People of Fly Fishing

The good folks up at Tom Morgan Rodsmiths have been knocking it out of the park this year with their 25th Anniversary celebration, looking back at their earlier years and many of the fly fishing notables that have come through their door…

My lovely wife and I happened to be driving along the Henry’s Fork south of West Yellowstone last week when she received a pre-release message from Orvis about the recent passing, and legacy, of Leigh Perkins. His story is a great one, and should be an inspiration for all who want to carve their own […]

Loon Outdoors recently posted a nifty short piece on one of the living legends – Stu Apte – and wrote a pithy and damned admirable 3 bullet point intro; read the full piece here.

In yet another nifty piece from Montana’s best newspaper-based outdoor writer (Brett French), digging into Yellowstone National Park history, suggests that Mary Trowbridge Townsend, an adventurous “socialite” of the day from New Haven, CT, was one of if not the first woman to record her adventures in the Park in the then popular magazine Outing. […]

Montana outfitter and conservationist Paul Roos passed away a couple of weeks ago; the best tribute I saw was in the Helena Independent Record – read it here. He left behind some mighty big shoes to fill and a lot of lives enriched by time with him. He’ll be missed. Image via the linked article […]

In the circles in which I tend to run, folks appear to either love – or despise – Tom Rosenbauer for reasons that never seem altogether clear to me. (I’m guessing those falling on the negative side of the spectrum associate TR with their own outdated view of Orvis back from the tweed English driving […]

FlyLife 100th – Andrew Harding Interview from FlyLife Magazine on Vimeo.

Lefty Kreh Celebration from The Fly Fishing Film Tour on Vimeo.

"On Deck" with Captain Josh Greer from Captains For Clean Water on Vimeo.

Yesterday Outdoor Life dropped a nifty piece on their portal about the fascinating life of Phil Gonzalez and his longtime relationship with the Big Horn. Very well written and worth a read today. Image via OL at the linked article; some other very nice images in the post.