Public Lands Photo Essay

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You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. Unless you’ve been living in a cave this last year, you know that there is a real and present danger facing our American public lands. A group of short sighted law makers would like to sell of...

Learn How To Row, Row, Row A Drift Boat!

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I have to say, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I have zero experience behind the sticks of a drift boat. NOPE. ZERO. NADA. NONE. It’s been nineteen years since I picked up my first fly rod and laid out an ugly cast across...

Don’t Get Stuck in a Fly Fishing Rut

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I see this simple mistake keep anglers from catching fish with startling regularity. I was invited on a float trip recently and witnessed a remarkably common pattern, which may have greatly limited the number of fish brought to the boat. My fishing partner and I were...

Yellowhammers and Specks

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"I thought you might like these," my brother Tom holds out an old yellowed envelope. "I found them going through some of Pete's things." William Starling Cahill, who preferred to be called Pete, was my Grandfather and the man who taught me to fly fish. He's...

Flats Boat Etiquette, Being A Good Fishing Partner

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The reception to my last fly fishing etiquette post was so positive I thought I'd dive in a little deeper. Flats fishing from a boat is a team sport. Whether you're out fishing with friends, out with a guide or on a trip to a fishing...