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A Matter of Time

I suppose it’s a matter of time. Time for Trish to pack...

Home Creek

I have friends planning a two-week fly fishing trip to...

An Angler's Lament

I admit it. For me, it’s been about the fish, in...

Morning Chores

It’s still dark as I dress, the sun reticent to rise on...

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Winter Trout: The Cold Truth

On the first of January winter fly fishing opens in Minnesota. I broke out the waders and retrieved fly rods, carefully...

Camouflage: The Art and Importance of Disappearing

The other day I sat on my porch cleaning fly line. There is not enough time to do these things. If the day is sunny...

There and Back Again

As a young man, I read Hemingway and Steinbeck, Harrison, and McGuane. Along the way, the fly-fishing raconteur...

The Way of the Fly

One of the pleasures of fishing with a fly is the knowledge that those of us who spend our time wading through streams...

Training Day

For some reason people think I catch fish. A fly rod is always in my pickup. I wear fisherman’s polarized glasses...

Fly Fishing and Mental Health: It’s Not Just About the Fish

Why do we want to be out there? The answer to this question is different for everyone. But for one reason or another...

Gettin' Hooked

For a quarter mile West London Creek flows through a campground with trimmed lawns, a swimming pond, swing sets, fire...

Seasons by the Stream

The fall is a time for reflection. The leaves of the oaks remind me of the golden color of a brown trout’s belly...