fly fishing

Playing With Fire?

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

On the Road

I don’t necessarily like it.  I really don’t.  But one of the pleasures of finding…

Mormon Crickets

Gross is the only adequate word.  The sludge of squashed bugs can be deep and…

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…

Terminal Tackle

We could argue whether the Captain’s Knot, first taught to me by members of the…

Fly Editor

It’s one of those days you return to your room not bummed but frustrated, certain…

Wading 101

It’s a small river.  And ever since the dam came out, several miles upstream, the…

Handcrafted

I’m swapping out lines, thanks in part to an unforeseen issue with my old Islander…

Redd Eyes

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

What’s in Your Kit?

For a fellow who often claims the fly doesn’t matter, it may seem strange that…

Once More, With Feeling

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