
I managed for the two weeks to hook 12 but land only 3, far below our
usual number of encounters on that wonderful river. But takes do not really matter to me as
I practice catch and release anyway.
There is also an abundance of brook trout in the river and there, in a
departure from normal practice, we do not do catch and release. They made up a fine addition to our
breakfasts. But only in a place
like this where there is no danger to the population will I keep fish. We flew out on July 11 and I headed home
on July 13, arriving on Sunday, July 15.
If you would like to see photos of the trip, click on Labrador 2007.
Western Maryland Outing
In
early June 2007, I traveled to the very far western end of Maryland Youghigany
River , within the Mississippi
Princeton Reunions 2007
Sheila
and I traveled to Princeton at the end of May
for 4 days of celebration with my classmates in the Class of 1962 of our 45th
reunion. We both enjoyed catching
up with many of my good friends from many years ago. We surely had a fine time. Friday night was interrupted by a
serious thunderstorm that drove us inside for much of the evening. Saturday mid day we joined in the P-Rade, a march of
members of every class attending reunions through the campus ending in a review
by officials of the University. We
attended a memorial service in honor of our departed classmates and found it
very moving. Late Saturday night we
enjoyed a great fireworks show. You
may see photos by clicking on Princeton
Reunions 2007.
Abaco Island, Bahamas
The
last week of May 2007 I joined 10 of my good friends from the Anglers Club of New
York for a week of fishing for bonefish, that most wonderful of salt water game
fish, at Rickmon Lodge on South Abaco.
We arrived in the midst of clouds and rain and thunder and lightning and
skittish fish. So, a good time was
had by all. We did catch fish, and
really enjoyed each other’s company.
But we did not catch a lot of fish. See photos at Abaco.
Argentina 2007
Fishing
buddy Michael Blakely and I traveled to southern Patagonia (Santa Cruz Rio Gallegos ,
the capital of the state of Santa Cruz Loop ’s
Chairman, Christer Sjoberg, fished the lodge the same week and proved to be an
extraordinarily convivial fellow
-- fish with him if you ever
get a chance -- you will seldom be unentertained. Fishing was slightly slow with a slug of
high water coming through during the first several days, but then the river
turned on somewhat and all were catching fish. My own success was for 5 fish, the
largest a lovely sea-bright 18 pound female, followed by a 17 pound male that
had been in the river for a number of months and hence was much darker. I learned to master the two-handed rod,
using a Sage TCR 14’ I had recently purchased and a Rio Skagit line with
variable heads, mostly using a Type III but sometimes and intermediate
head. As for flies, we used size 10
and 12 bead head nymphs when the water was low but switched to articulated leaches
and woolly buggers when the water was higher.
Next,
Michael and I plus four fellows from Washington
State drove with guides three hours
north to Piedra Buena (Good Rock) on the Santa
Cruz
Finally,
five of us traveled to a remote lake, called “Jurassic Lake
To
see my own pictures, click Patagonia 2007. To view the pictures of our week
provided by the lodge on Rio Gallegos, click Las Buitreras. To view the pictures of our fishing on
the Santa Cruz
provided by our consummate guide, Mario Zwetzig ,
click Santa Cruz
This
was truly exceptional trip to a number of remote areas and its memories will
live long for me.
Soque April-May 2007
Late
April and I drive from Livingston Manor south, for 1000 miles, to Clarkesville,
Georgia, and to Blackhawk on the Soque, a fabled river with enormous
trout. There I met four fishing
buddies, Marc Whitehead, Steve Moss, John Lyons and Lucien Kneipf, all fellow
member of a lovely club of fishermen centered in NYC. We were the guests of John and Abby
Jackson, proprietors of Blackhawk, the one mile stretch of the Soque, where
these enormous trout live. We spent
two days harassing these wonderful rainbows (mostly) and browns. We used nymphs, wooly buggers, leaches,
and in the afternoon we turned to dry flies, beetles and grasshoppers and other
large protein appearing bugs. What
a hoot! Big fish on dry flies on a
3 weight rod and taking vigorously and fighting hard. We had a ball. Our great guides, George, Andy and
Sonny, enjoyed all the mayhem. What
a wonderful two days! Tight lines
to John and Abby, to our great guides and to all my fishing buddies. See the photos at Soque
April-May 2007.
