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The True Cast – some thoughts on tenkara fishing
I am a fan of tenkara fishing, but perhaps not for the reason you might think. I think tenkara is less a “side attraction” and more a legitimate training aid that helps my regular fly fishing by leaps and bounds. For those of you who are not familiar, tenkara is an ancient Japanese fishing technique…
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Is it spring yet?
It’s cold here along the northern fringes of the Snake River Plain — snow blankets the ground, and the wind has a sinister bite, even though it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. As I’ve gotten older, this is the time of year I like the least — it’s cold, but it’s going to get colder. There’s…
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First look at Denali
I'd come all the way to Alaska and saw more grayling than I'd ever seen in one place. And I didn't catch a single one from this river. And I didn't mind a bit
With a view like this, a fishless day isn't too bad after all Just a glance over the side of the canoe revealed the life swimming in this crystal-clear spring creek situated just off the Alaska Highway about a 100 miles southeast of Fairbanks. Big Arctic grayling—and some of the biggest whitefish I'd ever seen—cruised…
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