For a trout bum from Montana, being in the city is quite a change. While there are those who would classify Bozeman as a “city” (and truthfully, I don’t think it really qualifies as a small town anymore), out here on the west coast it’s a whole different beast. There are more people, buildings and […]
The Pedestrian Life
Last week, for the first time in almost a year and a half, I took a trip. It’s really unusual for me to not have gone anywhere in the past 18 months, having grown up with lots of travel, road trips, visits, and other reasons to be out on the open road. But couple being […]
It is during the dark, cold days of January that the flashbacks begin to intensify. I’ll be minding my own damned business, typically grinding away at some task on the computer, when out of the blue there will be a flash of a nice little cutthroat rising to a little stimulator bobbing right at the […]
Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Damn it’s been a fast year. Hard to believe the holidays are upon us once again. This year I have a lot to be thankful for. I moved back to Montana. The fishing was good. Friendships were rekindled, and grand adventures were had. I got promoted at work, and am further along […]
First and foremost, with deep respect Team Chi Wulff salutes all veterans who have nobly served their country as well as those serving today. Your helping hand and sacrifice is an inspiration. A few times before I’ve written about my grandfather, now long deceased. My grandfather served in WWI, on the ground in France if […]
19hrs and 49mins: An Alaskan Summer Solstice from Stinky Waders on Vimeo.
Summer is sandal season. Doesn’t matter where you are, it just is. And if you are a fisherman, odds are pretty good you spend a lot of time in your sandals out on the water. After a certain amount of time (or an 8 and a half hour float trip), your feet are going to […]
Coffee smells better in the wee hours of the early morning. It smells especially good when the reason you’re up in the wee hours of the early morning is to go fishing. When the forecast is calling for severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and you’ve only got two days off a week, the early morning […]
Everyone had one growing up. Hell, more of us than we’d like to admit still have one hidden away somewhere, tucked out of sight. It’s something that helped shape who we are today. No, I’m not talking about a teddy beer, a security blanket, or your first crush. I’m talking about a cheap, Plano tackle […]
Some days you just need a little drool in your life. Our crew hanging around (temporary) camp Chi Wulff South have been feeling powerfully homesick this week. Same thing happened with the advent of the holiday season last year. Talking to friends back home about snow in the hills, hearing stories of nice elk and […]
the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated realization in advance; foretaste expectation or hope previous notion; slight previous impression intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience Heading back to home country. Finally. T minus 36 hours (more or less) until launch. Non-stop (more or less) Austin to Bozeman with cataraft in tow. Gear to blog […]
Duty is a cruel master. – Col. Thaddeus Gearhart, The Hallelujah Trail That quote has come to mind on more than one occasion during the past year of our self-imposed, business-induced exile in Texas. Various members of our team have been back and forth to home in Bozeman several times during the past year. She […]
Ah, the pedestrian life.
1. Check out the new Bonefish and Tarpon Trust video above. Tag your bones. 2. Pick up a copy of Andy Mill’s A Passion for Tarpon. Pete says it’s worth a read. 3. Add the new Varney gauge on the Madison to the monitoring routine. Simple but mighty useful data. 4. Tie some of these. […]