Soque 2006
Jim
Klein, George Beatty, Rollie Schmitten
and I, the Foggy Bottom Boys, met at Blackhawk on the Soque near Clarkesville Georgia
Harkers Island 2006
Fishing
buddy, Sebastian O’Kelly, and I fished for false albacore out of Harkers Island ,
near Cape Lookout, in North Carolina
Westward Ho! Our Fall travel to Montana
and Wyoming
Sheila
and I headed west in our RV, “Happy Trails,” on Sept. 23, intending
to do some fishing in Montana and Wyoming Rochester Illinois Davis , IL ,
on the Wisconsin border, and visited Sheila’s sister, Mary Ellen Volscho
and her husband, Tom, in the house they recently moved to from Connecticut Iowa and Nebraska
and into Wyoming , through Thermopolis (great hot springs
While
in West Yellowstone , we fished with famous
guide, Bob Jacklin, and his charming wife, Sharon. First, we attacked the Lamar River Madison
Our
next stop was Red Lodge, MT, not far from Billings ,
on one of Montana Florida Stillwater River
near its confluence with the Yellowstone . Using only streamers, we had some
action, but not a bonanza as we had hoped.
Greg arrived with another friend of his, Don Fowler, who was in Montana Beartooth Highway
Sheila
and I next drove from Red Lodge back to Thermopolis. There, I had one of the best days of
fishing ever, on the upper Bighorn with guide John Schwalbe just downstream
from Thermopolis. The fish were
rising all day to tricorithides, a small white fly for you non-fishers, and
would occasionally grace my fly with attention. By the end of the day I had enjoyed a
good number of encounters with the rainbows, all 16 to 19 inches long and very
energetic. Some I even landed! (and released, of course). But it gets better. The river was perfectly beautiful (see
the pictures) with Russian olive trees on the banks and yellowing aspens in the
background, against gentle hillsides of the arid countryside. And! We were the only fishermen on the river --
we saw no one else all day long!
A river to return to, no doubt!
Let’s keep it a secret!
You
may see my photos by clicking on Montana and
Wyoming.
Springtime and Summer in the Catskills
Spring
saw us doing a lot of preparation for hiking the Appalachian
Trail . Making
equipment, preparing food, working out and biking and hiking to get in
shape. Some of my pictures are
available for viewing at Hiking in the
Catskills. I
never got to start the trail. Our
flood on June 28 caused enough damage to our cellar and crawl space that I had
to do clean up duty for the next two months and by then, we were into fall and
so Sheila and I said let’s go fishing and thus we departed for Montana
and Wyoming (see above). Next
year? Maybe. Maybe sections between our planned
travels and fishing trips. But I am
not sworn to do the whole trail end to end in one year, or necessarily do the
whole trail ever. We will see how
that dream develops in the next year or two. I treasure all I learned in preparing
all my equipment and food and plan to make good use of it on shorter back
packing trips in any event.
Bahamas 2006
Then
a business meeting in Washington DC (for my one, beloved client) at the end of June caused
a delay in the hike and an opening for me to join Dickson Despommier for a trip
to Andros Island , Bahamas Andros and we had good sunshine and light wind and hungry
fish. My biggest was a remarkable
9-pound fish. My total fir this day
was 20 magnificent bonefish, twice the total number I had previously caught on
the trip! That is what keeps you
coming back . . . Pictures from
both trips are available at Bahamas 2006.
Labrador 2006
No
sooner back from DC than old buddy Walt Rodgers
called to tell me I was needed to fill a hole in a Labrador
salmon trip at the end of June. And
so, I drove off to Labrador to join the group
for another week of salmon fishing on the Sandhill with some good old and new
friends. Nice week, although the
fishing was a little slow. And I
got to catch up with Fred and Betty Goudie in Goose Bay
Livingston Manor Flood 2006
As
I was about to get on a float plane to fly into salmon camp, Sheila called to
tell me she was evacuating from our home in Livingston Manor because of a
flood. Fortunately, a friendly
neighbor rescued her and helped her and others, including son, Jack, with
initial clean-up. The rest was
reserved for the errant fisherman upon his return. And so a further delay in our planned
hike. Sometime, I will get to do it
. . . Pictures of our flood (and
clean up) are available at Flood 2006.
