Variations of popular flies is mired in controversy. Is a minor change a new fly or must it acknowledge the old name in some way? Fly fishermen are an opionated lot - and the fly fishing forums are full of hand wringing and sharp words on the subject.

It could be the most sinister fishing excursion ever - what with the kids screaming in delight and your spouse forking over the Bonus Points by the shovel full …
With proper marketing and your ability to deliver with a straight face, it’s instant hero - “Poppa finally sees the light” - and rather than [...]

A tongue-in-cheek piece featuring Wayne Newton as the ficticious poster boy for a multistate government program designed to revitalize sagging fishing license sales.

Why is it that the cover angler always has hands bigger than his head? Is this the sign of the superior angler - and the rest of us not so blessed toil in mediocrity, never to catch the large fish? Then again, a fish eyed lense might be cause … but only Madison Ave types know for sure.

Is it time to update the venerable Royal Coachman? Perhaps the most recognizable fly in all of fly fishing history, it needs another facelift - something uniquely “new millennia.” My vote is to include nose piercings and rename it to the Pierced Plantagenet, it’s arguably trendy, possibly even extreme.

Was I to choose one of the 12 Lakemaids from the Lakemaid beer promotion, I would have to do so carefully. It’s likely they’ll inherit traits of the fish they represent, so the predatory and agressive flavors would have to be watched carefully. I think I’ll stick with the Lakemaid beer alone - too much risk involved with consumating the relationship.

Tom Chandler of the Trout Underground educates me on the awesome responsibility of the Public Angling Trust, and how some things are best left unmentioned. A candid interview with Wally the Wonderdog results - wherein I stuff dead and decaying food into the sausage-dog hoping for long lived flatulence.

We’ve seen clothes that can store and generate power, what’s always been in doubt is what we need the power for….
The Boys at MIT have answered part of the mystery with the HCID (Handwear Computer Input Device), a glove based computer interface currently destined for the military.
“Old Guys” use fishing to “get away from it all” [...]

The federal government is asking small boat owners to be watchful for Al Qaeda terrorists employing small watercraft to create mayhem. Nuclear and Biological weapons are likely to be deployed against the US in small ships or fishing boats.

The NFL draft is perfect fly tying theater, you don’t have to watch as no one really knows what’s going to happen next, and Mel Kiper dominates everything with a greasy taint. Keep your ears perked for your team and glance up only during their selection - great cinema, never to be watched.