Wisteria

Latest 4wt Fiberglass Builds

I have just completed a pair of 4wt fiberglass fly rods.  More details in my rod building blog...

Bandit

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Before & After

Grip Shapes

Various fly rod grips: two 7wts, one 8wt and a 10wt.

Rod Works

 Current builds... Cork handles were turned today.

Jazz Trio Concert

A photo taken just before our jazz trio concert last Thursday.

End of Season

March Skiing

Iowa Driftless, 2005

From the archives: Iowa Driftless, Spring 2005. Two decades ago...Tempus fugit!

Skiing Close to Home

Less driving, more skiing!

Ritz Grip

Ritz grips on a pair of saltwater Retrographs (10wt and 8wt).

Snow Day

Ginger Swimming Shrimp II

Long shank version, size 2.

Hexagenia limbata

On the windshield - Epic Ballroom, Cambridge, MA, June 14, 2024.

Ginger Swimming Shrimp

Short shank stainless iron, size 2.

Dragon Tail Baitfish

Not my favorite fly, but so easy to tie...and it is ugly! Dragon tail baitfish, size 2/0, just another boring Albie Snax impersonation.😂

More Swimming Shrimps

Unweighted and beadhead version... Can't wait to try them for stripers this spring!

Swimming Prawn

Doormouse and racoon fur versions of swimming shrimp.