2014 Fly Fishing New Years Resolutions

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YET ANOTHER YEAR HAS SLIPPED AWAY AND LEFT ME WITH THE FEELING THAT SO MUCH REMAINS UNDONE. It's not that I did not accomplish what I wanted in 2013. Quite the opposite, in fact. It's been a great year. I set some very high goals for...

Sunday Classic ? You Cant Go Home

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WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS, IN HIS ESSAY "DINOSAURS" WROTE, "BIOLOGICALLY SPEAKING THE ONE DIRECTION YOU CAN'T GO IS BACK". He was, of course, making a social comment but I was reminded of that idea while fishing the other day with a good friend. Joel Dickey was up...

Saturday Shoutout / Anglers Tonic, Legally Poached

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THIS WEEK WE'RE CHECKING IN WITH GREG THOMAS OVER AT ANGLERS TONIC. The Tonic is going undercover and taking to some of Montana's best private trout water. No permission asked and none given. Never fear, in Big Sky Country it's all legal. Greg gives you the blow-by-blow...

Simms 2014 Wading Boots Change The Way You Wade

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SIMMS HAS SOME EXCITING NEW IDEAS IN WADING BOOTS FOR 2014. The new Simms wading boots are truly redesigned from the ground up. The guiding principal in the new designs is based on the idea of proprioception. (Yes, I had to look that up) The idea...

The New Orvis, Sales Pitch or Substance?

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HAVE YOU SEEN THE STICKERS THAT READ: PROUD NOT TO BE AN ORVIS ENDORSED GUIDE, REAL GUIDES SUPPORT REAL FISHING COMPANIES? Well, Orvis has. I was surprised to see the sticker at the Orvis headquarters in Manchester, Vermont, and even more surprised to hear Orvis executives...