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Book Excerpt: "Fly Fishing for Trophy Striped Bass: Tackle, Techniques, and Flies for the Fish of a Lifetime"

Introduction  Some striper anglers and captains told me...

Book Excerpt: A Cast Away in Montana

Skunked Late one summer night in Michigan—immediately...

Book Excerpt: Casting Homeward

Be brave and walk through the country of your own wild...

Book Excerpt: Reelly Unbelievable Fly Fishing Guide Stories

Do you believe in unicorns? I know my young daughters used...

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Book Excerpt: The Feather Mechanic - A Fly-Tying Philosophy

The Dog, the Boy and the Trout The first fly I ever tied consisted of a carp hook, my mom’s sewing thread, hair from...

Book Excerpt: "The Orvis Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing—Secrets from the Orvis Experts"

The "Orvis Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing" is a grand tour of the world of fly-fishing strategies and techniques, from...

Book Excerpt: "Rowing to Baikal"

At lunchtime, we beach the boats on a gravel bar and try to light a fire. But all the available wood is damp, and the...

Book Excerpt: "The Orvis Guide to Finding Trout"

In fluid mechanics, flow in a liquid is described as either laminar or turbulent (or some consider a transitional...

Book Excerpt: "Casting Seaward"

We tried a bit of sight fishing along a crescent shaped flat, but we saw only one striped bass and I cast to it, saw...

Book Review: "Fly Fishing West Yellowstone: A History and Guide"

“West Yellowstone is as friendly a little hamlet as you will find anywhere. Fishing is its very life and livelihood...

Every Edge An Altar: Reviewing Michael Garrigan's "River, Amen"

Whether an upstream edge or a downstream edge, the world of watersheds in Michael Garrigan’s newest book of poetry...

Book Excerpt: "It's Only Fishing"

I didn’t really awaken the next morning. I’d been tossing and turning and yanking the sleeping bag past my head all...