I’ve been calling it the “Fishing Jones” yarn – ever since I saw his Peacock Bass picture. I’m not sure what eats little Peacock Bass, but yank six inches of this stuff through the water and you’re sure to find out.   Mornings are cold and wet and with me honking snot already, wisdom has [...]

While not yet recovered from a bout of the flu, I am catching up on some reading – both print and online. Great posts abound; Daytripper returns with Black Friday fly fishing, Roughfisher chews a little industry arse, Fishing Jones ponders dress code, but the best may be from Turning Over Small Stones – who’s [...]

It’s a heartwarming article to be sure, local volunteers from Trout Unlimited introducing “Trout in the Classroom” to the bright, eager eyeballs of youth. Emily Sklenka, a 10-year-old Bristol girl, said watching the eggs hatch and the trout grow will be “really cool.” She said she likes that the fish eye is already visible. My [...]

Buying old tackle off of eBay can be a hellish addiction. Nothing can prepare you for seeing fine old tackle in need of adoption. I spent four months learning the lessons of the electronic marketplace; its heartbeat, foibles, and the feeding patterns of its many predators. Perhaps some of the lessons I learned can assist you in getting a couple of good deals or filling is some basic need, just watch your billfold and try to avoid the addiction.

It’s been an arduous wait, but I’d promised a revolutionary step in fly rod design and pricing, and by all that’s Holy, I’ve delivered… Introducing the Singlebarbed “Crapper” rod, just in time for Christmas – and with a sturdy “one size fits all” system allowing a non-fisherperson to head for the counter knowing they’re purchasing [...]

In California the only clue that it’s winter is the volume of sick, sniffling co-workers that insist on sharing whatever malady they’ve contracted. There’s a special hell waiting for the guy that wipes his nose on his sleeve then hands out the meeting minutes – this time the bastard got me. A short advert from [...]

I’m thinking there’s some kind of shadow organization behind it all; some dotCom wunderkind with half the assets of the planet – some heiress with a “mad on” – some sheik or warlord sitting on a mountain of precious resources, owning enough periodicals and media outlets to wage a Jihad against anglers. Today’s headlines are [...]

It makes me wonder how many world record fish I’ve caught and released unknowingly. I’d guess it’s linked to the concept of “life list” – all the species you’ve ever caught fishing by intent or accident. She set a world record in the 2-pound tippet category by catching a 2-pound, 6-ounce bonefish while fly fishing [...]