Drifting The Prairie Ocean Outdoor Journal

This has been one of the most challenging carp by fly seasons Charlie or I have ever tried to deal with.  Challenging because of conditions,...

I came to know Dusty Gilles several years ago through fly fishing at Blue River.  We both love the trout season at Blue, but once that ends ...

I have been quite neglectful to this journal and to the carp that I so savor.  There is more than one reason, but primarily my work-life has...

Dear Carp, In coming to you today, the second week in a row, I feel like a rich man.  As I stood at the fringe of your home the cool morni...

Dear Carp, It has been two weeks my friends since I've been able to come to you.  As you already know, my kind has been slammed by vio...

Dear Carp, I hope this letter finds the lot of you well and thriving.  What a splendid morning it was my friends.  This morning was the fi...

Dear Carp, Today was a cookie cutter of yesterday, but only nicer since there was much less wind.  I deemed it a perfect afternoon to come...

Dear Carp, My friends... I feel like I lied to you.  Yesterday I told you it would probably be a couple of days until we meet again due to...

Dear Carp, Standing at the threshold of your home today, I realized the advantage you had over me thanks to the phenomenon known as Snell...

Saturday, I waded the creek on a cloudy day with wind that chopped the water.  This morning I waded a muddy creek on a bright sunlit day wit...

The Creek Critter has been the bell cow of carp flies this season.  With the brown-winged, yellow body with orange legs tied on, I hit Charl...

Wednesday morning we were blessed with a delightful rain that lasted a good hour and little more.  During this brief time the rain was stead...

Same scenario as last Saturday - at work way before the rooster even thinks about crowing, leaving work and arriving at the creek at the tim...

There are a number of blogs I read each week, and one of my favorites is Trevor Tanner's Fly Carpin .  Last week, Trevor published a pos...

It is certainly heating up here on the prairie ocean and late in the afternoon around four or five is just too hot to fish.  Being somewhat ...

My heart was set on fishing early Saturday morning.  So much set, that I had everything ready Friday night.  On the floor of the den the wad...