Thank You 2013, Welcome 2014

2013 flew by, but not without some fantastic fishing. I'm not going to bore you with the stories, Ill let the pictures tell them. Here is a photo recap off my year fly fishing. I had a goal to fish in 10 different states in 2012, and came up 2 states short. So I made that goal again for 2013, and I did it!

Pennsylvania

Maryland

New York

Vermont

Delaware

Ohio

Virginia

Idaho

Montana

Louisiana

Louisiana Red Fish Videos

OK, so I was obsessed before I caught one, but now I have redfish on the brain. Here are two videos from the marshes of Louisiana, one is from the Uptown Angler, the shop I will be using next year to host a trip back down south, to share the awesomeness that is Redfish! The second one is from an outfit in Florida that spends time chasing big Bulls on top, probably the sickest video I have seen. The 3rd and final one, is from an outfitter in VA, after getting re-rib by the salt bug, I started to do a lot of research to find out more about Redfish and their locations along the coast. To my surprise, they are just south of my home town. So next trout season, instead of heading 3 hours north to fish for rising trout, ill be headed 3 hours south to fish for tail reds, in water I have fished my whole life! How awesome is that!

It's All About the Quest

That's what my guide said to me as we pulled up in 40 mph winds, but I'll get back to that part. Last week, about 4 days before my much awaited Redfish trip, my guide calls and says, the weather isnt looking to good. Great, after 2 other failed attempts this year to catch a Redfish, the whole trip I planned was shot. We went anyway, after day one, I was moping around, and Elizabeth said, "lets to to the fly shop, see if there is anywhere for you to fish.", "ok lets go, I need a hat anyway". Now all I can do is thank her for that.

I was talking to the guy at the shop, he gave me a few local places to catch bass, if I just wanted to catch something. So I did, it was about 3 inches long, on an 8wt. But he also gave me the name of a guide they use down in Grand Isle, said it might be worth going down there, call Capt. Danny, he will set you up. So I called, he said it wouldn't be the "outdoors channel", but he thought he could find me a fish or two.

Alarm went off at 4am, and Elizabeth and I were south bound, and I was starting to get excited. The winds and rain only got worse as we got closer to Grand Isle, white capes, and 4 foot waves destroyed the bay, there was no way poling around the flats was at all possible. We pulled up and Danny said "its all about the quest!", haha yup lets do this. So he took us to a location called 1000 mile, he only took us there because we lived over 1000 miles away. We were not taking the flats boat or bay boat, instead we launched the kayaks, and away we paddled. First cast E had one, first cast I had one, no trophies, but we had constant action the whole time. I have to thanks Uptown Angler , and Capt. Danny of Calm Water Charters for their awesome service and expertise, getting me into some redfish. If it wasn't for Elizabeth, this would have never happened, so thank you!

Redfish, freaking awesome fish!