You know the artwork from the Marsh Dawn Hat? (see pic below) That exists in real life, it’s your typical summer day in Everglades National Park. You enter the park boundaries. You are in awe of the sunrise and beauty of all the wildlife. Redfish tail everywhere and eat anything you throw at them all morning. Eventually the winds […]
Everglades National Park
Knowing What To Look For
By the third day I had fallen into a routine. Adjusting to “island” time, I found myself sleeping in late, sitting and enjoying the view on the porch, and maybe fishing for an hour or two before picking up my brother from school. With bonefishing being as difficult as it is on the island, I learned over the past few […]
You don’t know Jack!
Unfortunately…yes, yes I do know Jack. I saw some bonefish cruising around but I was having trouble getting close…I decided to hope out and go after them on foot. I waited a few minutes and two nice pushes come down the flat. Put the shot right on them and hooked up instantly. Next came the blazing run…Hell yes! Bonefish on! […]
It’s That Time of the Year
You ready?
Flying Solo
With my brother still teaching for most of the trip, I was flying solo around the islands and hitting up some favorite spots for the last time. This meant that I would have little opportunity to get some proper images. Most of the images from the trip will be GoPro video stills (sorry everybody). Last year we explored a more […]
Personal best black drum on fly
I have spent some time lately trying to pattern some big ugglies that have been moving onto a flat to feed. I saw the fruits of my time investment pay off as I showed up to the flat one Saturday. About half an hour into the trip I was starting to think that these fish might have moved on when […]
Marsh Donks
The fishing has been good on the Upper Texas Coast when I have been able to get out between the storms that have been rolling through from the Gulf. I’ve got rained-out a few times lately, but I’m not complaining because we need the rain. Especially after the historic drought last year. The marshes on the Upper Texas Coast are […]
Brutal Defeat and Sweet Victory
Day 1: I arrived to an incredible scene…pink sky, light warm wind, any shiny silver tails waving about…this is what summer fishing is all about. I was in perfect position as I took quality shots at tailing bonefish crossing the flat. I continued on later in the morning to the next flat. I waited for any signs of life and […]
Grass Carp
After seeing Adam Hope post a new pic of a slob Grass Carp a few weeks ago, I got inspired to leave the Keys for a day and do some canal fishing on the main land. The canals up there are loaded Grass Carp and time after time they prove to be a challenging opponent. We managed to find tailing […]
Canvas and Acrylics
Throughout the NBA playoffs, I found myself far too into what was an emotional roller coaster. Feeling great at the highest points, and feeling like gum on the bottom of a carny’s shoe at the lowest. So when the Miami Heat finally made it to the Finals, I knew it was going to be brutal. I had to find something […]