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Gift of Giving

Any number of ways, no doubt, to assess the passing year, all but a few…
"Wild and Fair," edited by Thomas McIntyre, Safari Press, 2008.

Anthological Musings

"Wild and Fair" is still available, new and used, for not much money.  I found…

Kwaheri, Tommy Mac

Tom McIntyre died last week (Nov. 3) at his home in Sheridan, Wyoming.  He was…
Roosterfish
Roosterfish

Good Samaritans

by Scott Sadil If you’ve ever once traveled, or planned to travel, down the Baja…
Shortfin corvina, Cynoscion parvipnnis

What’s in a Name?

In his graceful early report from Baja California, The Forgotten Peninsula, Joseph Wood Krutch invites…
Tamalita
Tamalita

To Know a Place

Rod Treece towed a small factory-built sailboat, one of those stock fiberglass models you can…

Finishing Touches

Let’s face it: A big reason some of us are enamored of wooden boats is…

New Seasons

The start of any new season, I find myself repeatedly flustered, or at least annoyed,…
fly fishing

Fall Retreat

The fourth Sunday of September brings us the annual World Rivers Day, an event I…
Columbia River salmon fishing
Columbia River salmon fishing

Different Strokes

In news last week that captured a lot of attention throughout the Pacific Northwest, anglers…
JIM BOWIE KNIFE
Jim Bowie’s famous fighting knife. This one brought $11,750 at Rock Island in August in spite of having no provenance or identification beyond the name “ET Henry” etched on the blade. Perhaps the bidders knew something no one else did. It measures 18⅜ inches. Courtesy of Rock Island Auction Company

Ten Grand No-Name

“There are strange things done, ‘neath the midnight sun, by the men who moil for…

Sea Trials

I’ve reported elsewhere that I’m not really a boat guy. Infatuated with the southern and…