The Master of Meander – Much More Than an Itch: Fly-Fishing from Scratch, Part II
In the last issue, I confessed that I wasn’t sure how to advise would-be fly fishers who wondered…
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The Master of Meander: Fly Fishing from Scratch
“Don’t get bigheaded or anything,” said RJ, an invaluable jack of all trades at my mother’s a nursing…
The Master of Meander: Our Father’s Rods
Not everything has a price, I happen to believe, although it’s surprising what does and doesn’t. When it…
The Master of Meander – Umbrage of the Aging Angler: Tributes, Tips, and a Triumph
Every three or four years comes a column I construct from almost unrelated subjects connected by segues that…
The Master of Meander: Audition
So I hit Send — the last task of my workday — wearily stretch out The Sciatic Leg,…
The Master of Meander: Bornto Fish
Dear reader. Take a moment to read the transcript below. Take two moments to recover — steady on…
The Master of Meander: The Evolution of American Coarse Fly Fishing and the Other British Angling Tradition
Small roach are found everywhere in Britain and are usually fairly easy to catch, but big roach are…
The Master of Meander: Sometimes a Notion
Every fly fisher has a hundred surprising experiences that provoke “How about that?” reactions. Anomalies, accidents, or one-offs:…
The Master of Meander: Bats and Other Mercies
Bats on dries? It’s something to think about. Now that fly fishing for golden retrievers is such a…
The Master of Meander: A Maverick Indulgence
Part the First It was an awfully bright moment in the early 1990s when Nick Lyons called this…