
In contrast, fly fishing has a rod, a reel, a line, waders, a vest, and some flies. Okay, maybe I understate a bit, but it is still a relatively low-gear operation compared with the Normandy Invasion logistics required to go bass fishing.
I’m a big believer in fishing few flies many ways, rather than stuffing fly boxes with hundreds of variations. That’s partly because I’m cheap, and also disorganized.
Read more...In the mid 1960s, Tom Dorsey and Tom Maxwell joined together in their hobby of making fly rods. However, by 1969, “with more and more people seeking out their craftsmanship, they decided to make a full-time go of it, opened … more
Fly-fishing gear company Patagonia’s ten-minute film explains their new initiative with the First Nations of British Columbia called the Patagonia Provisions program.
If you’re “of an age,” you probably already realize that sunglasses with built-in bifocals can greatly increase angling enjoyment. Brands including Ono’s and Costa Del Mar have released models to help anglers see fish that they once may have missed … more
One of the remarkable things about Thomas McGuane’s fishing writing is that you can return to something of his years after you first read it, read it again, and marvel all over again at the clarity of thought it contains. … more
"Small Streams in Michigan": An excerpt from the first chapter of Thomas McGuane's classic book "The Longest Silence."
You can tie a Surf Candy to imitate almost any baitfish, from a tiny one-inch baby sand eel to an eight-inch needlefish used for barracuda.
A rod is still a rod, and in some cases, some graphite “classics” still have a look and feel that cannot be replaced, even by the very manufacturers that shelved these models in favor of the “faster, lighter” brands they replaced them with.
"Stan and Me" is fly fisher Kathryn Maroun's touching account of her friendship with Stanley Bogdan, the legendary inventor of the Bogdan reel.
MidCurrent interviews Daniel Galhardo on the whys and wherefores of the fast-growing style tenkara.