Bitch Jacks
Last week I traveled to Southern Belize with all good intentions of fishing for permit and shooting photos in a place I’ve never been. I was able to check both goals off the list, but soon you’ll notice a conspicuous absence of a key component of this trip report. Note that I said, “fishing for [...]
Happy Holidays!
Fly Fishing in Salt Waters roosterfish feature 2012 was a great year filled with lots of photo-ops. As I tally up the columns I’m also happy to find another decent up-tick in sales. That’s three years running so maybe I’m some sort of lagging indicator of a stronger economy. Thanks to all of you who license my [...]
Custom Photo Notecards
In my ongoing quest to shelter you from virulent escalator handrails and surly mall Santas, here’s another holiday gift idea that you won’t find in stores. Note: Christmas orders should be placed before December 14th to ensure delivery without expedited shipping. Choose From Thousands of Images Notecards are available from any image in my [...]
Tosh’s 2013 Wall Calendar
So this year I decided to produce a wall calendar with a collection of favorite scenes from hither and yon: hunting, fishing, critters, destinations, and people. My plan was to have this ready to ship in October, but selecting a few images from many many thousands of images, took a bit more time than I [...]
A Texas Blitz
There’s an inedible bullet-shaped fish in the Gulf that has been cursed by offshore fishermen for as long as anyone can remember. Like most Texans I’ve always called them bonito, but on a recent trip to North Carolina I learned that they’re not an actual bonito, which is more closely related to the mackerels. These [...]
Private Photo Assignments
Recently I’ve been booking a few private assignment shoots for folks that want a unique and lasting record of a special gathering of friends, clients, or family. I’m offering that program again this fall and here’s how it typically works: You schedule a cool event or trip that involves hunting, fishing, or outdoor activities I [...]
Them Redfish
I love redfish. Have I mentioned that? Specifically I love redfish that wag their tails on slick-ass summer mornings when I’ve sweated through my shirt by 7:30 and the air is so heavy that it feels like I’m breathing through a damp towel. As usual, I spent the better party of July in Port Aransas [...]
Planet Tarpon
I saw my first Florida Keys tarpon in May of 1991. I didn’t catch one that year, but they caught me. Since that first visit, I’ve gone back for twenty-one consecutive Mays with my wife, kids, parents, brother, sister, nieces, and nephews. We’ve had years with epic weather and fishing; and years with rain, wind, [...]
Filtered Light
There’s an old mariner’s adage that suggests nice weather is coming if the clouds break late in the day and reveal the evening sunset. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight Red sky at morning, sailor’s warning Well, from the perspective of six blokes fishing Andros Island between May 20-25, 2012, that’s a big honkin’ load [...]
Happy Holidays!
Rainbow goodness: American Angler magazine Hey Folks – Another year is winding down and I’d like to thank all of the companies that license my stock images and hire me to go to cool places and frame scenes and punch buttons. 2011 has been a good year and I’m hoping that our collective climb from the [...]
That Good Time of Year
Per the usual, I shucked all things pressing in late June and bagged a few days with family, friends, Port Aransas and redfish. We had a four-day burp of high water with Tropical Storm Arlene but things returned quickly to normal: calm waters, strong tides, sunny skies and mobs of tailing fish. Determined to broaden [...]
East Cape Fandango
It had been awhile. About 20 years. I’ve been to Cabo Proper a couple of times since 1990, but it was nice to get back to the East Cape where the pace is considerably slower and hair-braiding is still reasonably priced. Last week my friend Mike Siegman and I spent five days with guide Jeff [...]
Ode to a Trusty Yaller Box
Casco Bay, Maine: he was more than just a camera box… This is a sad day for me; a day that I’ve dreaded for quite some time. His rusted wheels have slowed him down for the past couple of years, especially on long airport hikes. Too many days in saltwater, no doubt, and lately [...]
Back to the Marsh
A year ago I visited South Louisiana at its brightest point in the post-Katrina era. The Saints had just won the Superbowl, New Orleans was buzzing again, and the marshes were full of healthy fish, birds, and critters. And then, a month later, the rug was again yanked from beneath their feet. Last week I [...]
The 2010 Holiday Grab Bag
Instead of showing you some cool new stuff that I shot in November (which I don’t have, because I was playing hooky in a deer blind) I’m now going to shift gears and thank the folks that have allowed me to perpetuate my twenty-five-year existence without cubicles, neckties, or shiny shoes. So, without further adieu, [...]
The Blitz: Part Three
It’s the fourth quarter, folks, and we’re now 75% done with our upper-east odyssey of fish, photography, road miles, fast food, and cheap motels. Last week, Pete McDonald and I completed the third leg of content gathering for our impending collaborative book release. We started in Freeport, Maine on August 17th with Captain Eric Wallace [...]
Alex Was a Butthead
This entry is about the incredibly cool photos that I didn’t get I’m normally neck-deep in redfish this time of year, and there’s typically a matter of protocol that goes along with that pursuit. When I arrive in Port Aransas each June, I first spend a few days fishing–just fishing. No cameras allowed. I have [...]
Two Oceans in Two Weeks
I try to avoid back-to-backers, whenever possible. Pack, depart, return, unpack, wash clothes, repack, depart, return. This time, however, it was unavoidable. The first trip involved the extremely busy schedules of nine people, and the second trip involved tarpon fishing dates that have been carved in stone since 1991. I shall now apologize to my [...]
The Blitz: Part Two
Last week I traveled with Pete McDonald to Maryland and New Jersey for another round of fishing, shooting, and interviewing for the new book project. We started the trip on the upper reaches of the Chesapeake (The Susquehana Flats) near Havre de Grace, MD. Captains Tom Hughes and Sean Crawford put us on piles [...]
Marsh Donkeys and Pick-Sixes
In a typical year there are exactly two reasons why we angling sorts might travel to New Orleans in February: Mardi Gras and really big redfish. For me, because I’m not real big on parades and costume parties, that leaves exactly one reason to go to New Orleans in February. I booked my dates with [...]
The Blitz: Part One
Last week I traveled to the Northeast to shoot the first leg of a new book project. Over the next year, I’ll be working with writer Pete McDonald to produce a large-format pictorial (that’s a pitcher book for you Oklahomans) on the ravenous and eclectic fly fishing culture of striped bass, bluefish, false albacore, and [...]
Unplugged in the Neo-Tropics
Key West This was our seventeenth year (parents, siblings, kids, et al) with the same dates, same guides, and undoubtedly some of the same tarpon. In some years we’ve hit it perfectly (late May/early June) and in other years the planets were mis-aligned. We had some goofy west winds and poor visibility that hindered a [...]
Paddling the Pandemic
One can never be too careful during a global health crisis… Last month I ignored the media’s warnings of Imminent Death by Pig and traveled to the Yucatan with friend/publisher Tom Bie. We were on a mission for Playa Blanca lodge to explore their backcountry waters via kayak and canoe. For six days we paddled, [...]
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