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- 11 Tons should be around 100,000 fish
- A "false positive" may shorten the outing considerable
- We could fix a hole or two in the budget, easy
- Pistols or Swords, Sweetpea?
- Columbia Summer Steelhead closed indefinitely
- Alosa Sapidissima, where art thou?
- The Urban Safari next door
- He sure looks like the guy that crowded me last weekend
- Yes it borders on sacrilege, but is it Xtreme?
- If fishing had an easy button I’d tape it down
- I’m kinda partial to Miss Pikeminnow myself
- I fought the water and the water won
- An unexpurgated interview with the Trout Underground, both of them
- There’s safety in numbers
- We’re assuming standard "cover two" formation
- I’ll be doubly watchful for splinter cells equipped with Sage or Hardy
- Scissors, from the World’s Biggest Fly Shop
- Momma ain’t here to protect you
- Science to put the "gamey" in Fish and Game’s mail
- Fly Tying theater, who needs Taimen when you’ve got ample bullshit
- Fishing History - a fanciful name for obsessive collecting
- He’s either blogging or he’s playing with something he shouldn’t
- Moules de Quagga, comes with a large diet Coke
- A little Red Dye #3 and we’re there
- They’re worse than teenagers and have twice the stamina
- We didn’t make the top 10, but we’re still Number one
- Oh hell, why not get inventive
- One brief spark of hope - ruthlessly extinguished
- I was weak and went with the Variant instead
- Norway contemplates ending salmon season
- Own a piece of Angling History, along with 302 other guys
- Only on the late night self help circuit
- Old Mister Redeye, won’t you sing me a tune
- A couple days of warm weather and it’s Bug Central
- Just one more thing to dance around enroute to the crick
- What did you think he was looking at?
- Trout Bling
- I’d be voted off the island within two weeks
- Naw, I never seen the furry bastard before…
- The Return of the Silver Surfer
- Pacific Salmon verdict due Thursday
- I’d trade Manhattan for some glass beads too
- Like all marginal ideas it was ahead of its time
- The Early Spring "Get out of Jail Free" Card
- Normally a Salmon contamination would be an angling "call to arms"
- Jerry Garcia does Monofilament?
- Let’s hear it for the "unsung" hero, as he needs some "love" as well
- Maybe the kids homework can wait
- The "Shrek Trout" a merit badge for the adventurous
- There’s fish, bait, and hundred dollar bills
- Explain "Catch and Release" to the Judge
- Seems innocent enough until you try to breathe
- I just wanted to share the suffering equitably
- Are you really that good or was your guide wearing a whistle?
- It’s a good clean sport, must be all that 409 were using
- That lean whippet was last year, Butterball
- That’s OK, we slept since then
- 3:10 to Yolo
- At least he tried, that’s more than I can say for the Tooth Fairy
- I own a piece of history - albeit a dirty little piece
- Long on waders and short on boats
- How heroic would the pose be if he knew it was dinner?
- Strange place, stranger flies, and the honor of your country at stake
- I would have loved to see a "Grip and Grin" of that Purple sucker
- There’s no solution other than someone will have to suffer
- I see it as more of a “truth in advertising” issue
- After 150 miles and 40 outings, I’m still well heeled
- Use the frontal lobe, Luke
- Trout and vision in the Ultraviolet, Overmywaders.com
- At 65 it was your Doctor that said "Let it Be"
- Perhaps the right mix of fashion and utility?
- If the Medicine chest is that available, I’ll go with the midwife or shaman - I seen what Princeton can do
- You may want to airbrush out the fish hook if you’re determined to prove your point
- I think I’ll save my "boutique" experience for a venue with less strife
- I can’t remember if Simm’s makes Kevlar fishing vests
- Which C-Lister do we want as our spokesman?
