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Streamer Junkies

"This used to be a dry fly town and unfortunately it's gone the other way...." Streamers Inc. September 22, 2023. First day of autumn,...

A slight change in plans...

In a world that insists on "means" and "ends," that dooms every path to a destination, fishing elides the categories and so slips the...

Just Not Sexy Enough....#gilapandora

“This fish evolved alongside the Rio Grande cutthroat trout and the Rio Grande sucker. It fills a unique tropic position within the...

Reel Talk for the Fly-Curious

"Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic...

Field Notes ....a Fish Under Fire

"A river or stream is a cycle of energy from sun to plants, from insects to fish. It is a continuum broken only by humans." ~Aldo Leopold...

"So..how long have you been fishing?"...an Essay on a Lifetime Journey

"All other divisions aside, I think in the end there are but two kinds of anglers--those born to fishing and those not. It has nothing to...

Mountain Meltdown...Advice for Fishing Spring Runoff

Remote winters drain into the valley in icy, turbid water, running between grassy banks. Ted Leeson The Habit of Rivers As spring begins...

To Tie or To Buy?

"The grossest and most substantial of our equipment exists solely to serve the slightest; a thousand dollars' worth of gear is given...

Anatomy of the Perfect Fly Box

I still remember the smell of my first tackle box. Upon opening it, the stacked trays would unfold exposing the shiny spoons, painted...