Tippets: Fishing Hats, High Water Safety

June 24, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • In the Summer 2015 issue of The Drake, Miles Nolte reflects on fishing hats. “All those stains and rumples kneaded into a hat are the stitching of time on the water,” he writes. “They are evidence of belonging, like calloused hands and sun-damage.”
  • Spring runoff is a dangerous time to be on the water. Kirk Deeter offers six rules for safety in a recent post on Fly Talk, Field & Stream.