- Daytripper started it, but it’s up to you to finish it
- Just when we thought it was safe, he starts tying again
- Will the real Powell please stand up
- They dubbed the fish "Saddam’s Bass"
- You can always rely on your own genetic material to back your play
- As half your paycheck is involved, you may want to kick the hooks and check the floatant level
- Feng Shui - my fly tying bench could use a dab of that
- Some pictures speak for themselves
- Never met the fellow but he’s got to be a Brownliner
- Gulp, I sure hope nobody runs the statistics on me
- Orvis took a page from Bill Belichick and filmed the Winston practice
- It’s akin to Fantasy Island, only no little guys or umbrella drinks
- From Chaos comes a hint of organization
- Who Cares what the fish think
- Yes, it’ll cost like the Devil - but you’ll want it anyway
- Fishing a growth industry? Maybe for the legal profession
- Just when you thought it was safe to stick your toe in the water
- I just had to trod on some kids fingers to get my rod, but he’ll live
- If you don’t wet a line it’s worse, my coworker will suffer horribly
- We did poorly at Physics and Chemistry and they know it
- My fillings have been replaced so the ride in should be cake
- But wait, there’s more …
- The Mayfly Boxers are worth the trip
- Will the real McCoy simply show hisself
- I’m thinking ROCK is far from dead
- Most of the heavy metals went south with the runoff and only the truly caustic stuff is left
- For them with questionable social skills
- Meet the Brownliner Microwave
- Add Laurel and Hardy and a good doping scandal
- I’ve thought of fly fishing as many things, addiction was right up there, rehab wasn’t
- At least I started off feeling patriotic, now I’ll just scratch my head and wonder
- You Call it healthy, I call it "human dandruff"
- You ain’t as clever as you make out, now you’re looking at someone your own size
- I did a triple header in my own backyard, a Brown, a Golden, and a Calico
- The Complete Vindication of the Trout Underground and my public semi-heartfelt apology, well almost
- If you manage to get more on the material than you do on the floor, you’re successful
- I never heard so much as a whisper, and now it’s much too late
- As if the deck wasn’t stacked against fish already
- She’s from Texas, she’s mean as hell, and catches bigger fish than you
- Once upon a time on an irrigated desert far, far, away…
- While we contemplate the flavor of farmed salmon, we’ll digress briefly
- Missing "Whale Food" means your grill remains cold
- If it looks like it bites it’s a mashed something-or-other
- Realism all 168 frames of it, compliments of Jan Muisers
- I was planning on finishing my taxes, but the "artist" got the better of me
- Tracking the wily Queen of Waters - or is she merely a Pig with Fins?
- Is it "Sins of a past life" or electronic Karma?
- You can’t have sweaty hands and you need to know which end of the airbrush to point at them
- You can’t sell your house, but if you could, here’s 20 locations for a buyer’s market
- A conversation on a Bird Watcher’s forum
- I had a hell of time getting hooks last year, I may have solved that problem nicely, compliments of Togen
- Weather and temperature conspire, but at least I remembered the rain parka
- If you’re looking for cheaper "Ice Dub" then you’re at the right place
- Think of that next time you toss the Sumbitch up onto the bank
- A long line release would be prudent but you’d miss the Big Payday
- Upbeat? Someone feel that kid’s forehead..
- Global warming tailored for the fishing audience
- Who knew Entomology would take us to the Dark Side of the Farce
- "Its almost pushing the limit of how much light can be absorbed into one material"
- "Physics" Trip sounds so much better than Fishless Trip
- It’s time to think about the technology before Popeil does the thinking for us
- We were all right, but they can detect water better at dusk
- The fly eating eddy is gone, replaced by a pair of spent lounge chairs
- If you want me to pat you on the Arse, then the suffering had better be commensurate
- It won’t help you catch fish, but it should put a wrench in your Buddy’s fishing
- It sure looks like the Hatch will be on time to me
- While Ernest Schweibert killed color and expressionism, it wasn’t personal
- Fish populations show continued decline in the Sacramento Delta
- Even if she ties flies I’m not introducing her to Momma
- Tools of the Trade - The Work Surface, Part Final
- The Before and After - The Rise of the Big Muddy
- Thanks, we needed that..
