BOOK EXCERPT– Baboons, desert heat and smallmouth bass. They don’t often go together, but they do in Africa. I was fried. It was November (that’s early summer in South Africa) and the sun had been relentless all day. My South African pals Conrad and Herman and I were fishing a small river on the west […]
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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 0
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. Hawaii. Sun, sand beaches, sea breezes, snorkeling, palm trees… and tourists everywhere. These jewels in the Pacific sure have plenty […]
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– 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 postcard-pretty small towns, it was easy […]