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The Road to Hell, Devil’s River

Posted on: February 22, 2012 - No comments

I watched The Devil’s River episode last night. Who let me out of the house in that shirt I am wearing. I looked more like a rodeo clown than a serious fly fisherman. The show was shot 6 years ago. The toughest shoot that we have ever done. The first day was great weather, but due to the difficulty of getting a film crew into the location we were only able to fish a couple of hours. That night the temperature dropped into the 30′s and it really shut the fish down. Had we not been filming I would just  Read more…

Sorry, Katrina is next week. Devils River this week

Posted on: February 20, 2012 - No comments

This week we are on The Devil’s River near Del Rio, Texas with river keeper Gerald Bailey as a cold front tries to ruin everything but we make the best of it. My friend Schuyler saves the day.

Louisiana Reds Pre- Katrina

Posted on: February 20, 2012 - No comments

We filmed this weeks episode in Venice, Louisiana in May. Katrina then hit in August or September that same year. Watch and you will hear Burwick Duvall totally predict Katrina and the aftermath. Next weeks episode we visit the same area after Katrina. It did not even look like the same place. The fishing was actually better after the storm. We went back last year to film after the oil-spill. Fishing was great and we saw no signs of oil damage. The marsh seems to be as resilient as the people.

Pre-drought Texas / The Good Old Days

Posted on: February 17, 2012 - No comments

This weeks episode really makes the effects of the current drought hit home for me. Every pond and stock tank on The Miller Ranch is now completely dry. The cover is completely depleted and the landowner says that he is seeing no quail. The entire state is being effected. We seem to be in a fairly consistent rain pattern for the last couple of months.I just hope it continues. I am curious to see if the quail numbers will ever recover to pre-drought conditions.

A Big Change.

Posted on: January 17, 2012 - One comment

Big news for the hunting club here in Nebraska. We will be moving to a new location for next season. A big improvement. Much closer to our hunting grounds and twice as nice. The new place is on a beautiful creek bottom surrounded by old cottonwood trees. Deer and turkeys actually come to feed in the front yard. Moving will not be fun although it will definitely be worth it for next season. I leave tomorrow for The Shot Show in Las Vegas for 4 days. Looking forward to meeting new sponsors and all the guys and girls from Pursuit  Read more…