Interesting title…we’ll get back to it.
A couple years ago I wrote a narrative essay entitled “Roots in Sand.” I wrote it during a time in my life that a few things had happened: I had just moved to Cape Cod, I had broken my body (See “Last Traction Hero”), and the faults in [...]

Finally back on the water for a day trip to The River.  Wind, sleet, sprinkles, skagit line, sink tips, and string leeches…The recipe for Awesome?

Met 2 buddies for the round, BrookieWookie from Buster, and the one called White Devil.  Wook had an issue with one of the patrons of The River….read about it here,  You can [...]

Being a bug chucker seems sometimes at odds with being a blogger. The point of blogging – insofar as I see it anyway – is to tell a story. While many anglers are natural story-tellers, they are also particularly careful about choosing an audience of listeners. Flyfishermen abhor crowds, and good stories often make for a crowd.
This sort [...]

All that follows was originally posted over at Midcurrent.com. I’ve been given permission to reprint the piece here – most generously I might add – by Marshall Cutchin. Thank you Marshall. In the article, author Phil Monahan interviews the Orvis Fly and Fly Tying Product Developer, Shawn Brillon. Shawn is a talented bug chucker in [...]

Well, not really but it sounds better. 
Don’t worry about it, I would have done the same thing…
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Of course what really happened was that someone told me that there was a guy fishing the Normanskill, got into trouble and had to be rescued.  I immediately thought, “Why is someone fishing the Normanskill, and what do they [...]