Our Earlier Travels --
Where We Have Been, Where We Have Fished, Guides We Have Fished
with . . . and Updates On Where We Are Now
Paris 2005
My
wife, Sheila and I are currently in Paris for a month, visiting our son, Paul
and his girlfriend, Olga, visiting the French countryside and spending a week
over New Years with my cousins in Norway where we plan to do some skiing in
central Norway. We flew over
Wednesday, Dec. 7 and promptly caught colds from Paul and Olga. We slept a lot and then started doing
some Paris Eiffel Tower and then I walked home by way of the Seine . I also
did some running out along the Seine . Saturday, Paul took us all to Fontainebleau Liong River Paris toward Normandy
Sheila
and I stayed in Bayeux , a charming country
French town in Normandy , near the D-Day
beaches and went to see the Bayeux tapestry,
done in 1066 to commemorate the successful conquest of Britain Mont St. Michel for touring and then
spent the night in St. Malo, another 30 miles west. Friday, we returned
to Paris and picked up Paul and Olga and then
went down to Burgundy France
The
following week we are in a borrowed apartment in the center of
Then,
on Jan. 3, we returned to
Next? Well, I am planning to hike the
Appalachian Trail, starting in May or June in
It
is a very hard life, but someone has to do it . . .
Pictures? Well, if you click on France 2005-06 you
will see our French pictures, and if you click on Norway 2005-06 our
Fishing? Why, yes, in fact, I did some
fishing. Where, well, on the
Meanwhile,
please have wonderful holidays and a Happy New Year!
Terry
and Sheila
Our Odyssey of 2005
In 2005, my wife,
Sheila, and I (Terry) went all out in our pursuit of fly fishing. Starting in January, when we fished the
Owens River in the Sierras of California, as we describe below, we went on to
fish the following: Hawaii in April
and May in four spots and then in June in Pennsylvania. Next, we drove our new RV “Happy
Trails” to
Lou Kravitz and I fished the Lower Owens River in
In mid-April, I
drove to
Hawaii
Wedding and Family 2005
Sheila and I
enjoyed three wonderful weeks in
While we sojourned
in
Late May and early June saw a trip that included fishing at the Henryville Club on Paradise Stream, tributary to the Brodheads, in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, fishing with Don O’Mara, Jim Klein and Gordon Dana, and then a continuation to Allenbury PA on the Yellow Breeches and the Anglers’ Club Annual Outing, where I fished with Jim Klein again and with George Beatty, my friend from Washington DC and a recent member of AC. The weather was hot and the fishing was generally slow, but Jim, George and I did find some nice willing stockies in a remote creek among the ridges.
Livingston
Manor Trout Parade 2005
Our town sponsors a “Trout Parade” in early June. It is a wonderful occasion, and I share with you my photos of this splendid event.
Sheila and I left
Livingston Manor on June 11 and headed west, on our first trip in Happy Trails,
toward
After our float of
the
After our travels
to
When I flew out
from fishing the Sandhill, Sheila and I spent several days with the Goudies in
At the end of July, Sheila and I set out on our final of our three trips,
from Livingston Manor to Red Lodge,
After fishing
Cache Creek in
Sheila and I drove
900 miles across
From Bella Coola, we needed to get to Smithers, about 90 miles north, but a 600 mile trip, back to the east, then north and then west again. So, we took two days to get there, and then made contact with the Collingwood Brothers, who sponsor fishing and other trips into the Spatsizi Wilderness. Sheila opted to stay in the very up and coming town of Smithers, while I flew in for 10 days of wonderful mostly dry fly fishing for wild rainbow trout. Most days I would be flown with a guide to a different and always very productive stream. The scenery was spectacular, as you will see from the photos. I had a number of 100 fish days, and many fish on all other days. The Collingwoods run a first class lodge with great food and fantastic staff. Check out Spatsizi Wilderness Vacations.
Kispiox
River and Environs 2005
After our
adventures in Smithers and the Spatsizi Wilderness, Sheila and I drove Happy 60
miles northwest of Smithers to the Hazelton area and the B&B of Wilfred
Lee. We stayed there for a week,
along with other anglers, and fished with guides arranged by Wilfred. I enjoyed the company of my good friend
and fishing buddy, George Beatty.
