At the Vise: Anadromous Stone
It had been awhile since I thought much about salmon. They were around, of course, especially during the…
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At the Vise: Vanilla Bugger
Of the countless iterations of fly fishing, none seems older and less refined than the swing of a…
At the Vise: UV or Not UV?
The first time somebody gave me a fly while singing the praises of an attendant ultraviolet material, I…
At the Vise: Squid Me
The first time I went kayak fishing in the ocean, I found myself thinking, Boy, this is pretty…
At the Vise: TheTrilobite
I’ve been fishing with Peter Syka, my latest guest at The Roost, for over 40 years. Nobody needs…
At the Vise: Steven Bird’s Bunny BWO Emerger
I was surprised to learn that Steven Bird, a recent visitor to The Roost, spent his seminal years…
At the Vise: The Park’s Special
Steelhead season arrives slowly at The Roost. Nobody really needs any more steelhead flies — our boxes show…
At the Vise – Once More, with Feeling: The IOBO Humpy
I send an e-mail to my friend Fran Noel, the artist and inveterate angler, asking if he might…
At the Vise: Kaylee’s Stone, Plus or Minus
Scott Sadil, our new columnist for “At the Vise,” is no stranger to readers of this magazine or…
At the Vise: Dan LeCount’s Scuba Caddis
Guide flies — you gotta love ’em. Guides are on the water day after day and get to…