Landing Big Fish
Losing big fish sucks. There is not a worse “coulda, shoulda, woulda” moment after the first few seconds…
Tips & Techniques
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Gearhead: Gear for Urban Waters
As a kid, I spent as much time as I could by the water. Armed with a beat-up…
At the Vise: Three Phases of E
The list of flies to tie is long. And frankly, a little daunting. Who knows, in the middle…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Buying, Tying, and Fishing Lifelike Flies
I prowl fly shops and peruse fly-fishing catalogs obsessively. My wife seems to accept the economics of the…
The Squirmy Worm
In Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote, “A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and…
Gearhead: Cameras as Fishing Gear
These days, almost everyone owns a digital camera. It may be nothing more than a smartphone or a…
Under the Alders: Recent History
Catching fish is as old as mankind. We’ve poisoned, trapped, clubbed, speared, netted, snagged, noodled, and of course…
At the Vise: Ally’s Shrimp
Deep into steelhead season, it’s easy to grow fidgety. Among those of us who practice faithfully, who hasn’t…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Panfish
I was float tube fishing on a local lake with a friend, hopscotching docks and other fish-holding cover,…
An Angler’s Library
The close of trout season always saddens me a little. No matter how much I’ve fished I still…