George Abernathy Now that October is upon us, some of the best fly fishing for trout commences. Between now and early November, depending when the lakes ice over, we will have plenty of opportunities to land numerous sizable trout. Of course, having opportunities to catch them and actually landing them is two different stories. Our…
My flight landed on time in Cancun to begin our adventure. The other guys should have landed about 30 minutes ahead of me. The plan was for everyone to meet at the Marriott Courtyard for dinner and then organize for the drive south to Xcalak the next morning. Everyone was on time; I was the…
George Abernathy In less than two years, the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club’s membership has grown from an idea to 64 members. Knowing the backgrounds of some of the members, I’m always impressed by how they willingly leave their egos at the door which is a real rarity within any club. Fly fishermen are absolutely…
George Abernathy Forty-five years ago, while flying on a scouting mission in Nam with Apache Troop One, Ninth Cavalry, we came upon a river and, being somewhat bored from the two previous hours of flight, my pilot and I opted to do some fishing. Without notifying our Cobra-Gunship cover bird of our intentions, which was…
George Abernathy Who said fly fishing isn’t a women’s sport? Seriously, are they still living in the ‘50s when women were expected just to cook and clean? They haven’t met or know some of the female fly fisherwomen I know or know of. Take for example – Wendy Gunn has won multiple Arizona and National…