Got Backing? (Formerly Known as Mr. P.'s Blog)

This is a blog about fly fishing for Carp. Well, kind of... I can’t catch Carp on the fly all year long so it’s also about fly fishing for anything that will take a fly. Mixed in are thoughts on fishing, thoughts on life, fly tying, some cool pictures, and a bit of humor here and there.

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

A conversation with Jerry Solie

I first met Jerry Solie in 1979 when I joined the Evergreen Fly Fishing Club. He had already been a member for 24 years. Yes, 24 years. J...

Friday, October 26, 2018

Redfish and Black Drum in the Louisiana Marsh

In the early part of October I went to Louisiana to fish the marsh for redfish and black drum. I had been to Louisiana in 2013. The gui...

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Monkey Forks

I had fished Monkey Forks a few times prior to 2010 but not with much seriousness or commitment. In 2010, I went to the creek with the idea...

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Carp Taking the Fly Vol. I: a Video

This video was shot in Washington and Oregon during the spring and summer of 2017. It is of 8 carp taking the fly. Seven of the eight fish...

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Fly Fishing in Cuba Part II

Days four and five made the trip for me. I fished exclusively for tarpon on those days and those fish are the ones that will get me back to...

Friday, July 21, 2017

Fly Fishing in Cuba Part I

In the summer of 1959 I was still 8 years old. I caught my first limit of trout that summer. At that time, for a person under 16, the limi...

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Starting the 2017 Season

Thanks Kevin, Sam, Jessica, and Jeff for asking why I have been lazy prodding me to get back to the blog. Here you go. Starting the 201...

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About Me

Mr. P.: Bothell, Washington, United States; I am a lifelong Washington State resident. I have been a licensed real estate agent since 1971. I have had the privilege of being a teacher since 1973. I taught Marketing and was the DECA Advisor at Marysville-Pilchuck High School from 1975-2009. I also taught Principles of Marketing through Everett Com. College. My wife, Katy, and I have been happily married since 1977. I am more madly in love today than I ever knew I could be. We enjoy the Pacific Northwest. We hike, kayak, and snowshoe. We also enjoy reading and writing, heck part of the time it rains here you know. My earliest memory is fishing with my dad when I was four years old; fishing is in my blood. I fly fish avidly and release all my fish. I have caught many species of trout, four species of Pacific Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass. My favorite species to fly fish for is Carp. Yes, Carp. They are smart, big, strong, wary, and in so many ways the world’s greatest sport fish. I serve as the National Fly Fishing Director for the Carp Anglers Group. I am the Fly Fishing Editor for North American Carp Angler magazine and I write a column called The Last Cast.

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