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Finding a fishing partner is a concept that should be simple. Find someone else that fishes and go fish with them. But because this is a psycho sport, anglers get selective. And I get it. A good fishing partner needs to have a few essential qualities. First, they need to make time to fish and be … Read more about I Love This Game

As I have eluded to in other posts, I think that going from beginner to good in this sport is easier than it has ever been- thanks to the amount of information that anglers have at their disposal to learn from. Once you go from beginner to good however, choosing to want to get better rather than … Read more about GETTING BETTER

When I first started fly-fishing in the 1990s, the sport was just on the rise, but nowhere near what it is today.  There were still classic fly-fishing figures around, and by classic you know the type.  Guys that had fished for decades, smoked a pipe, wore the top hat with flies in it, … Read more about HEROES GET REMEMEMBERED, BUT LEGENDS NEVER DIE: IN MEMORY OF DENNIS SKARKA

Our now evolving, new era sport tends to view dry fly fishing as an elitist method and as limiting yourself, with Czech nymphing, innovative new streamer patterns and a chucking “meat” culture of oversized flies, and bearded flatbrim fish bros with fish tattoos contributing to the new trends. Its … Read more about Mid Winter Dry Fly Ramblings

        Last year, I visited New Zealand for the first time and experienced a lot. The fishing was great, we saw some huge fish, and I got my first taste of what it is to regularly fish to mid 20’s and occasionally 30” trout. In thinking about the trip after I … Read more about New Zealand DIY: Where Logistics are Everything

Recently, I was fortunate to be invited by an Argentine friend Cristian to pursue a fish that had been on my radar for some time, that fish being the Golden Dorado. The trip was an exhilarating experience for several reasons, and epitomizes why I am passionate about destination fly-fishing and the … Read more about A New Fish and Frontier: Golden Dorados of Argentina

Every angler has called a fish a “good fish” , and been told by some wise man with them that “they’re all good”. And in one sense that wise man was right. But the reality is some fish are better than others, and the first time you catch a big fish you realize it feels different than catching an … Read more about Good Fish, Big Fish, and Really Big Fish

When I first started trout fishing in the Catskill Mountains, I would often take the long road home and would drive around on the well known, and prestigious upper Beaverkill river as my dad gave me the history lesson on the drive upriver. Even at a young age, I enjoyed the history lesson and that … Read more about Fly-Fishing’s Top Commodity: Atlantic Salmon