My Early Christmas Gift of Fly Fishing With Tom Dorsey

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As a kid growing up, my Mother always allowed us kids to open up one Christmas present early every year. I'm not sure if it was a holiday tradition that she'd carried on from her own childhood or something she started after she was blessed...



Sunday Classic / Facebook, A Matter of Life and Death

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Just What the Doctor Ordered Photo by Louis Cahill "Gone Fishing! Great way to start the New Year with a little father / son outing." That's what Harry Murray's Facebook status read on New Year's day. I was thrilled, and confused. You see, I had heard through...



Saturday Shoutout / Fishing Poet, The Things We Carry

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MATT SMYTHE, AKA, THE FISHING POET HAS BEEN ON A BIT OF A SABBATICAL. He's back now. With this beautiful, introspective essay written on a receipt trip to the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Matt's ride in the De Haviland Otter takes him not only the...



Saturday Shoutout / The Long Shot For Carp

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THIS WEEKS SHOUTOUT OFFERS SOLACE FOR THE CARP JUNKY. "Long Shot" a film by The Fly Collective features two of my favorite Colorado anglers, Erin Block and Jay Zimmerman. Erin and Jay do more than philosophize on the nature of carp fishing in this film, they...



Saturday Shoutout / Fly Fishers Inc

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THIS WEEK IT'S COOLNESS FROM OUR MATES DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND. Fly Fishers Inc is an awesome online mag with a different perspective. Grizzly bears and gear reviews, grand slams and give aways. These guys cover diverse topics you don't see every day. A couple of highlights...