Category Archives: Fly Fishing Lifestyle
Don’t Just Love Your Cold Water Fisheries, Be Good Stewards Also
Most fly fisherman are passionate about the protection of their trout and salmon streams. Promoting catch and release, special regulations and protecting various wild salmonid populations, are among the most common conservation topics being fought for today in the sport of fly fishing. But even as...
Winter Fishing: Keeping Warm and Safe
Winter can be a beautiful and exciting time for fly-fishing, but not without its risks. “How important is it to carry a change of clothes?” a reader asked me the other day. “Well,” I thought, “I guess that depends on whether or not you fall in.”...
Facebook, A Matter of Life and Death
"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 the fly fishing grapevine the Harry had passed...
Arrogant. Selfish. Proud. A Wyoming Fisherman in the American South
I spend a lot of time fishing with my buddies out west. Frankly, I'm spoiled. My western friends show me some pretty outstanding fishing when I'm out their way. It's very seldom that I get the chance to reciprocate. Few of my friends from the...
The Geezer Hatch
Ever heard the phrase, "the geezer hatch is on?" I've used it myself. It's a common way of saying there are a bunch of old dudes on the water. It's pretty common to hear younger anglers and guides grousing or making jokes about old guys who...