-Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis.
Jake McGlothlin
Ben over at Up’North Maine Fly Castings is bringing in the New Year with a new look on his site. He’s improved the layout and added a few new features. I like the new photography section.. Keep it up Ben, we all enjoy getting a look into the northern woods.
Ah, Christmas. That magical time of year when snow is in the air and humanity is filled with peace, love, and goodwill toward men. Yeah, right. If you have ever worked a Christmas season in retail, you know that is a load of BS. Christmas is also a time for relatives. If anything can drive […]
Fly fishing and beer go hand in hand. One simply makes the other that much better. We all have fond memories of relaxing with a cold brew as the light fades on the river after a great day fishing. Craft beer is also part of the Montana (and Western) culture. Ah, home sweet home. Starting […]
I happened upon this pod of brown trout in the kitchen the other day. Holding in a lie below the cheese grater they seemed to be content to rest, with only the occasional lazy rise at passing food upon the counter. Somewhat unfortunately, these trout were one by one picked off by a larger and […]
Last week, my friend Winston, myself and local fisherman and blogger Eric (die Fische.org) headed out to fish the Guadalupe below Canyon Dam. This is the “trophy trout” aquarium stretch of the river, in which the state and the local chapter of Trout Unlimited stock trout every year. Never will you see a group of […]
Mobile apps have been a game changing evolution in the communication market. Five years ago most of us had never even heard of such of thing, much less imagined how large a role they would play in our daily lives. As fly fisherman, the potential for a great mobile app is bountiful. Orvis is leading […]
Tomorrow Mark and I are hitting the road and headed to Oklahoma. I have one week left before a new day job starts and we have other business to attend to. We thought hard about a quick dash up to Montana, but in the end decided it would be better for business to stick to […]
Orvis, purveyors of fine fishing gear (and the oldest mail order company in the US) recently contacted us to see if we would be interested in reviewing their fly fishing app. Of course, we jumped at the chance. There aren’t too many good fly fishing apps available for mobile devices, but Orvis has certainly done […]
Here in Texas, the closest thing they have to matching the hatch is tying on an orange chenille fly to imitate cheetos falling into the water when the tubers are out in the summer. As a consequence, fly selection is pretty easy. My personal warm water choices are contained in a small, plain fly box […]
Was out cruising around today and decided to go take a look at the new Orvis store. Word on the street is the doors will open sometime during the first week of November. It doesn’t sound like this will be strictly a fly shop, but it’ll be worth checking out.
This past week found me in Dallas, training for a new job working in an outdoor retail store. I am hesitant to name the store directly yet, but suffice it to say that they have a strong presence in the world of fly fishing. Dallas is probably just about the last place in the world […]
Our buddy Ben from Up’North Maine Fly Castings is having an other great contest. This time, photography is the key. Submit a photo (fly fishing themed of course) and you could win some kick ass gear. The contest will run from March 1 to April 1, and entries are limited to one per person, so […]
Sometimes you never know what kind of people you can meet. The other night at the fly shop, I was bored out of my mind. Staring at the tv, mindlessly watching some cheesy instructional video, the minutes crawled by. The sound of a vest being zipped up caught my attention. Someone was actually shopping. What […]
