Tag Archives: Fly Fishing Photography
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...
Sunday’s Classic / The Fish That Took Three Anglers to Land
I'll never forget the epic battle that took place between three anglers and a trophy salmonid one freezing December morning in 2010. I was having the time of my life on a steelhead fishing trip with my great friends Louis Cahill and Murphy Kane. We...
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...