Fishing

I think back on fads in fly-fishing that have become more obnoxious seemingly every year. The first one that I think really made no sense but somehow people bought into for a year or so was the non-felt sole thing. Let’s basically build a rubber work boot that serves zero purpose in a river setting … Read more about Rejecting Industry Fads vs. Expanding Your Skillset: Considering the Uses of Trout Spey

Everyone that fly-fishes in 2022 is a beneficiary of information that is available to them. For most places, you google them and get an initial playbook you can draw from. Flies to use, towns to go to, the time of year to be there, maps of the river and sections worth fishing. It’s all there. Beyond … Read more about STARTING WITH NOTHING: THE FINAL PHASE OF FLY FISHING AND KEEPING IT INTERESTING

Streamer fishing in the context of trout fishing is something I have found is a polarizing method and concept. People often either live for the streamer game, or have limited to no interest in it at all. This is something that never made sense to me, as streamer fishing itself is a method that makes … Read more about My Attempt At Reasoning With the Semi-Committed Streamer Angler

A perfect storm is brewing for this weekend. We have not low, but normal seasonal flows out of the tailwaters for this time of year under the FFMP flow plan for the first time in over 5 years. These flows were fine, and in fact produced some exceptional early to mid spring fishing in the first years … Read more about A Weekend Of Realization: The Worst Weekend of The Delaware’s Fly-Fishing Existence is Upon Us

For years now, those partial to Thomas and Thomas rods have connected Joe Goodspeed with the brand, and for good reason. Joe was fundamentally involved with the brand’s resurgence due in large part to their release of their “Contact” nymph rods that delivered high end tight line sticks to the market … Read more about GETTING TO KNOW JOE GOODSPEED:

One of the beautiful things about being very dedicated to the sport of fly-fishing, yet not having a commercial interest or general concern about offending anyone is I can say whatever I want. My day job requires a lot of critical thinking- and the more I am forced to think that way, the more I … Read more about CHARACTERS IN FLY-FISHING PART II: KEN TUTALO OF BAXTER HOUSE OUTFITTERS

Anyone that fly fishes vividly remembers the circumstances surrounding their start in this sport. The first year you committed to fly-fishing stays fresh, while every year after that blends together more and more as time goes on. The primary reason the first season sticks out is because the … Read more about HARD GAMES: RATIONALIZING THE SPEY ROD AND SWINGING FLIES FOR STEELHEAD

It is no secret in the angling world that 2021 has marked the worst returns of wild steelhead since records started being kept nearly 100 years ago (1938). I won’t go into the cause or cause(s) as the issue has been beat to death and has led to nothing but more incoherent debate instead of progress. … Read more about What The Deschutes River Taught Us As Anglers: The Difference Between Compromise and Necessary Sacrifice