I’m still hot on the trail for the source of the Czech nymph overbody material. I go quiescent periodically when I lose the scent, but like an old dog I’ll keep on the trail so long as I’ve got a reasonable scent trail. I’ve found the material, now I need to find out which brand [...]

The reason the Pebble Mine gets all the vitriol and press? Simple, all those wealthy lodge owners, salmon fishermen, and hedge fund managers have ties to the Powers that Be … A compelling story in the Alaska Dispatch suggests the Donlin Mine is even bigger, a planned 2 mile wide, 1 mile long open pit [...]

I suppose it’s a “proud papa” moment, realizing that your progeny has met expectations, possibly even exceeded some … but I wouldn’t know with certainty as every time I glanced backwards my Poppa was cringing in horror … … and Ma didn’t see fit to add the long series of mug shots – as the [...]

As I’ve always batted for average four out of five ain’t bad …  and the only reason sex was omitted was due to the target sample being mostly fishermen, who are so deep in the Doghouse that’s no longer an option. (HealthDay News) — A combination of four unhealthy behaviors — smoking, lack of exercise, poor [...]

I’m a self confessed collector of hooks and a complete snob. Not that they have to be gilt plated or come from some distant clime, I just need them to be as versatile as screwdrivers and socket wrenches, lots of sizes and similar shapes, but there should be one perfectly suited for the task. I’m [...]

The quiet interspersed with the cursing of the frustrated, the outrage of those whose water was trodden upon carelessly, and the high pitched whine of those that forgot their boots, rods, tippet, or dry socks. Opening Day, and for those about to partake we salute you. With snow dominating the high country and a week [...]

It’s great that your child wishes to pursue Poppa’s passion commercially, and it’s especially timely now that the pro Bass circuit has entered both High School and college curriculums. Getting “Pumpkin” to unplug is a miracle unto itself, but you may want to sit the lad down and have a serious talk… Foremost should be [...]

Like most anglers I knew little about hatchery fish other than their sporting qualities. After reading Anders Halvorsen’s book on the history of the hatcheries and the rise of the rainbow trout, I realize that much of the eye-opening information cited has always been there – only buried diligently in those sections of the paper [...]

There’s no such thing as a bad Olive. Us fly tiers being overly fond of the color and have two dozen shades isn’t half enough.  While puzzling my way through the RIT Forest Green – Tan – makes – Olive Conundrum, I’d figures out that it was the dye temperature I’d failed to get hot [...]

Girls prefer some well coifed, clean-smelling fellow to sweep them off their feet. Guys would prefer romance include some stunning female who’s statuesque, fulsome, and completely chaste, unless it’s them she’s disrobing … as that’s entirely proper. Nine web sites and nine supersaturated pictures of the dots on a trout’s tail, and I wonder how [...]