Apparently there’s more species in Cache Creek than I’ve thought - I’m considering attending the Cache Creek walk, a 3 day - 17 mile jaunt through much of the Cache Creek basin, complete with scientists and ecology buffs.

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.

The best fly tying scissors are surgical scissors from the medical industry. eBay has four vendors selling inexpensive scissors for less than $10 per pair. I purchased four of the scissors and report on the quality and capabilities of these Pakastani stainless surgical implements. They’re not the high quality german stainless - but they don’t cost as much either. I like the Milex scissors better, but these have a place for the tyer interested in trading up from cheaper brands.

There’s two kinds of sportsmen; them as love the outdoors and practice their craft often, and there’s them as does all that but has too much disposable income, and collects the trappings of bygone days…
If you’ve not formally “come out” as the latter, the clues are obvious; the dirty dishes go in a wicker […]

Alistair of the Urban Fly Fisher caught my attention with his unveiling of yet another collection of ladies giving their all for a fly fishing calendar. It’s a known angling weakness, starting with Ulysses and the Sirens, you fellows keep thinking around the next bend is a bevy of panting nubiles intent on portly, middle […]

Reed Curry at Overmywaders.com is writing a multipart series on trout vision and how the ultraviolet spectrum may affect the appearance of both real and artificial mayflies.
I’m a self confessed science buff - but still consider this a must read for any fly tier that labors over an exacting imitation:
The materials we commonly use […]

Our earlier post on expensive fly rods led me to  eBay, it’s one of those places folks warn you about like CostCo;  impossible to stick to your budget, the sizes are huge, and you walk out with 6 weeks worth of Tootsie Rolls, only because that’s the only size they had…
The eBay phenomenon is legend, […]

I’m not so sure the biggest fly shop on the planet isn’t our old friend eBay.
Been busy with mundane tasks this weekend, none of them fishing related - but managed to reacquaint  myself with the eBay phenomenon and how it’s morphed over time.
So few people selling rods and tackle and so many shops […]

An interesting story about an artist that abandoned life as a Wall Street equity trader to paint trout on absolutely everything.
The Painted Trout may be the first “trout theme” items that didn’t make me cringe, then again, I might be completely jaded.. At least the greeting cards didn’t have any of the stuff Daytripper […]