We fished mainly the Kispiox, a lovely river that flows into the Skeena,
and also the Bulkley, another tributary, and the
After several “blow-outs” in October, I finally convened with fishing buddies to do Montauk for striped bass and blue fish (false albies had already departed, sad to say). First, I fished with fellow Anglers’ Club members on November 2 and 3. Rick Bannerot, Nick Miller, Jeff Williamson and Billy Owen and I spent two days out on the water. First day, guide Amanda Switzer managed to get Nick and me into one of our best days ever. I know I landed around 50 blue fish and I think Nick did the same. No stripers all day long! Then, next day, Billy Owen and I fished with guide Ernie French and were blown off the water by 11 a.m., after Billy landed our one fish, a nice sized blue fish.
I returned to
Montauk on Nov. 14 with Marc Whitehead, and we fished Nov. 15 & 16 with
Ernie French. Our first morning we
drove the beach as the water was too rough to go out, but in the afternoon the
wind laid down and we ventured forth, to find about 20 or so blues a piece,
along with a few stripers. The wind
came up again and we bagged it at 12 noon.
Nov. 17 & 18
Don O’Mara, fishing buddy from the Catskills, and I fished with Jim
Levison of Double Haul Charters.
The 17th was a pretty good day and we each got around 20
fish, mostly blues, but some stripers mixed in. The 18th was a bit of a
bust. We waited in Happy Trails for
the wind to die down until about 1 p.m.
Then, Don decided to forgo further fishing and leave for home while I
went out with Jim for a few hours, and was able to dredge up two stripers.
So ended this
year’s Montauk fishing for me.
I have learned that the big stripers came in and really turned on the
next day. Well, you should have
been here “tomorrow”!
Terry Shultz spent
three weeks in
Sebatian
O’Kelly, fishing buddy from D.C., and I drove down to the Outer Banks
just before Christmas. We fished on
December 19 with Brian Horsely, well known guide in the area. Wonderful weather, at 55 degrees and 5
mile per hour breeze and sunny. We
had one of the most spectacular days fishing ever. At the end of the day, Seb and I each had about 40 stripers and blues
weighing between 10 and 20 pounds in the boat! Brian, testing to see if there were fish
around with a spinning rod, had 30 in the boat! All released, except one that Seb and I
kept to share for home. Fabulous
fishing! We planned to fish next
day as well, but a front came in and 18 degree temperatures, ice in the parking
lot and an angry sea persuaded us to wait for another time. Sorry I can’t rejoin Seb for this
trip this year as well.
In March 2003, my son, Jack, and I traveled to the legendary islands of
April 2003 found me joining buddies Marc Whitehead, Brook Taylor and
Charlie Love on the
Steve Sloan, Jim
Klein, Rollie Schmitten and I fish as a team against four wonderful ladies:
Candy, Gail, Missy and Abby, on the
Anyway, these fish
were real hogs and we caught them all day long every day. Great time!
Note: Steve organized this trip, and we miss
him so very much. Steve passed away
in April of 2005 and left an incredible legacy of fishing successes and
conservation contributions. Bless
your memory, Steve.
In November 2003 I was fortunate to join Skip and Steve Klarquist, lawyers
in
Casting for
Recovery Retreat - October 2002
In October 2002, a
friend went on a retreat sponsored by Casting for Recovery. Here is her description: “I experienced all the
following: relaxing, rejuvenating, friendship-building,
practicing/learning fly-fishing skills in casting, fly-tying and catching
fish... while participating in a Casting for Recovery Retreat held in Mont
Shrine, Orkney Springs Virginia. A voyage of relaxation of the mind while
fly-fishing is the most incredible experience I encountered - remembering to
enjoy life. I
Wally Lloyd,
Jackie Jensen and I fish the Weber in mid-August, with many, many brookies and
rainbow and an occasional cuthroat, of somewhat small sizes but great beauty,
high in the mountains an hour east of
Labrador 2002
What a wonderful week! I took my fishing buddy, Jim
Klein, of NYC, along for his first salmon fishing expedition third week of July
and he did marvelously. We joined my regular camp on the
The Cascades, Hot
Springs VA 2003
No, not in
http://www.loonoutdoors.com/dealers/VA.html
San Diego Harbor
2002
Guide Ray Chandler takes me to fish on one of the last days
of July in the wake of many U.S. Navy wonders and actually pick up several
mackerel and even a 10 lb. barracuda. Nice and very different kind of
fishing. Much of it was alongside the bait tenders, with their array of
seagulls and musical harbor seals. Neat day!
