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January Driftless on the Fly - North Bear Creek

After a long dry spell away from the water, a window of opportunity finally opened in my schedule.  Many people have heard of The Driftless Region in SE Minnesota, SW Wisconsin, &  NE Iowa.  It...

Fall Fly Fishing Smallmouth Bass: Escape from the Office

  I love the fall in Iowa, the leaves are changing, the temperature starts to drop, and there is almost NO ONE on the water.  Friday afternoon if the weather cooperates is a perfect time to sneak o...

Denver Business Trip - Bonus Fly Fishing Adventure

Brown Trout   Finding extra opportunities to fly fish for trout or actually any fish that can be caught on a fly rod is a major passion of mine.  I travel quite a bit for business and love slippin...

Central Iowa Smallmouth on the Fly

Central Iowa Smallmouth Bass on the Fly   It‘s been WAY too long since I‘ve been able to slip away to throw a fly.  Fortunately, we know of a small section of river near central Iowa that holds sm...

St. Louis Fly Fishing Escape

The sun going down around 8pm offers some amazing summer fly fishing opportunities while traveling for business.  Work took me back to St. Louis this week for a packed schedule of client meetings. ...

Mixing Business with Pleasure, Waterloo Creek, IA Fly Fishing

  I frequently get odd looks from fly fishermen I meet all over the country when I tell them I’m from Iowa and I’m into fly fishing.  “Are there trout in Iowa?”  Oh my, there is actually incredible...

Lake Taneycomo March 2019 Fly Fishing for Trout

  This week we had a ton of meetings in Kansas City, and were able to see some people in Springfield, MO towards the end of the day.  This gave us the opportunity to slip down to Lake Taneycomo to...

DIY Fly Fishing on St. Lucia

  For spring break this year, our family took a trip to the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies.  We have never been to this island before, and were excited to try out a new location.  As usual...

St. Louis February Fly Fishing Opportunity

  Click to see this Adventure on our YouTube channel!   I love finding opportunities for fly fishing while traveling for business.  This week was an epic success for me as I was able to catch my f...

Deep Snow Minnesota Fly Fishing Success (Failure)

  Sometimes we need to find success in a fishing failure. I had the ability to carve out a small window of time to fly fish east of Rochester, MN after some difficult travel, a ton of great meeting...

St. Louis Polar Vortex Fly Fishing Adventure

  There are pros and cons to fly fishing during a polar vortex. When in southern Missouri, 10-15 degrees is so cold that almost no one is out fishing, that's the pro. The con, it's cold.  Not as b...

Minnesota Trout on the Fly During a January Business Trip

Pretty Brown posing on El Bolso.   My New Years resolution is to catch more fish on the fly. For me, its my Zen, and it’s one of my favorite ways to recharge my batteries. This week, I had several...

Fly Fishing on The Provo During an Anniversary Trip to Park City

Provo River, UT   Pescador on the Fly = Fisherman on the Go My beautiful wife Heather and I chose to celebrate our 10 year anniversary with a little trip to ski in Park City .  Heather still categ...