Fly Fishing

Easier Done than Said

July 17, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

Day 2 of the Appalachian brook trout quest was the day I was most worried about in the planning stages. We were looking for the northern strain that day and we wanted to fish the Rapidan River to do it. The Rapidan has great historicity when it comes to fly fishing and it’s supposed to have a good population of brook trout. But most of what I read mentioned that accessibility might be an issue—3 to 4 miles of vigorous hiking just to get to the stretches with the fish, then the actual fishing mileage, followed by a 3 mile hike back to the vehicle, uphill. We were on a tight schedule, and that just wouldn’t do.

Big Project – New Online FF Literary Magazine

May 15, 2010 ⋅ 23 comments

I am pleased to announce a magazine that stimulates the heart and mind of the angler. Rise Forms: Fly fishing’s literary voice, seeks to publish work that conveys both the passion and contemplative nature of fly fishing through high quality, literary articles.

Rock Rollers at Soul of Streams

February 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Robert Williamson from “Soul of Streams” has a great little piece on rock rollers (aka rock worms, aka cased caddisflies).

Cub River – Sept 2009

September 8, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

Fly fishing the Cub River, where the fall colors were evident in the fish, if not the leaves. This is a quick fishing report and photo shoot.

Logan River – Sept 2009

September 7, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Fly Fishing the Logan River, Sept. 2, 2009. A hint of turning colors. A handful of fish. A solitude of mind.

Jazz & Fly Fishing?

August 23, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

A Scandinavian jazz group who also have a passion for fly fishing. Combine the two and you get a made for TV series titled, “Jazz & Fly Fishing.”

Robert Proposes a Great “Hoppertunity” on the Logan River

August 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Robert, from “Soul of Streams,” suggests an opportunity to share a little fun, food and fishing on the Logan River.

“Bonneville Creek” and Greys River

August 14, 2009 ⋅ 23 comments

Two trips of two days each fishing “Bonneville Creek,” Idaho and Greys River, Wyoming for Bonneville and Finespotted cutthroat trout (including a brief recap of Scott’s most prolific 3 hours of catching fish ever experienced).

Fly Fishing – Literature – Randy Kadish

November 13, 2008 ⋅ One comment

I’m always on the lookout for some fresh reading material. Several months ago, while reading Tom Chandler’s excellent blog, “The Trout Underground,” I noticed a little something he had about Goodreads.com. It’s a social networking site for book lovers. You can get online to find books to read, write review for books, discuss books with [...]

Science Proves: Fish More – Work Less

June 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Most excellent news! You now have a medical excuse to take more days off work and go fishing instead. New research shows that psychosocial stress at work increases the chance for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Increasing the intake of oily fish decreases the risk of RA. This is a triple whammy folks: there is now a [...]