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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...