Old Timer
He didn’t look 80 years or more; he had the timeless quality of vigorous old age, the look of extended youth often seen on the faces of old men who have preserved some boy thoughts, particularly boy thoughts upon nature… Mill and I had finished our...
Classic Alaska Charters
Typical June Family Trip with Classic Alaska Charters… Booking now for 2024! SPONSORED CONTENT: Classic Alaska Charters has long been the sportsman’s best choice for affordable overnight Alaska fishing charters in Southeast Alaska’s Ketchikan and Misty Fiords...
The River Collector
It was not a conscious choice, but it seems that I have been building a collection. It is a collection of trout rivers. The collection was started almost 50 years ago, the summer our family rented a cedar shingle cottage on a small Michigan lake. Lily pads filled its...
Into the Mountains
Montana’s landscape is so spellbinding it will make you forget everything that led you there. Even the fishing.
You Can Go Back
A father returns to Alaska to share the experience with his son.
Earning My Keep
Cameron the Weim — Hat Retriever Extraordinaire! I have written many times that I like hunting, pointing and retrieving birds. It’s the life of a top sporting dog — me. Now comes this new duty — hat retrieving. The other day Mike and I were at a high country lake —...
Vista Lands Iconic Fly-Fishing Brand Simms
As all seasoned fly fishermen know, rivers tend to reach a kind of perfection in the waning light of the day. The drift boats have left the water, wind that foils a back cast often subsides and the mercury-like water of the river reflects the greens, browns and...
Huey Lewis on the Big Screen
Spend 20 minutes speaking with Grammy winner Huey Lewis and chances are good that two of the topics will include his life’s passions — music and fly fishing. If you land on the latter, be prepared to spend more than 20 minutes talking. Like so many people obsessed...