Fly Fishing Adventures
Jeff’s summaries of his fly fishing exploits.
Small Streams, Little Rods & Big Fish
There is a group of fly-fisherman out there called the 20/20 club; if you don’t know, they are casters who try and catch trout of over 20 inches on a fly that is size 20 or less. Many of you probably don’t know what a size 20 fly is…picture a mosquito, maybe one of those […]
The Magic of Montauk
Missouri is an amazing state…the amount of land and water available to a sportsman is worth noting. It is no secret that I love to fly-fish and the feel of a trout on the other end…well, let’s say it is worth a six hour drive; anytime! My dad, Jonas and buddy Frank left early on […]
Fishing the Twins
On Monday, July 2nd, Vickie and I sat out on an adventure; we would leave Branson and the comfort of Taneycomo in search of new water. I had read two different pieces this past year exclaiming the beauty and quality of fishing surrounding the area just north of Tecumseh, Missouri. Here there are two water […]
Testy Taneycomo
As luck would have it, Vickie and I headed out for our Missouri vacation on the hottest day of the year….in fact, it might well have been one of the hottest June days ever recorded; either way it is a long way across Illinois when the temperature exceeds 100 degrees! I spent as much time […]
A Day On The White River
I can better appreciate how Huck Finn felt after a recent day where I spent a few hours fishing our own White River. For sure the White is not the “Mighty Mississip”… but when you are used to walking small streams it may as well have been. I still remember watching the old black and […]
An Outdoor Camera
If you are like me and spend most of your time in the outdoors then you want to take note of a new series of cameras that are out there and ready for your use. This past June 11th I turned the big “50”! I am not a big person on gifts and have always […]