Baboons, desert heat and smallmouth bass. They don’t often go together, but they do in Africa. But of course, these guys knew their local waters far better than some fella who (literally) just got off the plane. They were under 40 and (like most of their countrymen) in great shape. So I sure wasn’t showing […]
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Tales from the new book “Adventures of a Fishing Bum”
Adventure Tale: Jungle Smallmouth
By Tim Holschlag on June 3, 2016 in Adventure Tales, Fly Fishing Adventure Tales, Spin Fishing Adventure Tales, Spin Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing, Spin Fishing, All Travel 2
BOOK EXCERPT—- Hawaii– sun, sand beaches, sea breezes, snorkeling, palm trees and tourists everywhere, right? For that reason it was never high on my list of “must see” places… until I discovered Hawaiian jungle smallmouth. However, it isn’t just mainlanders who have never heard of this odd fishery; few on the islands have either. Hardly […]
Adventure Tale: Maine Damselfly Frenzy
By Tim Holschlag on October 8, 2015 in Adventure Tales, Fly Fishing Adventure Tales, Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing, All Travel 0
BOOK EXCERPT– from “Adventures of a Fishing Bum” It was a couple summers ago. My pal Dan and I loaded up the car with a big canoe and lots of tackle and headed northeast. Though the route through Vermont was slow, it was interesting and enjoyable nevertheless. Twisting and winding thru green forested mountains and […]