I drew the line off my fly rod and draped the loose coils in my left hand. I felt the 30 lb, wire leader between my fingers as I grasped the hook in my right. The eye of the fly looked at me as if to say “you better mean business this time.”
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Ya know, I’m pretty sure that if I ever heard you say a fly fishing celebrity was your hero, I’d either laugh or roll my eyes at you.  Yet, there is some hypocracy there, cause most of the people I look up to are in fact, fly fishermen.

I’m deeply saddened to report that Rusty Gates is no longer with us.
Once in a lifetime there is someone that touches your life in so many ways. Rusty Gates was one of those people. His spirit and tenacity had an affect on everyone involved in environmental causes, from hikers to hunters to the many of [...]

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I’m sad to report that Jack Gartside lost his battle with lung cancer over the weekend.  Jack was one of the most innovative fly tyers of his era.  The fly patterns he created, such as the Gartside Gurgler and Sparrow, will continue to both inspire new patterns, and catch fish for anglers long after his [...]

From the hilarious, Typical Question on a Local Board thread at The Drake Magazine’s message board-
I was fishing the ********** a few days ago and I noticed a spot in the river that was really white so much so that it stood out clearly. I went over to inspect and picked up a few rocks [...]

I can never recognize the reflection looking back at me when I stand in front of a mirror, or look at myself in pictures. I make eye contact with myself, and it’s like I’m looking at someone that isn’t real.  Or rather, it’s like looking at a picture of someone who passed away.  The eyes [...]

The hatches DVD Store just got Rivers of a Lost Coast in!  I haven’t seen it yet, but from everything I’ve seen and read about it, it will be worth watching.

Dear Confluence Films,
Judging by your comment, your feelings were a little hurt when I published a less than flattering review of your latest DVD yesterday.
I’m sorry if this isn’t the kind of review you like to see, but I call it like I see it.  I would’ve loved to have wrote a glowing review of [...]

I’ve had a fresh copy of Rise sitting on top of my TV for the last couple weeks.  Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to watch it until my weekend trip to the International Fly Tying Symposium in Somerset fell through on Friday afternoon.
The day before I recieved a text message from a friend that read, [...]