2011-2012
2011
An eventful year has passed…
In 2011 I spent more days on the water fly fishing than ever before…January-May was bass fishing in central Florida and finding a bunch of new spots that were very driftboat friendly to run my guided trips on.
In March I got engaged…on the boat…on a fishing trip.
In June I got married…
Shortly after the wedding we drove out to Colorado to spend the summer in the Vail Valley…it was my shortest season out there but plenty of fish were caught.
Upon returning to Florida and working full time to build my guide service, I wrote and published my first book Fly Fishing Central Florida’s Freshwater. Since getting my first copies in late October I’ve sold over 100 to-date.
2011 came to an end and I found myself in North Carolina fly fishing for trout. My last fish of 2011 was a small rainbow trout on Scott Creek in Sylva, NC.
2012
Looking forward to this coming year I’m excited about all the plans I’ve made and even more excited for the unknown and what this next year will hold.
The Shad run is just starting and I’m looking forward to spending many days over the next two months on the St Johns River. Nearly every Saturday for the next 2 months is booked with either Fly Fishing Schools, Guided Trips, or other Events like the Old Florida Outdoors Expo coming up next month.
In March I’ll hopefully be able to take another trout trip up to the mountains of North Carolina.
In April I’ll be spending a week in Virginia fly fishing for Brook Trout in the small streams of Shenandoah National Park.
April and May will also bring a great Bluegill bite on our local lakes and I’m looking forward to catching big bluegill all three ways (that would be on bamboo, glass, and graphite rods).
After May we’ll have to see…I just haven’t thought out that far.
