Category Archives: Fishing Stories
Saturday Shoutout / Tarpon Fishing is a Joke
Some days it’s all about keeping your sense of humor. Anyone who has fished for tarpon will relate to this great piece of writing from Amberjack Journal. When you’re up against the silver king, some days you’re the kid and some days you’re the clown. And...
An Enigmatic Trophy
By Justin Pickett So here I am. Streamside. Spankin’ new Epic 686 in hand. The anticipation of tossing the first bits of feather and fur into a fishy run with this stick is more than I’ve been able to tolerate. I can’t wait to put the first...
Omar
"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 he was,...
Fly Fishing Karma
By Kent Klewein The feeling of losing a big trout can be heart breaking. Especially when it's a fish of a life time, but it happens to all of us, some just more than others. Most of the time fish are lost because of angler error during...
Sunday Classic / The River Is Full Of Want
By Louis Cahill "I DON'T DESERVE THAT FISH. I DON'T DESERVE THIS DAY ON THIS BEAUTIFUL RIVER. I DON'T DESERVE TO FISH WITH THESE GOOD MEN." I wade out into the rushing water of the Dean, farther than I should. The cold of the water grabs me...