Illinois and California are headed for some out-of-the-box thinking, as both states wrestle with a shortfall representing nearly one quarter of their annual budget. As we’ve seen before, both Parks and Recreation and Fish & Game never make the list of sacred cows and are forced to suffer the death of a thousand paper cuts. [...]

It all started with five years spent on graveyard shift. Sleeping during the day and working all night appealed to me in some odd fashion, mostly I attributed my ease at being the only fellow in 48 floors of offices was all the time spent afield, as the quintessential antisocial fisherman. My co-workers never saw [...]

I was convinced the story behind bead headed flies and their speedy domination of the sport was due to fly tiers who dreaded completing that gracefully tapered head, that final step which revealed their skill set even to the casual observer. Weight has always been problematic for fly fishing. The letter of the law allows [...]

It’s part of my New Year’s resolution; less words, more emotion, entirely visual, mostly so I can connect with all them interrupt driven younger fellows … … and for them as has never received a fly rod for Christmas, it goes something like this … … only better. Technorati Tags: fly rod, fly fishing humor, [...]

You promised to keep your good humor when the TSA fellow grips your personals and reminds you to cough; with all them little tykes in tow, they don’t want to see Poppa get a last minute Naughty List due to the TSA Grinch. There’s little I can think of worthy of all the stress and hardship of wintery [...]

Damn thing nearly got me. I was lucky and saw movement in the slack water above me and got out just in time … Technorati Tags: Brownline, croc sighting, fly fishing humor

Naturally you’ve rushed into the digital universe befriending every dimwit without bothering to check where they knew you from or why they wanted your address. The sudden deluge of farm animal porn in your mailbox was a clue that “liking” the 1100 people that haven’t had sex with goats, might not of been too bright, [...]

It’s the height of old school fly fishing advertisement; private water, a couple US presidents as testimonial, some comment from a noted outdoor author of impeccable credentials, and a brace of tastefully coifed wine wrapped in wicker, something  to put purpose in our “51 year old demographic” stride like only Ben Gay could do … [...]

I can just imagine that old guide turning apoplectic as he explodes at the console, “I don’t want to use no gawd … damned … computer, just gimme my gawd … damned fishing license …” Sorry. In addition to seeing through off colored water and threading a #20 dry fly onto tippet, you may want [...]

Interactive is a bit of a stretch, unless you count licking the postage stamp. “Flyin Ties” launches an interactive bit of garment care, allowing you to mail your stained ties from your desk so they can extract the coffee, mustard, or lipstick you’ve managed to spatter across all that expensive silk … … and that [...]