Tag Archives: fishing
Saturday Shoutout / Dr King Goes Bonefishing
I'M SURE THAT WHEN THE FOLKS AT DENEKI OUTDOORS ASK FOR THEIR READERS BONEFISHING STORIES THEY NEVER EXPECTED THIS WONDERFUL RESPONSE. The author, identified as Brenda, tells a story so touching I choked up when I read it. No surprise, Dr King is a personal hero...
Choosing a line for your switch rod Part one: Understanding lines and line tapers
SO YOU BOUGHT A SWITCH ROD...NOW WHAT? The idea behind the switch rod is simple. What if you could have the best of both worlds? What if you were nymphing under an indicator but you had the length of a Spey rod to highstick? What if...
Saturday Shoutout / Brookies and Steelhead
At the risk of being self serving, I'm shouting out to an essay I put together for the good folks at Filson. They are putting some energy into beefing up the Filson Life Blog and it's looking pretty good. Check out Yellowhammers and Specks On the other...
The Results are in for the Gink and Gasoline 2012 Photo Contest
I can not stress enough how impressed I am by the quality of the entries in this years fly fishing photography contest. I'm just blown away. Our judges had an unenviable task selecting from the 314 entries. I'm glad I don't have to judge. Now that the...
Stipe Takes on Gierach and R.E.M. Records Fly Fishing Album
WHEN MICHAEL STIPE, LEAD SINGER FOR THE BAND R.E.M., MADE A STRING OF APPEARANCES ON THE COLBERT REPORT AROUND THE HOLIDAYS I WAS SHOCKED BY HIS CURRENT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. To be sure, none of us are getting any younger and I applaud Stipe for embracing his...