fly fishing

Casting Lessons

I’m pretty sure Rafael Gonzales and his crew at the Magallanes Fly Fishing Lodge, in…

Spey Time

Thanks to John Shewey’s new Spey Flies: Their History and Construction, which I happened to…

Homemade

“Essentially,” writes John McPheein The Founding Fish, his monumental paean to Alosa sapidissima, the American…

Show Biz

Like gardeners poring over their winter catalogues, fly fishers share the opportunity each winter to…

Winter Fish II

Spring comes early to the coast of Oregon.  While the rest of the state lies…

Aliens

In a recent review of 2022 fish and wildlife news by Andy Walgamott of Northwest…

Winter Feed

My buddy, Joe Kelly, called to say he’d been out over the holidays and caught…

Gift of Giving

Any number of ways, no doubt, to assess the passing year, all but a few…

What’s in a Name?

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

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…

Fur & Feather

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