Folk may want to take a pass on this one…I get the impression this may cut a little deep.  I reckon that will happen time to time.
“If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” 
 Sir Issac Newton
Sir Issac Newton would be mentioned in any serious discussion of who was the […]

A common mistake is to equate “experience” with time.  That if a person does something for 10, 20, or 30 years he magically becomes experienced.  Gaining experience is an active pursuit; one must seek it out as one seeks out new patterns, gear, or spots.  Fly fishing success, ironically, is the true enemy of experience.  […]

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
– Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu, as is the […]

One of my my biggest pet peeves in fly fishing is the way the term “saltwater” is used in fly fishing literature.  People speak of tactics for “the salt,” flies for “the salt,” and yours truly has even been accused of being a saltwater guru.  I just think that these foibles point to a lack […]

First off concerning the title.  Look I know this probably gets annoying but I have to be me.
Achilles was the central figure of Homer’s Iliad in the epic there was absolutely nothing wrong with Achilles’ heel.  The tale of his invulnerability and famous weakness does not appear in literature until the Achilleid written by Statius […]

It is not everyday that one gets accosted in a tackle shop.  Unless you are I.
(That turn of phrase “You are I” sounds like douche-baggery but it is grammatically correct…pointing this out however is clearly douche-baggery.  This will become a theme shortly.)
So I was speaking with the store manager about kayaks.  During our conversation, I […]

My favorite moment in fly tying is when the hook is in the vise and you have yet to decide what you will tie.  Freehand tying is as good a term as any.  That hook could end up as anything you can imagine and you can imagine a lot.  Then without really trying, you can […]

My favorite moment in fly tying is when the hook is in the vise and you have yet to decide what you will tie.  Freehand tying is as good a term as any.  That hook could end up as anything you can imagine and you can imagine a lot.  Then without really trying, you […]