Fly Fishing
Fall Retreat
The fourth Sunday of September brings us the annual World Rivers Day, an event I…
Different Strokes
In news last week that captured a lot of attention throughout the Pacific Northwest, anglers…
‘Tis the Season
Get yourself a good late-summer, early-fall fish, a hatchery steelhead or bright, upriver chinook. In…
Dog Days
Joe Kelly calls. He’s been out of the country – so have I – and…
Beginner’s Mind
My sweetheart’s son, fifty years old and counting, has decided to take up fly fishing.…
Mosquitos
There’s a measure of rich cosmic irony in the fact that so much of the…
White-Headed Woodpecker
I’m pretty sure it was Haig-Brown who pointed out, somewhere in his many books, that…
Into the Mystic
About the time I concoct my own variation on Del Brown’s old yet timeless permit…
Shades
When I was young, I didn’t even wear sunglasses, as the whole point of existence…
Mud in Your Eye
I disapprove of drinking. But not saloons, oddly enough. Coming off the water on a…
The Doing of the Thing
Recently I ran into an ex-student of mine who related that he and several of…
Doubles
First off, I leave it to you to decide for yourself what’s right and what’s…Gray's Sporting Properties