- Am I supposed to swipe it on a rock each time I thump a fish, or is that next
- Sometimes it’s more than a new license required, spend a moment to check
- A Sailor would blanch at the string of epithets I launched
- It’s OK you didn’t miss a thing
- Hell, we tried lawyers a dozen times, maybe a fisherman would bring some marketable skills
- I’m talking America’s Fly, not the unzipped kind
- Dogs living with Cats, and trout are pests
- Sorry, I’ll take my chances with the trees
- Adopting a creek may mean adopting the neighborhood
- Nothing like a religious holiday to make a fellow ponder imponderables
- What they thought you needed, how matching the hatch is so last week
- The fishing don’t last but cooking do
- No thanks, I’ll have dinner after I come back from fission
- Mancave adornment, it if doesn’t warm enough, burn your rod
- Dare to be different, Singlebarbed rings in the holidays with the bait card
- No,I haven’t seen Grandma, I thought she was with you
- Most of that 42 Billion was snagged on tree branches
- Like you, I’m into quick hitters this week
- We’re doing our part, even if "we" is smaller
- "It’s the line of death Infidel, beyond which your backcast will not cross.."
- "Old Nondescript" has a weakness that begs exploitation
- It’s a food chain issue, I’m at the top so I’m a bully
- I think I’ll sidestep the issue and add Pickles
- Even a Brownliner would scream like a little girl
- The Daytripper is tieing for ‘08 and I haven’t even tasted Eggnog yet
- Don’t mind us, we’re just tormenting the Trout Underground
- Lake Davis gets some new residents
- The new measure of success: you still have all 10 fingers
- Fantasy Sports have finally reached their pinnacle
- Fishing and Success is a pair I’ve never drawn, I figured they were both Jokers
- Tools of the Trade - Extended Storage
- I bet Cochise could hang ten, maybe twenty
- I’ll stop tying flies if I could get a federal subsidy
- Welcome Daytripper, more hardcore angling for your amusement
- How big would "too big" have to be
- Methinks immigration is a bigger issue than Republicans are willing to let on
- The SingleBarbed IPO, not worthy of Morgan Stanley, more Captain Morgan material
- When Orange Juice is worth a Hoffman Cape
- How to Piss off an Angler - A holiday gift giving guide
- "Nondescript?" - Hell, that won’t score points at the clubhouse
- A Mackerel by any other name smells as sour
- Don’t Bogart the Weed’Ez, don’t leave it adrift either
- I can’t seem to shake the lyrics from "Georgia on my mind" - wonder why?
- Guilt coupled with John Wayne makes for a fearsome sandwich
- The Big Payoff, it’s not fame nor money, but it’s also not "shorts and tee shirts" neither
- Will Gas prices limit your days afield?
- Always stay on the good side of the cook, especially when he ain’t served the pie yet
- Everyone in Hell is special, but some are more special than others
- That’s OK, them Eastern fellows have always been slow on the "taxation without representation" angle
- The Dawn of Angling Psychology, how a guarded response may be appropriate
- Remember Girls, the Sale starts tomorrow
- You don’t look like me, and that’s a good thing
- Don’t scream at me for help, just toss me your rod
- Tools of the Trade - Part 1
- A female President may be the start of a long term trend
- A little Science is a good thing, as long as you ain’t downwind
- FEMA takes a dim view of initiative, which doesn’t surprise me at all
- What you’re telling me is if I thump the beast I’m guaranteed to be sane
- Right around 60 and counting…
- Yes, but I thought that "big" portions were bad for you
- All I wanted was some thread, now I have my nose pressed to the glass like a kid
- I get 5% more distance, and 35% less fingertip - not a fair trade
- Singlebarbed as Charismatic, our Grape Koolaid is made from Creek water
- Better read this before it’s recalled
- Florida backpedals from water pact
- I’m eligible but I’ll take the path less traveled
- Less Mercury in the Delta, unfortunately everything I fish for gargles the stuff
- "I didn’t know" may not be as good a defense as it once was…
- How to tell if you’re Mom’s Favorite
- A bit of adventuring, with an equal dose of sore muscles
- We ain’t settlers, and this ain’t Dodge City
- Draft Plan for Northern California MLPA’s released by the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans
- Precious fingers at risk, I’m going to keep mine awhile longer
- Trending towards an upbeat article, it may be a decade or so
- Banning Me I can understand, but the rest of you are clean, polite, and well manicured
- There are plenty of symptoms, but the real problem lies here
- Balance restored to the Universe, Pebble finished fly line available
- One if by land, two if by sea, three if by truck
- Evacuation with style, no need to fight congested freeways, just drive into the lake
- I had no idea I was offending your delicate sensibilities, while you’re at it, rate the Ketchup stain on my vest
- Thermo-political Fission, the "Adios Muchachos" kind
- Just enough time for a tidbit
- …and I thought I was hardcore
- I guess that means Tequila will be making a comeback, do you mow Cactus?
