January 21 and 22, 2023. As a life-long Michigan resident, every year at some point I get sick of the wintery mix of snow, hail, sleet, freezing rain, snow, and piles of blackish, melting snow, and try to head south to get warm, see sun for more than one day in a row, and fish. …
Florida Bass Fishing 2023 – Days 1 and 2 – warming Up Before Fishing Read More »
Friday, September 2, 2022. I awoke in need of aspirin to help me un-fist my right hand, the tendons for which had tightened like overly tight guitar strings. As I found humor in the difficulty of opening a bottle of aspirin when one’s hands are in pain, I noted that sunlight came into the room …
Day 8 – Saying GoodBye to Bolivia…or So We Thought Read More »
Thursday, September 1, 2022. It was our last full day in the jungle and my last chance to catch a vampire fish. I awoke with vampire fish on my brain–thinking about where we would fish for vampires, what I should use to try to catch a vampire, what my chances were of catching a vampire…. …
Bolivia – Day 7 in the Jungle – Does She Get a Vampire Fish? Read More »
August 31, 2022. We awoke to another beautiful morning in Bolivia. The air was chilly again, but the shower warm. I had just sat down to breakfast when I saw this small brown creature walking across the grounds of the resort. I had never seen whatever it was, so vaulted out of my chair, and …
Tuesday, August 30, 2022. We had been warned by Memo that the temperatures were going to drop today, but I hadn’t expected a drop in the temperature of my shower. It was an on-demand shower, and while I demanded hot water, none came out. I took the most alarming, heart pounding shower I have had …
Bolivia – Day 5 in the Jungle – Running out of Time for a Vampire Fish Read More »
Monday, August 29, 2022. When Memo said we had a chance to go on a jungle walk and then fish in a new place, we said “Sure!” What could go wrong? Now, when Memo described the experience in front of us, he told us we’d get into the usual flat-bottom boat, go for a 20-minute …
Bolivia – Day 4 in the Jungle – a Little Outside my Comfort Zone Read More »
Sunday, August 28, 2022. By our third day in the jungle I hardly noticed the rooster in the morning and was up before the alarm, excited about whatever the day had to offer. What this morning had to offer is something I didn’t get a photo of, which was one of the guides pounding on …
Bolivia – Day 3 in the Jungle – the Biggest Arapaima yet Read More »
Saturday, August 27, 2022. I underestimated the power of a rooster–one not bound and gagged and prepped for a cockfight–because one of the lodge’s rooster called at 5 a.m in the morning…over and over again, waking us up an hour early. In fact, by the time our alarm went off at 6 a.m., I had …
Friday, August 25, 2022. Having immersed ourselves in Bolivian culture and relaxed for a few hours at what will go down as one of my favorite motels–the Los Tajibos–we rose early in the morning on August 26…so early, we didn’t get breakfast. And darn, did it smell good as we trotted by the dining room. …
Bolivia – Day 1 in the Jungle – A Big Kitty, and Fishing in the Dark Read More »
Getting ready for a fishing trip is not something I take lightly. It starts months in advance with Mark placing on top of our pool table the rods and reels he thinks we should take, and every lure he can think of that might possibly catch whatever fish we’re after. We also review the list …
Bolivia Fishing 2022 – Getting There…and the First Day Read More »