Category Archives: Humor

In the Calgary Herald, Robert Remington writes that since men are not very far removed from Cro-Magnon-like behavior, fly fishing lessons and hunting gear are far more appropriate gifts than barbeques or ukeleles.  “Camo is the new black, or anything … more →

Retired  National Geographic editor-in-chief Bill Allen says Dick Cheney will undergo waterboarding to validate his claims on fish size after this weekend’s Montana trip.  “Mr. Cheney has requested the waterboarding session to squelch rumors that he consistently overstated the success … more →

A bill that just passed the Texas senate by unanimous vote will impose strong penalties on anglers who lie to win tournaments — but will let the average prevaricator off the hook.  As Erica Goode writes in The New York … more →

In addition to MidCurrent‘s own highly questionable (though not consistently questioned) reportage on the scientific link between smallmouth bass and tarpon, a few other media folks came up with some doozies yesterday: We suggested last week that leather might replace hackle feathers … more →

Those of us who’ve fished extensively for both tarpon and smallmouth bass have noticed similarities in the way fish feed, fight and even sometimes look (witness the “bronzebacks” of the Everglades). But hardly anyone would expect a close scientific connection to … more →

Music won’t come from the open end of an aluminum rod tube — unless you put it in the hands of the Jazz and Fly Fishing crew, back to entertain us with another “lesson” on stillwater sight fishing.