Tag: stories

I was nine hours into the drive before I realized that Cline River isn’t actually a town and, instead, is a simple outpost in the Alberta wilderness. There’s a motel, a campground, some old-school gasoline pumps, a small convenience store, a restaurant...  and nothing else. The restaurant was key because I wanted to get something good for a birthday...

The John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF) are pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award: “Blue Lines” by Alexander Benoît. Mr. Benoît’s essay describes how he creates rough hand-drawn maps of places he has fly fished to help him remember those places and events, and to...

I'm a big fan of vintage fly gear. I own a fair number of old graphite rods, bamboo, and classic reels. A few years back, I even picked up an early-70s Hardy Princess at a pawn shop for $40. So when I saw this story from Steve Woit in Hatch Magazine, I knew I had to run it. Woit takes readers on a journey through a variety of fly fishing collectors...

Fly fishing lends itself to stories, perhaps more so than any other sport. The best stories, though, are the ones that discuss something more than fishing - which is exactly what we have in Dave Hughes's latest for American Angler.  His opening paragraph reads, "I know folks who wouldn’t dream of taking a trip to fish a famous river without first...

Old fishing stories are part of the lifeblood of this sport. I'm sure all of us can recall a few old stories from dad or grandpa, about lunker trout or bass in local streams and ponds which are now devoid of fish - or gone completely. Those stories always get me nostalgic for what fishing must have been like 50 or 60 years ago. And though I'll never know...

The editors and contributors of Hatch Magazine pick their favorite stories of the past year.  "This collection is similarly varied—travel stories, fishing and hunting tales, conservation coverage, political coverage and more. Here are this year's selections."

Matthew Miller is starting a new series on the Nature Conservancy blog: catching 50 fish in 50 states. “Fishing has always been a way for me to explore the world and what matters to me. And there are more stories to tell,” he explains. “I’ll continue the approach I take in my book, searching for fish and stories in the unexpected places, trying to...

There is a sweet sadness found in Richard Dokey’s newest book of short stories, Fly Fishing The River Styx. Sad, in that most of the stories are written from the perspective of one who is closing in on the end of life’s journey. Sweet, in that one of the few rewards of making it past middle age is the freedom to pretty much say and do what you want...

"My name is JT Van Zandt and I'm a fly fishing guide on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Being out on the water has always been the secret to unlocking my soul. A sense of calm comes over me and I feel like I can breathe. That feeling inspires deep thought and conversation with my clients I truly enjoy sharing perspective on human experience with folks I take...

Water.Shapes.Earth is a project by photographer Milan Radisics, “Water makes up the majority of the Earth, shaping the planet and its life in plenty of ways. When seen from above, waterways can create stunning unseen images that tell stories of our home planet.” The goal of the project “is to open new perspectives while sharing stories, revealing...