Category Archives: Fishing Stories
Big Salmon and Rock N’ Roll: An Interview With Eric Clapton
The name Eric Clapton is synonymous with rock and roll, but in certain circles he’s just as well known as a fly angler. Clapton has been fishing his entire life but didn’t get into fly fishing until his status as a rock star was well confirmed....
A Humbling day on the White River
IT'S 4:00AM AND MY ADRENALINE HAS ME AWAKE WAY AHEAD OF THE ALARM CLOCK JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME MY DAD TOOK ME HUNTING WHEN I WAS A KID. As I gaze onto the silhouette of the White River I hear the resident trout in the...
The In-Law’s Bass Pond
"The pond was full of those great lily pads, and I guess that's where the problem started." I guess I should be happy, but I'm not. Ever since my in-laws moved to South Carolina the compulsory visits have had a silver lining. I discovered a little bass pond...
What’s in a net?
By Justin Pickett My indicator drops below the turbulent surface and my rod bends over as I come tight to a nice rainbow trout. Her initial reaction took her further into the head of the deep run, shaking her head violently in an attempt to escape...
Omar
By Louis Cahill "HE LEARNED, BECAME OLDER, WISER AND, YES, BIGGER. HE BECAME A BETTER FISH AND TO CATCH HIM I WOULD HAVE TO BECOME A BETTER MAN." Omar was a tough guy. Mean, if you got right down to it. A loner. Seldom seen, and when...