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Fishing from a Drift Boat Basics from Tightline Productions~T. Flagler on Vimeo.

Trigger Warning: Another lengthy post follows that loosely deals with politics, and I’ve gored a couple of popular sacred oxen here; if you’ve had a belly full this week, don’t read this one. As always, comments are most welcome if you’ve got something that genuinely adds to the conversation. Hunger Stones, Hot Air (Literal and […]

The Journey – Riversmith Brand Anthem from RiversmithUSA on Vimeo.

The Wyoming Fish and Game’s Cutt-Slam was back in the outdoor news recently; they’ve added a medallion to the package for those fortunate enough to capture all four of Wyoming’s Native Cutties – the Yellowstone Cutthroat, the Snake River Cutthroat, the Colorado River Cutthroat, and the Bonneville (or Bear River) Cutthroat. Their site at the […]

Pretty damned interesting podcast from a couple of Florida-based fly fishing and waterfowl guides (meaning they’re on the water much of the year) covering Florida’s red tide and water management woes from an angle you probably haven’t appreciated before. I haven’t researched all of their assertions, though their practical, locally-driven insights, derived from time on […]

This nifty article recently posted in the Missoulian highlighting the burgeoning surfing scene on the Clark Fork around Missoula. We’re all for savoring every possible angle to enjoy the majestic freestone waters of the West, and still think the Clark Fork is one of the under appreciated waters under the Big Sky. (Image via the […]

If you’ve not read Cam’s Beaver Island Dispatches over on The Fiberglass Manifesto, you should carve out a few minutes today and read both installments (Part 1 here, Part 2 here). We’re big fans of fishing excursions that are a little off the heavily-marketed, Instagram-flooding, grip-and-grin path, and Cam’s definitely on to an off-the-beaten path […]

14th Biennial Science Conference on the Yellowstone Ecosystem This year’s meeting is coming up soon – 11-14 September in Big Sky – more details here on the Yellowstone Forever site, with a link to the actual conference site for registration and the draft agenda. Contest Extension for Coalatree Trailhead Pants In part due to the […]

Trout Tips | Fly Selection Still Water from Trout Unlimited on Vimeo.

Pole, Hunt & Warner from Nick Armstrong on Vimeo.

Having just made a great run back home to Montana in the past few weeks, in particular to welcome a new life and family member into the world (grandson Brantley, who took his first creek outing a few days ago), we’ve been re-awakened to the simple fact that one of life’s greatest, and simplest, pleasures […]