There’s a certain contentment knowing coarse fish will be around to confuse and entertain future generations of fly fishermen. They’ll be speaking with the same awe of “Silver’s”, “Grass”, and “Common’s” that we’ve reserved for Brown, Brook, and Rainbow.
… and while they’ll continue to siphon mud for hints of protein, we’ll still be able [...]

Sure I’m bitter and resentful but as a lay scientist I thought I’d find out first hand which is higher in my esteem, cheap produce or inedible fish.
If we measure just the carbon footprint, fish win. But as half of the populace disagrees with it being an issue, and despite my frantic attempts at dodging [...]

It’s Life’s Darkest Moment. All them hours painstakingly crafting a weekend trip to a trophy lake known only to a handful of trustworthy associates who aren’t, and its azure beauty has been despoiled by hordes of fly fishermen from some club somewheres …
Normally you don’t mind sharing, but those thousands of pre-trip hours spent daydreaming [...]

You can only wrap graphite or mount cork on a cylinder in so many ways. Once you’ve run through the gamut of blank colors, off setting trim, and hook keepers, why not mimic Microsoft and start adding stuff no one asked for?
Especially now that all the gadgets will be getting smart …
Wi-Fi Direct will [...]

Fishing statistics are so rare I can’t help but pounce on them when offered. Like most pitchmen I’ll spin the numbers to prove something horrific and discard the facts enroute to a shaky conclusion.
This time it’s the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) who’ve commissioned Southwick Associates to [...]

Science suggests there is more to the lateral line than we’ve suspected and may provide more than mere vibration detection.
An interesting mix of attributes we’ve always thought fish had – and new information that suggests it may detect form and assist in the recognition of prey.
“The lateral-line system is a unique mechanosensory facility of [...]

It’s one of many shortcomings in my personality, but I cannot help but admire those anglers that eye the conventional, scratch their chin and opt to blaze new trails.
The results aren’t always successful, but the “what if I …” question is what keeps this sport alive and vital.
It starts with the faux Birch bark reel [...]

While the massed regiments of printed media reel about in disarray, the agile “angling Taliban” are up to new, better, bigger, and more…
The checkout counter at Safeway lost three stalwarts in Gourmet, Elegant Bride, and Shotgun Wedding – they’ll no longer glare back at our 12 pack and sack of ice during a pre-dawn [...]

I’ve always likened the traditional dry fly as the fly fishing equivalent of the Japanese Tea ceremony. You can tie a million of them and the number of times you’re pleased with the result you can count on one hand.
Double-divided quill wings spin our gossamer tippet into a snarl, Woodduck flank is expensive as hell, [...]

If your tailing loop is more convoluted than most or a gob of pancake makeup will make you prettier than Brad Pitt, you might consider being immortalized on celluloid. Unfortunately you’ll have to live somewhere near Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York State …

Kype magazine is looking for ardent salmon-steelhead anglers to feature [...]