-
Why fly fishing is like pizza
Pizza is pizza, right? A little crust, a little sauce, some cheese… bada-bing! There you go. Not hardly! Perish that thought. Great pizza is an artform. It should be a perfect balance involving great crust, delicious sauce, golden cheese and fantastic toppings. If any of those four elements are deficient in any way… meh pizza! The operative word…
-
Chill out and let others enjoy the river, too
I once observed a school of trout whacking away at PMDs have a canoe float right over them. How long do you think it took for them to turn back on?
I have to chuckle when I see anglers get so bent out of shape when a kayak floats by, or a dog takes a swim within barking distance of where they are fishing. I once watched a friend’s ears literally turn red every time a tuber drifted downstream. That’s silly for two reasons. First, we…
-
Jumping the shark
I have many bad habits, for sure, but the one fly-fishing vice I cannot break is casting at mako sharks off the California coast with flies. It started nearly 20 years ago when I met Conway Bowman while writing the book Tideline. That led to a larger story for Field& Stream magazine (“Flyfishing Gone Mad”) a couple years later.…
-
TU tested: Tajima replacement polarized lenses
I’ll admit I have become kind of a lens-snob, in that I do prefer certain lenses in certain conditions
I absolutely love sight fishing. See the fish… make the cast… that’s top of the game. Heck, I like just spotting fish as much as I like catching them. As such, my polarized glasses are as important to me as the rod and reel I fish. Put it this way… if I drive to the…
-
No fish dry in July
Take photos of everything ... but the fish Our friends at Keep Fish Wet and Ten And Two Co. have announced “No Fish Dry July,” a campaign that encourages anglers to ask themselves, “Do I really need a photo of that fish?” and challenges them not to take a single fish photo for the month…
-
When one is the loneliest number … and the best choice
A fat Wyoming rainbow that fell for a single skated caddis pattern. Kirk Deeter photo. I usually like to fish two flies at once. In fact, I’d say if you bumped into me on the river, there’d be about an 85-percent chance I’ll be fishing two flies. Why not, after all? You double your odds,…
-
TU tested: Korker’s ‘River Ops’ wading boots
This is a really well-engineered wading boot. Period
($259.99; korkers.com) Some wading boots are getting expensive. But I’ve always seen the value in Korkers boots because they’re built with an “Omnitrax” system that allows you to switch soles (they come with two sets.) So it’s like getting two pairs of boots in one. Say you prefer wading in studs, but your fishing friend doesn’t want…
Author