Quick Brown Fox

Quick Brown Fox

A brown trout has no soul. Souls are reserved for the fisherman and his kind, along with the accountability that most assuredly accompanies a soul.

The Intruder

The Intruder

And then, one day, there he was — a guy was standing by MY lake, and what the…he had a fly rod in his hand!  It wasn’t much as waters go — probably a couple acres at best.  I’d passed by it many times always on the way to somewhere else.  It lay a few hundred yards...
Fishing with Pastor Ron

Fishing with Pastor Ron

Pastor Ron is a Messenger of God and a Fisher of Men. So when he discovered that I was just an ordinary fisher of Trout, he expressed a certain degree of professional interest in finding out more about how we common folk spend our time.  “Jesus always did love...
Fishing for Muskie in Lake Chautauqua

Fishing for Muskie in Lake Chautauqua

They say it’s the fish of ten-thousand casts. Maybe so. I truly believed that for many years and still won’t argue with those odds. Twice before I had traveled all the way from Georgia to Canada to do battle with the great muskellunge only to fish for days...
Classic Alaska Charters

Classic Alaska Charters

SPONSORED CONTENT Now Booking for 2024! 2024 is Classic Alaska Charters 34th season navigating the protected wilderness waterways of Misty Fjords National Monument/Wilderness Area! They offer outstanding adventure cruises for 5 days, 4 nights, saltwater fishing,...
The Phantom Trout of Sullivan County

The Phantom Trout of Sullivan County

The First of April has for untold ages been the Day of Fools! Why? No one in particular seems to know. There are patron saints for everyone from the prelate thief, but who is the Saint of All-Fools?” Thus spoke Tom Marks, one of a merry trio of trout fishers who had...