Not Fly Fishing

“Things Men Have Made”

December 4, 2009 ⋅ 14 comments

The wood rod was deep amber with burgundy wraps. A three piece rod, its ferrules mottled with a metallic rime that flaked away beneath my fingernail. The deep forest-green backing was like a heavy cotton thread.

Fish Fights

November 19, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Important research on Google Fight reveals deep “stuff” about angling things.

Maybe It’s Time?

November 19, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

I’ve been on a break. And I’m back. Maybe. I reveal all in this post. Or at least some. Maybe.

Autumn Turns Against the Current

October 8, 2009 ⋅ 36 comments

It is said that the autumn of our life is a slow and steady slip into winter, synonymous with the time when animals hibernate and plants die. Some might think of it as more of a homesickness, not a geographical homesickness, but a chronological one—a time for reflection, for looking back at what was. Autumn is a matter of perspective—of seeing our current time as just that, current.

Summer’s End

September 28, 2009 ⋅ 16 comments

The end of summer seems to sneak up with startling abruptness in the mountains. Sagey greys and dusky rabbitbrush topped with yellow sprigs of late summer flowers, surrounded by grasses browned in the summer heat. Fine dust matting leaves. A tired respiration seems to heave up from the canyons in hot blasts—last gasps. Bellowing itself for the soon-to-be colors plashed about its flanks like so many embers of red, braided fingers of yellow and orange. A few summer holdouts paint the hillsides early.

Photos – Tony Grove Lake

July 29, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

24 Photos of the spectacular Tony Grove Lake found in the northeastern corner of Utah.

Photos – Cache Valley Fields

July 27, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

I was working in my study as the sun rose. Puffy clouds scuttled across the sky. Through the open window geese honked. I know a field ripe for a morning photo shoot.

This Anniversary – A Pain in the Butt!

July 22, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

Mrs. Stalker and I celebrated our 22nd anniversary yesterday (geez, I’m old). And it was a real pain in the butt.

No News Is Good News

July 9, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

Cutthroat Stalker is out of town, roughing it in Island Park, Idaho (Henry’s Fork of the Snake River), until Sunday.

Pelicans vs. Cutthroat

July 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Pelicans vs Yellowstone cutthroat. Both species have population concerns. Idaho wants to kill some pelicans to save cutthroats. Feds say no.

Is USFWS Nominee Sam Hamilton the Best Choice?

June 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Obama’s USFWS nominee, Sam Hamilton, is head of the Southeastern Region where surveyed scientists and employees gave low ratings for key issues in the region.

New Look…

June 17, 2009 ⋅ 15 comments

Cutthroat Stalker gets a new look, but it has the…

Cache Valley in Black and White

May 16, 2009 ⋅ 9 comments

Some pictures to let you know I’m still alive. Fish pain and cruelty post coming soon.

USPS – No Wonder They’re Going Broke!

April 24, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has no obligation to deliver your mail intact – these pictures show they are working hard to prove that’s true.