Sunday Classic / The Masters of Hyperbole

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"ARE THERE JUST A BUNCH OF LIARS AMONG US?" Hyperbole (hahy-pur-buh-lee) noun - An obvious or intentional exaggeration. An extravagant statement or figure of speech not meant to be taken literally, as in "to wait an eternity." Christmas or Thanksgiving, when I was a child, were about...

Saturday. Shoutout / The Road To Tenkara

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"How does a perfectly good modern trout guide become devoted to an ancient style of fly-fishing?" This week Tom Sadler tries to answer this question for Middle River Dispatches. Tom document how he discovered tenkara fly fishing, why he started teaching it to his clients...

Mystic Fly Rods, This One’s For The Ladies

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Screen-Shot-2014-12-17-at-4.31.51-PMGreat new two handers and a speciality rod for women that isn't pink. I've been really impressed with the rods I've fished from this little Michigan company. Especially the two hand rods. The action is sweet and the quality of the components and finish are remarkable....

Louis’s Christmas List

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Merry Christmas From Gink and Gasoline! It's hard to believe that 2014 is is almost in the net. It's been a remarkable year for us. Full of challenges and successes. Who knew how many good people would rally around a fly fishing site started by two...

Thank You Dad

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Here's a nice memory, just in time for Christmas. Rummaging through my computer files looking for a photograph for an upcoming post today, I ran across this photo of my Dad and I. It's at least five years old and taken about this time of year...