A Team Approach To Landing Big Fish

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WHEN LANDING A BIG FISH YOU NEED THE DECK STACKED IN YOUR FAVOR. On my recent trip to Alaska West, I hade ample opportunity to practice big fish landing skills. We fished from the boat a good bit and it seemed like every five minutes we...

Is the Fly Fishing Industry Making Us Soft?

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By Paul Puckett I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT IS THE RIGHT WORD OR RIGHT WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT I MEAN. Being in this industry for just over 20 years, I have seen a lot of changes. Changes in the people who fish, the way they fish...

Saltwater Short Shot: Video

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A 100 FOOT CAST WILL CATCH YOU SOME FISH, BUT A 30 FOOT CAST WILL CATCH A WHOLE LOT MORE. There are days on the flats when you never cast to a fish that's more than 30 feet from the boat. When you don't have sun,...

Just Another 20-Inch Rainbow

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IT'S FUNNY HOW QUICKLY WE BECOME SPOILED. My buddy Dan takes photos a lot of fish. Not hoisted hero shots or epic scenes, just a quick shot of fish in the net or in his hand, held gently in the water. They aren't trophies exactly,...

How I Almost Owned A Trout Stream

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By Jon Tobey NOW THAT THEY ARE SELLING IT, I CAN FINALLY TELL THE STORY OF WILLIAMSTOWN GULF. When my dad was in high school, he and his 3 best friends bought a trout stream. I know it sounds like something out of Trout Fishing in America,...