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Playing With Fire?

Up on a new section of the Kootenai, new for me that is, I was…

Lord Melvin, Appreciated

Melvin Forbes, of Granville, West Virginia, departed this earth on June 5th at the age…

Trout Routes

Arriving home yesterday following a three-state, 1,700-mile trout bender, I patted myself on the back…

Only You Can Prevent …

We watched the lights come our way, bright spots creeping through the dark, at the…

80 Years of Hunting

It all started, as so many providential things do in my smalltown life, at our…

Spring Loaded

Only after we had paddled SUPs across the river, a brief test of nerves for…

Redd Eyes

But it’s the time of year when, in my neck of the woods, many trout…

Once More, With Feeling

As is often the case these days, I had a number of good reasons not…

Reading the Water

I missed the mouth of the estero, one of my favorites, as I headed north…

Thar She Blows!

It doesn’t take a lot in the way of imagination to understand why many anglers…

Adieu to an Artist:  Bodo Meier

It’s terrible when a journeyman actor, after decades of hard work, suddenly snatches the perfect…