- Little Stinking stunned, even the mayfly spinners are fake
- Alien Civilization discovered, Little Stinking home to Homo Illiterati
- Georgia Peaches threatened by Florida Sturgeon
- Fly Fingers of Poor Idea
- We’re not overly fond of red tape, so we’ll take it
- Singlebarbed unmasked, he ain’t a GearHead
- First Blue, then Brown, now Whitelining
- To Hell with Fishing, Gadgets are much more fun
- What are 14 Named Pools and 415 salmon worth?
- Seduction of the Innocent, Singlebarbed lures Angler across the Brownline
- Nature Conservancy purchases portion of Deer Creek headwaters
- What color wraps do you want on your transparent rod
- Bullying the Brownline, how to salvage a battered ego by making others suffer
- Not Jailbait, real Bait - and suddenly the Dry Fly Purists know humility
- The "Tiger Woods" of angling?
- I wouldn’t mind so much if they only doubled their money, but they prefer the consumer pay much more
- I want all my flies tied by the Cottonelle folks
- Too old to stand in cold water? glimpse the future
- The Fishing was Good, although the Catching was Slow
- Gourmet Streamside Cuisine: If Boiled Taters and Steak gets you emotional, then you live near the fish
- Can we rethink our distaste for offroad vehicles?
- Billy Bass Eats Chrome
- If you stare at the picture long enough, a waterfall will appear
- Would you swear at a blacklash in Space?
- Clarity is always fleeting, Oops, we missed it
- Tinker Tying - How to screw up something that works fine
- A Briquette nestled among the Pines
- Trout Underground refuses cutting edge Cuisine, We demand Satisfaction
- Sushi threatens Mediterranean Tuna
- Weird Science, I’m a Pectoral Fin Man myself
- Little Stinking succumbs to Intense overfishing
- Fish remain undisturbed, Week 2 of Underwater Smog
- The Blackwater of Brownlining
- No, it was a WILD Triploid
- Heat Fusible, SingleBarbed braves the fiery inferno of feminine scorn for Science
- Fly Tying begats legal spousal abuse
- Salvation Army beats a hasty retreat, Giorgio Armani saves our Beloved sport
- Best I can do in a moment’s notice, (Shamelessly sucking up to the Boss)
- Restocking the fly box, I ignore good taste and play havoc with traditional patterns
- Rain is good, Effluent levels peak, and I watch football instead
- Loch Ness Monster caught in gruesome battle with Girl Scouts
- A small step for California, and a large pissed off fishing lobby, but it’s something
- Fish are safe, but I am hell on dog catching
- I say, "Run What You Brung" and let Darwin sort them out
- We’re re-tying everything, Angelina Fibers has our creativity working overtime
- Victory was short lived and I am forced to help a Carp cross the street
- Yo bg gddmn Fsh nxt 2 U
- Maybe I was a tad hasty leaving the Cell Phone in the car
- Eco-Terrorists have me Surrounded, If I hook Grandma in the Arse, I’m a Dead Man
- Imitation & Impressionism, now let’s introduce Physics
- Flavored Head Cement Joins Other Really Good Ideas ahead of their time
- The War on Six Dollar Items continues: Dry Fly Desiccants
- If a Salmon could birth a Trout, wouldn’t it be a deviant of some kind?
