The alarm jangled the last fits of sleep, dancing on already excited nerves, which didn’t really need much waking up at 4am believe it or not.
Marvelous Marble Trout – A Season on Alpine Waters
Freezing temperatures, streets packed with tourists on their way to the ski resorts and piles of snow covering the ground.
Bamboo Fly Rod Fling
A small group of pacific northwest bamboo fly rod makers and collectors assemble each spring to inspect and cast bamboo fly rods.
Seeking Native Trout in Japan
Fly fishing for trout in Japan can be traced back at least to the fifteenth century, using a horsehair line attached to a bamboo rod.
Rains Backpack – A Stylish Option for Fly Fishermen
Fly Fishing Beaver Pond for Cutthroat
Beaver ponds are an acquired taste. They are hard to find, hard to reach and hard to wade.
Fly fishing nymphs: a neon underwater shocker
Over the years I have noticed that besides red and brown, neon pink or neon orange are the most successful colours in my flybox.
Classic steelhead fly fishing in Forks, WA
Forks is a scruffy town of 3,800 people named for three steelhead fly fishing rivers which join outside town: the Sol Duc, the Calawah and the Bogachiel.
Artifishal: New Documentary Exposes Threats of Fishfarming
Produced by Yvon Chouinard the film addresses wild fish, wild rivers and habitat destruction by fish farms.
A Personal Fly Box Guide
Every time I walk into a fly shop I am magically attracted by the shelves of flies that are the backbone of a legitimate fly fishing store.
Named for a River: My Tom Fulk Fly Rod
I own a 7 foot, 5 weight bamboo fly rod made by Anacortes, WA, rodmaker Tom Fulk. The rod is a lovely dark honey color with Tom’s characteristic red wrap scheme.