Category Archives: Authors

Bob Nauheim 1934 – 2005

Posted on September 23, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Renowned fly fisherman and long time Santa Rosa resident, Robert Milton Nauheim, 71, died Friday, September 9, 2005 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho after a valiant fight with prostate cancer. He was born Feb. 9, 1934 in San Francisco to Milton … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Dan Blanton, Departed Friends

Australia Trip Report – 2004

Posted on June 21, 2005 by Dan Blanton

by Dan Blanton, Craig Smith and Terry Shultz Our double header in the Land Down Under this past September, 2004 produced some of the toughest fishing seen in recent years.  Most attribute it to Mother Nature and a ration of … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Craig Smith, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine, Terry Shultz

Booking a Trip to Australia

Posted on June 3, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Booking a trip with Carpentaria Seafaris To book a trip aboard the Tropic Paradise with Carpentaria Seafaris, to fish the Gulf of Carpentaria, contact Howard McKinney of Fishabout, Inc. – P.O. Box 1679 Los Gatos, CA 95031 – phone: 888-409-2008 … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Weipa – Game Two in the Land Down Under – 2002

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Dan Blanton

  A Double Header in the Land Down Under – 2002 Game Two by Dan Blanton Fish is his name and he knows how to play the angling game… Yes indeed, Captain Alan (Fish) Philiskirk knows his fly-fishing game in … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Weipa, Australia 2002 Photo Album

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Page Two – Weipa Craig Smith & golden trevally Craig Smith & nice queenie Craig Smith & tea leaf trevally Craig Smith & bream Craig Smith & barra taken on a white/red Whistler Craig Smith &  challenging cale cale trevally … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Australia Flies

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Greg Bethune, when asked what are the top producing flies for Cape York’s Gulf of Carpentaria, will allow that you only need one fly: a chartreuse and white Clouser in sizes from 1 to 3/0.  He’s right.  However, the old … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Carpentaria Seafaris Trip Photo Album – 2004

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Carpentaria Seafaris Trip – 2004 Cindy Blanton fights a flats golden trevally Cindy Blanton & a golden trevally Cindy Blanton & a queenie from the flats Cindy Fights a LT tuna while I keep her from falling in Team work … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Tailing Loops… Be Gone by Lefty Kreh

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Perhaps the biggest problem facing anyone who can fly cast beyond 45 feet is a tailing loop. A tailing loop is when the leader and the front of the line crash into the main line near the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Lefty Kreh, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

WF or DT Which is Really Better by Bruce Richards

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Few fly line subjects have been discussed more than which is the better taper, double taper (DT) or weight forward (WF). The answer is, neither is inherently better, but one may be better than the other for you. A lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Bruce Richards, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Sellers’ SST Story

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

by Dan Blanton

Posted in Authors, Dan Blanton, Hot Flies, Sellers' SST