- Dump the Head Cement, I’m using Doughnut Glaze and Sprinkles
- I Write 100 and then you Write one, that’s fair isn’t it?
- An Old Favorite
- Sordid Confessions of a Tertiary Stage Fly Tier
- My guess is they don’t net many dolphins by accident
- They’ve got electronics, we’ve got electronics, they’ve got babes and beer, we’ve got Jack
- Lighter, footsore and satiated, back to Red Staplers and Cubicle Horror
- Video games come of age, or is this the opportunity for a second childhood?
- Entomology 101 - Advanced Kinetics
- Market Report: Telling the Boss to Shove It is still a bad Idea
- Let’s Get Some Really Useful stuff for a Change
- Substitute Freely, and Get Used to It
- Singlebarbed Guest Author Series, Hunter S. Thompson on Brownlining - and everything else
- Best Dressed Man Wading through Selenium..
- We considered offering a matchmaking service, but all we found is where they aren’t
- Half of Maine to make Washington DC Carbon Neutral
- A River of Statistics Runs Through It
- The Problem with the Few, is how They Keep Getting Fewer
- Related to Someone famous may be enough
- Metamaterials, We cannot be Trusted - Neither Can You
- Many Years of Tears, Head Cement and Grindage Coming
- Real Angling Visionaries, a title not used lightly in this gathering
- Brownlining the Dirty Water for Pikeminnow Love
- I’m stalking Carp, and Heat stroke is stalking me
- Singlebarbed dabbles in Real Science to Prove Men are Gross!
- Insect Porn, Entomology is like food additives, stuff you need to know, and can’t pronounce
- Hold the Press, guaranteed legal No Fault Divorce, no Hidden Strings
- Are you stuck in a Beauty Rut? We know we are…
- Only Lard comes with a worse warning label
- Eat Your Heart Out, Singlebarbed Survives Mass Killing Spree on the Little Stinking
- Singlebarbed Maritime Products, We Pretend to be Aloof, but hock the Volvo Anyway
- Bird’s Nest History, and How One Man’s Soup is Another Man’s Fly
- Mystery Fish, It Runs, It Jumps, It Eats Salmon
- They’re Hungry and I’m all Wet
- Singlebarbed does dogfood
- Pebble finish fly lines
- I’m reaching for a Danish
- Pink can be masculine as hell
- Close but still not fair
- Let’s get this straight
- Welcome to Singlebarbed
- It’s what I got
- Gimme Some
- More Bulk for the Accumulator
- Wall Street false cast
- Old dogs Old tricks
- The Bikini > fishing
- Single and Barbed ?
- The angler as Samaritan
- 4 Million for 3 days
- Let’s settle this shall we
- They look tasty enough
- Casting is like Kung-fu
- This is Petey
- What’s a meta for
- Think like the fatted calf
- Like a new penny only better
- Which Zone to draw for
- Lose weight go fishing
- No finger lick
- Revenge of Bottled Water
- Sacred stuff
- Defense Contractor Angling
- Catch and Strain
- How much are you wearing
- The Politically Right Stuff
- Numbers are your friend
- Don’t use your cooking pots
- Skill is overrated
- A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
- They win
- The Phallic Trout
- And two steps back
- And the Fishing God smiled
- Test the McMuffin
- Anglers and the Body Politic
- The $5.95 dilemma
- Don’t drink the water
- Chemically Sharpened
- We the foreign species
- Lightning bolt Inbound
- That is a bargain
- The Apron cometh
- GuideSpeak revealed
- You fish, Right
- Greening of America
- Viagra for Vision
- Back to you, Bob
- Reproduction is overrated
- This ain’t high fashion
- The dreaded Father-Son outing
- Angling Reality Show
- Commercial Tyer wannabe
- Angry Fish God
- Rod Physics Redux
- In Defense of Jesus
- Fancy having a go at Match Fishing?
- The Perfect gift for the Angler
- Health Plan for Anglers
- The Great Cunard Conspiracy
- Pry my Metz necks from my cold, dead, fingers
- Sage “Z Plane” warps Space-Time Continuum
- The Lessons of Fips-Mouche
