Sometimes you need to step outside, get some fresh air, and remind yourself what’s really important.
Needless to say, Jake, Lynsey, and Marley the Trout Dog have their priorities straight. It was a treat to get together with old friends this weekend, cross a few mountain passes on dirt roads, sleep outside, cook meals over an open fire, and chase a plethora of westslope cutthroat trout with big foam bugs.
This summer dictates a mindset change—no big international shoots for a while—so I’m making the most of time spent at home in the West. Turns out, there are plenty of good stories tucked away off dirt roads.
Had no idea this Chile shoot in February with 
appetizers and cold drinks. Bartender Mariano runs the bustling El Pescador bar, serving up a mean Belizean Painkiller crafted from pineapple juice, orange juice, and spiced rum, with a few special additions. As is traditional at any fishing destination around the world, fish stories are exchanged over drinks and bar games; tales of near-misses and photo proof of the ones that didn’t get away. Later, dinner is served informally at the open-air tables dotting the deck, and newfound friends find themselves seated at the long tables, exchanging fishing tales from Belize and beyond. The tropic air of the Caribbean softens at night yet rarely loses its warmth or humidity, and once the revelry at the bar ebbs anglers find their way back to their rooms, ready to rise again in the morning and do it all again.”
