My friends, John Beth,Dale Thompson, and Doc Zavadsky hit the ‘horn for a week starting on May 9th. They did catch some fish, but nothing like it has been in past years. As John reports in an email that he entitled, “The Good the Bad and the Ugly of the West”: In spite of months of […]
OK, so you really don’t like the regular Clinch and need to tie the Improved Clinch. But before you do, the question is why does there need to be an Improved Clinch? Well (1) for those that insist on pulling the short end of the tippet, the improved Clinch will work. (2) When the wire […]
Sorry I’ve been out of the loop for a few days. I’ve been occupied with any number of items that have drained my time like a mechanic draining old motor oil–in fact, I’ve felt a bit like that old motor oil that’s being drained. But, here’s a knot that is so misused that it gets […]
Forwarded to me: Some fish are just outsized. It might be fun for the first 8 hours; after that it would just be work. This is a darn interesting picture and story even if you aren’t into fishing, But please show it to anyone you know that likes to fish. FYI: This sturgeon is still […]
It’s been a very strange spring. Early on we had warm temperatures that seemed more like days of summer. Then suddenly winter was upon us again. Talk about confused. My flowers haven’t yet figured out what’s happening. Likewise for the trout. The up and down weather patterns have given them a good case of feeding […]
These are also known as micro-rings because they are indeed micro. They’re called tippet rings because they are attached to the end of the leader body (butt section plus tapered section) as an attachment point for the tippet. OK, how micro is micro? Well, they come in 2 mm and 3 mm sizes (that’s about […]
I will be speaking at the SE Council FFF conclave in Helen GA June 4 and 5, 2010 along with my old friends Jim Casada and Oscar Feliu and Tom Travis. Jim and I spent a week together in South Africa in 1990 along with Lee and Joan Wulff . We were there at the […]
My friend, Jeff Currier, just sent along an email reporting on his trip to fish for Nile Perch. Wow. More photos and info on his blog: Jeff Currier. Here’s Jeff’s report. Hey everyone, I’m just back from the latest adventure. I went to Egypt to be part of a film segment produced by Mikey Wier. […]
Jason and I near completion on Fishing the Film, the first book in our fly-fishing anthology. I sent a copy of Chapter One to my friend, John Beth, to read and asked him for his reaction. Chapter one is a series of short stories illustrating the expanse of fishing in the film—there’s plenty of how-to […]
My friend, Bill Wilson, sent me a photo of a nice striper on the fly. They’re around and nipping. If you’re near the salt, get the rods out and have at ’em.