Fishing is thirsty work. Especially if you are plying the waters in a driftboat or raft for the better part of the day. Out there with no shade, the sun beating down on you… It gets pretty damn toasty after a while. And there is no better way to cut the heat than an ice […]
Jake McGlothlin
Campfires are as much a part of summer as heat waves and short shorts. Sadly, for the last few years my campfire quota has been severely lacking. A couple of weeks ago I got a good start to this year though… Where is your favorite place for a campfire?
Happy Fourth of July! I hope that everyone is out fishing, camping, grilling, hanging out with friends and all other good things associated with this day. Whatever you do, make sure there are plenty of ice cold beverages involved. I got my Fourth celebrations going a little early last night with a pitcher of margaritas. […]
Shane and I hit the East for the first time in what seems like quite a while late last week. Flows have finally dropped down to a fishable level, and we both felt the itch. I got to the water first, and landed 5 smaller fish on dries in quick succession. Once Shane showed up […]
On an after work fishing excursion in the rain last week, something pretty cool happened. Any double is worth celebrating. But a double where the smallest fish is the size of your forearm is pretty sweet. Photo by Shane Rickert.
A couple of days ago, friend and co worker Dylan and I decided to head up to Hyalite Reservoir after work. It was my first trip up there this year, and the first time we had ever fished together. Turns out it was a night of firsts, as Dylan landed his first ever cutthroat trout. […]
June 6, 1944 was the beginning of one of the largest military campaigns in modern history. With Europe in the grip of the Nazis, the Allied forces planned a massive invasion of Normandy. Many months of planning went into this one day. Almost 160,000 troops set foot on German occupied soil in the course of […]
Remember… Pack it in, pack it out.
Spurred by a prolonged stretch of cloudy, dreary weather and a running conversation with a friend on the coast, I have found myself thinking about saltwater quite a bit this week. Warm weather, large open flats full of tailing fish, key lime pie and fried shrimp, bikinis… Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Everyone gets the […]
Fishermen have had a long history of story telling. It comes with the territory, and is an essential part of the game without which our sport wouldn’t be so deep and rich. The vast majority of fishing stories are complete and total bullshit, but they are still pretty fun to listen to. When I say […]
Every day I hear more and more reports of sightings. They are coming. When they show up in force, every angler within a thousand mile radius will go bat shit crazy. For good reason too: the Salmonflies are almost here. The only Salmonfly that I have really chased is one followed by the words “Honey […]
