Category Archives: People

Legendary fly fisher Hugo Melvoin, who was founding member of the first Chapter of TU outside Michigan state, Board Chair of the Henry’s Fork Foundation, and member and past president of the Anglers Club of Chicago,  has passed away. “A … more →

Legendary conventional and fly angler, author, TV personality, and gear innovator Doug Hannon has passed away at age 66 at his home in Keystone, Florida. Known as “The Bass Professor,  “Doug was not only the brains behind so many designs … more →

REC Components has completed acquisition of all Richard Wheatley Partners Ltd. assets, to form Richard Wheatley Partners, Ltd. (RWP), with REC handling all sales for the RWL product range. “The transfer of the brand assets of Wheatley into RWP will … more →

From a start as a factory metalworker to his growth into fly fishing legend, Tibor’s “Ted” Juracsik changed the way we chase fish with the introduction of many reels, including his Billy Pate Reel in 1976. T. Edward Nickens writes … more →

A Saturday in September finds Louis Cahill at The Stone Cup Café in Lyons, Colorado, to meet up with a man who has “the stride of an experienced hiker who sets a pace and covers his allotted miles without complaint, … more →

The second-annual Project Healing Waters Salmon River weekend, held over the winter by the Fort Drum and Syracuse chapters, does as much for volunteers as it does returning veterans. And with two writers in attendance, Christian Fitchel and Matt Smythe, … more →

In a piece recalling the great depression and being invited to Cuba during the revolution of 1959 to write about the fishing opportunities, Lefty Kreh tells the story of catching his first bonefish on the fly. And at 10 pounds, … more →

Author, conservationist, steelhead advocate, and passionate fly angler Doug Rose recently passed away after a battle with cancer. Mark McGlothin remembers him well, with a fond nod towards one of his articles, “From a Steelhead Ghost Story.”