On Wednesday afternoon, 12/21/16, the Government of Quebec announced that at the conclusion of the 2017 caribou hunting season, caribou hunting in Quebec will be completely closed for the 2018-19 seasons! There has been an ongoing dispute in Quebec between the Government, the caribou outfitters and the indigenous tribes in Quebec. The natives have long Read More
Archives for 2016
New for 2017!! – Newfoundland Moose Hunts
December 21, 2016 – This week, we learned of the following announcement. Quebec’s Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks (MFFP) announced that they will suspend sport hunting of caribou indefinitely starting in 2018. We are very excited at the prospect of offering a new destination for our customers and to create an alternative to caribou Read More
Cuba Fly Fishing – February 2017
In the last few days, we received dates and a rate that we can quote for a fantastic opportunity with our Cuban outfitter. He has offered dates of February 11-18, 2017 as tentative dates for our first group of 2017. This group will stay on board the spectacular yacht, the Georgiana, which is where I Read More
Cuba Fly Fishing Trip Report
To say the very least, my visit to Cuba to view the services of Fly Fishing the Run was fantastic, amazing and very educational. One of the first things that I learned was that it is now possible to fly directly from Miami to Havana. I had made my reservations early in the spring and Read More
Bahamas Bonefishing Trip Report
In mid-May, Lila and I visited our newest outfitter, Deep Creek Lodge, on South Andros Island, in the Bahamas. Deep Creek Lodge is owned by Nathaniel Adams, a native Bahamian, and Clint Fowler, who is from Texas and whom will be fishing with me at the McKenzie River Lodge in 2017. Lila and I have Read More
Field Dressing Rabbits
Being of reasonably sound mind, I am positive that, as you read this month’s column some of you are going to say, “is he nuts?” Most of you are going to think that I am leading you down the path with another of those wild goose chase stories that I seem to be known for. Read More
Quebec Caribou Hunts – Limited Availability for 2016
As many of you know, we have sold caribou hunts for Leaf River Lodge, the premier caribou outfitter in Quebec, for over fifteen years. Annually, as one of our many Hosted Adventures, we take a group of hunters to the Leaf River Camps to hunt, fish and enjoy the Caribou hunting experience. Looking ahead to Read More
How Can This Have Happened?
My gosh! It’s here! I am at a total loss to understand where the last fifteen or twenty years have gone. I now understand what an old friend of ours said to me years ago, when he mentioned that “Inside every older person there is a young person wondering what the heck happened?” My sentiments Read More