I figure the claim should be “a delicious and relaxing way to alter your graphite casting stroke to the pace of fiberglass and bamboo.” All the rest is just window-treatment to make the kiddies think they’re scoring a baggie absent the stern gaze of John Law. Kids, these are your arteries … … and [...]

I remember the elevated tempers and harsh language when they contemplated NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. Senators would pound fist on podium insisting it wasn’t fair to us and how the abolished tariffs and transparent borders would benefit our neighbors much more than ourselves. Now, I find myself in a similar precarious position, how [...]

I wouldn’t worry too much unless you tie dry flies or fish for steelhead. Your prayers of this being an overnight fad are simply not working … The drain on fancy hackles and ostrich plumes will be growing in the foreseeable future, rather than winding down. The fashionistas have spoken and both sexes are scrambling [...]

It’s the simplest of all games really, each Saturday evening I sit down at the vise to invent the next great dry fly series that will revolutionize the surface game, and make everyone forget them ancient fuddy-duddies like Skues, Halford, or Ronald McDonald … Rules are simpler yet; it has to be as fast or [...]

As most of you already know, mosquitoes ferret us out due to the CO2 we exhale. Ditto for anything else that sucks blood, and why entomologists lay dry ice on a white blanket and run for their lives … Now researchers claim they can render us completely invisible to the hosts of blood sucking insects by [...]

  The idea shows occasional flashes of brilliance, and no one should give you that tired old catch & release lecture … it just seemed so much easier on the X-Box  … Technorati Tags: asian carp, sushi, wolverine, ninjas

Sure I get death threats, and when I mentioned household pets there was a brief spike over the weekly contingent of, “if you tell them about Lake X, or stream Y, or if your shadow darkens my refrigerator ever again, I’ll  …” I was unfazed at the outpouring of hatred when I claimed the household [...]

Much of Saturday was spent sending out all the sample packets of dander I’d been promising those that had requested “Free Range” dubbing. Reed Curry, author of The New Scientific Angling, Trout and Ultraviolet Vision, received his and was nice enough to send their UV footprint back for those interested in such things. I was [...]

Me? I punted. All that bold talk about being desperate and braving inhospitable water flows and bone numbing chill was for show. As soon as the feminine half sped away, I did the cursory check of flows, 8K when fishable was 4K, and opted for “Tarzan’s New York Adventure” and the oodles of brownie points [...]

I think most of the sporting fraternity would readily admit that they’re waiting on only two pieces of technology. Surely a lighter over and under would be a delight to own – as would a nine foot fly rod that could throw itself, but if you really want their research priorities it would boil down [...]