Nymph On The Bitterroot River
Young love, it seems, can survive even the worst of hard knocks.
A Slice of Humble Fly
Humility helps us see beyond ourselves–and would improve the performance of some fly-shop employees.
“Casting Call” by Chris Dorsey Wins Gold From Non-Fiction Authors Association
Casting Call, Fly fishing the world with history’s largest outdoor television producer, by Chris Dorsey, was awarded a gold medal from the 14,000-member Non-Fiction Authors Association. Amid a field of more than 1,000 entries, the latest book by Chris Dorsey, Casting...
Texas Fly Fishing and Brew Festival Goes Off Without a Hitch
The Texas Fly Fishing and Brew Festival is leading the way back from virtual to live expos. This is the fly fishing/hunting category’s first “live” expo in the country in 2021. Its success will hopefully set the stage for more in-person expos in the future. When Beau...
Interpreting Dreams
I tend to go “whole hog” when interpreting my fishing dreams. But I’ve learned interpreting dreams really should be left to professionals. I had a dream. The dream had a foggy feel to it, as if I were standing in poor light. Water lapped against my...
Secrets to Fly Fishing for Suckers
For those willing to succumb to all that comes with fly fishing for suckers, here are a few secrets to getting those suckers on the fly. Apparently, I have a knack for catching suckers on flies. Having confessed this, it’s not something I recommend unless you are...
How to Make Your Fish Bigger
Lying about the size of your fish isn’t anything new, but new technology has made it trickier. Here are some tips to help make your fish bigger on camera. Fishermen have been trying to make their fish bigger ever since lying was invented. Somewhere in a cave...
Nick Lyons: Giant of Modern Sporting Letters
Anyone who reads Nick Lyons’ Fire in the Straw will come away enriched, enchanted by a style that is at once pithy and persuasive, and enlightened. I would contend, with plenty of evidence to support my views, that over the course of the last half century there...
Grandpa’s Tying Bench
Necessity is the mother of invention, and lost flies are the impetus for learning to tie new ones.
