Category Archives: Fishing Stories
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...
A Day At Horse Creek Ranch
I DIDN’T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT. I’ve pulled out of Denver plenty of mornings before sunup. Sipped my coffee as the band of shining blue fog rose in the east and the front range blushed pink to the west. I’ve found my boots in plenty...
The Eat
Fly fishing is all about the eat. I remember a day floating the Snake River, about two decades ago. There was a freshly fallen tree jutting out at ninety degrees to the bank. Deep in the safe confines of its branches was a nice cutthroat, rising...