If a shower curtain assembly was bolted to the roof rack, I think we’d be done. Until then you’ll have to settle for the “exhibitionist” model. Pry them reluctant big city types out of their metropolis with the Bumper Dumper. “Roughing it” appeals to such a small fraction of the population, it’s time we [...]

The final 2006 Federal fishing and hunting statistics have been released refining preliminary numbers posted earlier this year.
The most popular fish species among the 25.0 million anglers who fished freshwater other than the Great Lakes was black bass. Ten million spent 161 million days fishing for black bass. Following black bass in popularity were several species [...]

The Fishing Jones blog had a much better treatment of the whole PETA issue with his comical Penn & Teller YouTube find. It’s worthy of a look-see, as Penn makes mighty short work of the lunatic fringe, including some factoids that most of us only hoped were true..
I’ll make my apologies for the sporadic posting this [...]

Sure our numbers are dwindling, but us fellows that are left are doing our part for the economy. While we don’t spend much on sweaters knotted daintily around our neck or “tennis” bracelets, we spend a helluva lot of money where it counts..
If you take the entire Skiing industry, with the pricey equipment, exotic [...]

It’s the tertiary phase of plundering a communal resource, tensions around the globe are escalating mightily around fishing and fishermen.
North and South Korea got into a shoving match at Panmunjom, the Russians have just confiscated Japanese trawlers, and even Croatia is about to lay claim to parts of the Adriatic. Little wonder that boorish [...]

I’ve never caught a fish enough times to name it, I always thought the practice was proof the angler needed to fish somewhere’s else. Old angling cartoons first acquainted me with the practice, usually with some big city swell telling some kid to put the big SOB back before “Old TackleBuster” expired.
If I was [...]

Quoting PETA to generate controversy is as tired as Britney Spears minus undergarments, a quick blip of interest followed by an unpleasant aftertaste, knowing you’ve been played.
Bad taste was what I was left with after reading another nebulous, fluffy article about “Catch and Release” in the Sacramento Bee; grab a couple facts, quote the [...]

The latest Chinese toy recalls include 14000 fishing games, containing a fishing pole and 4 practice fish - all exceeding the allowable levels of lead. With all the furor associated with lead in toys, I’m wondering whether anyone has thought to test real fish?
We yank the plastic rod out of the little tyke’s hands, [...]

It’s called “the things you can’t Un-See,” an Internet phenomenon where a buddy sends you a non-descriptive link with some bland come-hither line like, “I thought you would like this…”
Clicking it results in an involuntary gag, or a spouse that thinks she’s married a pervert - now you’re obliged to find something equally gross [...]

I figured I was safe, neatly tucked away on the bottom left margin of the Daytripper’s Blog was the “Tying for 2008″ entry. Like all great procrastinators I assumed he wouldn’t dare increment it until February, minimum.
Now he’s ahead of us and we’re playing “catch up.”
Brownlining is hell on flies, nymphs mostly, and my nymph [...]