SEARUNNERS!!!

Camp site close to the mouth of the Okuru river, the weather was wet, cold and windy, truly shit!!

 Still the hog manage to catch a nice one, bloody hog.......

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 Manage to hook one at sunset

not as big as the hog, but still a sea run!!

Muskegon River, Michigan

Yesterday my Dad and did a float trip on the Muskegon River in Newaygo, Michigan for Smallmouth Bass and Trout.  The water temperatures were too low for bass to be very active but still too warm for trout.  Salmon were beginning their spawning run from Lake Michigan but were too few to fish for.

Once we launched we fished for trout in the cooler waters in the top stretches of the river, I was able to get two small rainbows swinging small wet flies over the riffled water.

 

Our guide, Matt Zudwig was a really cool guy.  Artist, Signmaker, fishing guide, and a great guy to spend a day on the water with.

We spent the majority of the day throwing big streamers and poppers to the bank with 8wt. rods.  I think I did more casting than I ever have in one day.

We didn't hook or land a lot of fish, but even a 12in bass put a hell of a bend in an 8wt rod..

WINTER RUNS

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Northumberland, England

 Getting ready to fish the Devils water in Hexham

 Beatiful nature, lots of deers, birds and flowers

 propper wild english brownies taking dries

 big Mayflies hatches, next day got sligthly larger fish on northern spiders, but of course left my camera behind....

And of course, backing up the lack of big fish are the magnificents english Ales, short drive from the river you can find the high house farm brewery, try the nels best a simply amazing ale, english river never lack of close pubs and breweries, man, as much as i love italian food, i love english ales!!!!!!!

Morbegno, Italy

 Lots of nice brownies on the Adda river, caugth 18 in one morning,nymphing, and using small wet flies

 Nice view of the GANDA bridge, fine roman made

 The small fish are well back up by the local Bitto cheesse and the Famous Bresaola two amazing produce from the Valtellina valley, of course local wines are great too made with nebbiolo grapes made the whole fishing experience crazy good, fuck i love italian food!

A Few Random Pics of the Season

Mauro spotting before a hike into the Nevis Gorge

This Damselfly landed on my fly tying kit mid-session, made a good model.

First hookup on a Willow Grub, cracked the code for the rest of the summer on the Mataura.

Mid-Winter, Lake Impossible.

After work fish...