Congrats to Ke’lah and Joe Willauer on the recent birth of their daughter. Bet she makes her first float trip this summer. (That stunning image above is from Joe’s People of Fly Fishing interview here.)
People of Fly Fishing
This just popped up yesterday morning in a comment here; well worth sharing for all… For those of you who would like to join in on a celebration of Doug Rose’s life: Doug Rose, A Celebration Of A Life Well Lived and Fished A chance to Talk Story with friends. Sunday April 7, 2013, 1 […]
From the Madison River Foundation late this morning… We received the sad news this morning that former director and one of the Foundation’s founders Dan McClain passed away yesterday in California. Dan and his wife Mary own the Blue Heron gift shop in Ennis. In recent years Dan had suffered from a number of severe […]
Pacific Northwest fly fishers have lost another great one this week – Cam Sigler. From his obituary – Cam Sigler Sr. was a pioneer in not only the Pacific Northwest , but the world, helping to pave the way for innovative outdoor hunting and fishing products. In the outdoor community he will for ever be […]
Pacific Northwest and Olympic Peninsula steelhead legend Doug Rose passed away Monday at his home surrounded by family and friends. Doug was a prolific author, conservationist, steelhead jedi, family man, friend and mentor to many as well as one of the ever more rare, died-in-the-wool good guys who fished. He had made public his battle […]
Thai One On (Official Trailer) from Cinema Digital Productions on Vimeo. Chi Wulff compadre Quinn interviewed artist Travis Lowe on his old blog (In the Back Eddy) here and here.
From this morning’s Madison River Foundation newsletter: Renowned western artist and friend of the Foundation, Larry Zabel, passed away this week. Larry had been recently diagnosed with leukemia. Larry had a heart as big as Montana. He loved the Madison River, the Madison Valley, its people, heritage and wildlife. Larry’s generous support over the years […]
Fly tying innovator and legend Al Troth passed on recently in Dillion, MT. If you’re a trout fisherman and don’t know the name, then you damn well should. Troth invented the Elk Hair Caddis. And if you don’t know that name, then you should get slapped. Al was a teacher, business man, fishing guide, fly […]
It’s our pleasure to present this second part of our interview with Gerardo Ortiz, one of the Directors of PatagoniaNation in Santiago, Chile. If you missed Part 1, read it here. No doubt your team entertains anglers from around the world. Where are the most pleasant / easiest to please angling visitors typically from? Definitely […]
You know a fly fishing video is good when your less-than-vehemently fishy wife makes a comment days later about it. Friday night She Who Must Be Obeyed and I were at Jake’s place in Bozeman trying to wash off a bit of road burn from the 700+ mile run from Olympia to Bozeman. We were […]
Father Mark Greer from Utah asked that we share this note from his late Green River guide son, Anthony Greer, this father’s day. It’s our pleasure, Mark. Where does one venture when the responsibilities of life weigh heavy upon the mind? The answer, of course, is very simple. We go to where no others bother […]
I think I probably first read about the Quigley Cripple in a Jack Dennis book, but I can’t really remember. These were the days when I spent a lot of time dreaming about fishing flat-water, dry fly Meccas like Silver Creek or the Missouri River or Bob Quigley’s Hat Creek and very little time realizing […]
Here’s the second installment of our interview with Jerry Lappier of The Trout Shop in Craig; here’s the first part and introduction if you missed it yesterday. Your recent newsletter article and blog post (Have You Been to a Good Fly Shop Lately) has caused a bit of stir in the FF retail world. What’s […]
Like most folks who have spent time wandering around Montana and fishing the bounty that she offers, we have an affinity for the Missouri. It truly is one of the rivers that fly fishers must fish at some point, though the river isn’t a pushover and can punish the unprepared and unlucky. The Trout Shop […]
Here’s the rest of our recent interview with Guide Bob Streb of Minturn Anglers (CO); read the first part here. You’ve recently written passionately about the issues facing the upper Colorado. How do explain to people the seemingly warped rationale to divert the bulk of a river to water lawns on the Front Range? The […]