Henryville in the
Poconos 2002-03
Visit our grand club, Henryville Conservation Club, Inc., on
Paradise Creek, a tributary of the Broadheads in the Pocono Mountains of
Pennsylvania! We had a perfectly wonderful spring, fishing here for three
or four weekends, with Cousin Ted Shultz and friends Ester Brock-Jones and Mark
Iwry. Until the drought took hold, we had glorious days of fishing
Henryville, and look forward to many more.
Potomac and
Patuxent 2003
Late June evening, and reportage by fisherman extraordinaire,
Sebastian O
The good news here
is that the bait (bay anchovies) is starting to concentrate. That means
breaking fish, both small stripers and tailor blues (no sign yet of trout
underneath the two) at the mouths of both the
Your faithful
correspondent, along with his friends Terry (aka The Dutchman) Shultz and Ester
Brock-Jones (aka EB&J), managed an evenings fishing after work at Solomons
on Tuesday with the capable Capt. Darren Rickwood (410) 586-2319;
captdarren@chesapeake.net. That’s two times in the last 10 days
I’ve been out, a recent personal best given care and feeding of my two
little ones and a busy day job. I’d like to keep the string going but
it’s always a challenge.
We left the ramp
at 6:30 pm and headed to the Cedar Point rips at the mouth of
Thanks again,
Darren, for another fine trip!
Article written
for Reel-Time.com
for
Potomac Guides, with Bill Kramer!
We spent a very
warm Memorial Weekend Sunday with Bill Kramer on the lower
Marc Whitehead, Ken
Gaines and I fish with two guides on the
Bob Johnson, Jack Larkin and I fish for several days early April at Andros Island Bonefish Club with excellent guides Brian Leadon and Dennis Leadon. Weather cooperated and we fished a lot, mostly on the west side, and found fish and took them. Always a great place to fish!
Susquehanna
Flats on Chesapeake Bay 2002
Ted Shultz, Ester Brock-Jones and I fish the Susquehanna Flats, just out of Havre de Grace, for stripers on one of the coldest days of the year, first Saturday in April. What do you know? Ester gets the biggest fish! And Ted, as he has told me many times since, caught the most! Great day, even if it was only for them!
Long Beach
and the Gabriel 2001
Ray Chandler takes
Lou Kravitz and me out for mackerel and smelt and maybe bass from marina in
Bob Ayres takes me
to the mountains near LA and the west fork of the Gabriel on a cold February
Sunday morning to search for some small trout. I found the smallest I
could and then whamo! he took the fly and after a long and fierce fight I was
able to land him and with great effort hold onto him for my requisite
photo. I omitted only the kiss! Enjoy. I plan to return in
October and see if I can catch one even more impressive!
Fishing
and Outdoors Los Angeles
Throughout the
year we return to Meadow Lane Lodge in
View the marvelous
fly-fishing adventures of Terry Shultz on his recent trek to the high country
of northern
This was a grand
trip, maybe my grandest, made with several good friends: Jeff Williamson,
Charlie Thacher and Bill Heaney, all fellow club members, and with several
other good and cheerful anglers. We fished long and hard, as is the tradition
with Taimen, and managed to tease a few to take our flies. My bragging
goes for two that each went about 25 pounds and were 44" long. What
a wonderful country and wonderful people. I would like to return . .
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Below are the
outfitters that arranged my travel and my stay in
Ernie Schwiebert,
famous fly fishing author and fisherman, led a 13 day trip to the Patagonia
Region of Argentina, a locale he has visited often. Also on the trip were Rip Torn, the
well-known and accomplished actor, Mike Art, proprietor of Chico Hot Springs,
Montana’s leading resort and restaurant, Don O’Mara, retired
businessman from the Catskills and Terry Shultz. We fished three areas, the Malleo, the
Caleafeu and the Traful, all famous rivers. Due to a two year drought, the fishing
was only moderately successful, but the company and the scenery were
incomparable. We are all saddened
by Ernie’s parting in December 2005.
Here are our
family
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