Fly Fishing

FLY TYING
Neo-Freschi Bulldog

Dog Days

Joe Kelly calls.  He’s been out of the country – so have I – and…
Where is Curtis Creek? Wherever you can find it.

Beginner’s Mind

My sweetheart’s son, fifty years old and counting, has decided to take up fly fishing.…
BONEFISH
There’s more than one good reason to put up with mosquitos.  Photo by Graham Day

Mosquitos

There’s a measure of rich cosmic irony in the fact that so much of the…
Chewaucan River
Chewaucan River

White-Headed Woodpecker

I’m pretty sure it was Haig-Brown who pointed out, somewhere in his many books, that…
fly patterns

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…
"Summertime Creek," by Brett James Smith

Mud in Your Eye

I disapprove of drinking. But not saloons, oddly enough. Coming off the water on a…
Joe Kelly, the doing of the thing

The Doing of the Thing

Recently I ran into an ex-student of mine who related that he and several of…
Gledswood Shrimp, Black & Yellow

Doubles

First off, I leave it to you to decide for yourself what’s right and what’s…
FLY FISHING

Living the Dream

There’s something odd about the soup the waitress brings me at the Old Brew House,…

Fur & Feather

I know I’m not alone when I recall exploring the possibility of harvesting a pelt…

Got Yours?

You have to understand: I’m not much of a hunter.