Kind of funny the different places we find ourselves in. Modern travel has made it possible to leave the city behind and find oneself on seemingly the edge of the world in the space of a day. Folks complain about travel, about flight delays and cramped seats and long travel days. But think about it. […]
Jess McGlothlin
There are some pretty awesome places in the world. Big places, places that make you feel little and remind you just how we slot into this world. Places where you can watch the horizon all day, taking in mountain tops and rivers and just grin like a little kid at the sheer size of it […]
It’s funny how, in the fishing world, we get used to being around water. And if we’re not physically in and around it, odds are pretty good we are thinking about it. Water, and the things that live in it. For a lot of my career I’ve been lucky enough to spend a great deal […]
I think the first series I ever wrote for Chi Wulff was From Russia with Love, tales of working in a Ponoi River salmon fishing camp in Russia. That segued into Dispatches From Craig, arguably one of the more productive, fun projects I’ve worked on to date. A crazy season on the Missouri River back […]
This past few weeks I’ve had several emails from folks asking for a run-down on the gear I pack for fly-fishing assignments. While the kit varies per assignment and location—Russia is going to be different than French Polynesia—here’s a look at the kit I brought along on a recent project with Costa Sunglasses and the […]
Sometimes you stop, look around, take a deep breath and realize it’s going to be really damn hard to top this moment. Somehow it makes all those other day-in-day-out drudgeries in life worth it, as long as you can be right here, right now. That’s maybe the best way I can begin to sum up […]
Shot on the Missouri when I was working with the Headhunters gang; Zack and Kelly came over from Washington to help with a product photo shoot and we spent a great spring day on the river. A good dog or two in the boat beats a Neal (or most any other brother-in-law) just about any […]
There’s something awesome about packing for a trip in tropical climes. Flips and shorts pack down a lot smaller than jeans, fleece, and heavy hiking boots, and for someone who likes to travel light it’s just good mojo. As I laid out my gear this morning for Tuesday’s flight to the South Pacific, I couldn’t […]
It’s been a marathon week of editing here in Vermont, and finally have the work from the Montana (yea!!!) Orvis shoot ready to turn over. On to the next project… documenting an exploratory fly-fishing / conservation expedition with Costa and IndiFly in French Polynesia. I fly out the 19th and come back around 1 June; […]
I’ve been off the web for a few weeks; I was neck-deep in a photo shoot for Orvis and doing well to randomly check email on my phone. The computer wasn’t getting a lot of action other than file backups at night. Nearly three weeks back home in Montana proved to be good for the […]
Howdy Big Sky Country. Currently wading through meetings and photo shoot scouting, and enjoying all Bozeman has to offer. It’s a bit surreal to be back after several years away; town has changed, but the mountains and the sage and the rivers are still the same. Spent much of today trying to scout out a […]
Kicking off a travel month this weekend at Hell or High Water ’15, held at West Branch Angler on the Delaware River. The fly-fishing gathering, film festival and brewfest is held near Hancock, New York, and serves as an unofficial “kick off” for the local trout season. A crew from Orvis has been manning the […]
As I sit down to write, I realize this post will pop up on Easter morning. I hope spring sunshine is peeking through the curtains, the coffee is deliciously hot and dark, and everyone is with friends and family. Take a second to reflect on spring—maybe there is green grass peeking up (unless you are […]
I’ve had a couple emails this week from folks getting ready for the coming season (come on, spring) and wondering what they can do to up their photography game while out on the river. Somehow life always shines a bit rosier when we are on the water, fly rod in hand, but the perennial question […]
“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.” —Carson Mccullers This week we’re trotting off to places nearer the equator. Spring is beginning to eke into the air, and the extra hour […]
