Go Fish

Recently seen in Rockport, Texas.

With the intent of offering a cup of encouragement during what can for many fly fisher folk be trying times during the holidays, here’s a quick followup to a tale we started to tell last Friday. Fire Girl Jess and I had sprinted up to Castle Rock, Colorado from Austin last Thursday (little over 900 […]

I love it when a plan comes together. I love it when a plan comes together.   Why is it that it so rarely happens? I’m sitting in a hotel room in Castle Rock, Colorado after a 14+ hour, sometimes snow-laced drive here yesterday. Jess of Fire Girl Photography and I are up here on a […]

Jake’s post today inspired some pondering. A life without fly fishing?  Inconceivable. A life without ever standing in the Yellowstone River scanning for risers?  Preposterous. A life without at least one afternoon sleepily lazing on a grassy bank and watching the summer clouds roll by?  Unthinkable. A life without toasting dried chilies on the stove […]

Jake managed to relieve himself from household duties yesterday afternoon, as did I (the boss was taking a nap and watching Casablanca). It was the last day for 2009 Montana fishing licenses to be in effect and needed to be spent at least in part on a river.  Winter still controls the upper half of […]

Jake had a chance to get out yesterday on the Gallatin with a friend – he took a new underwater toy and snapped a few decent pics of the day – including the one eyed brown above. Sun has been in short supply around these parts as has snow (more snowpack and climate stuff to […]

Thanks Veterans….

by Mark McGlothlin on November 11, 2009

in Fish Stories

Thank a veteran today, and consider supporting (with your time or cash – or both) great organizations like Project Healing Waters or Warriors and Quiet Waters.

As part of our team’s continuing drive to make our site more useful, we’ve determined to add another feature – sort of a ‘Dear Abby’-like advice column for fly fishermen.  The following email is a perfect example of why this is needed – Dear Team Chi Wulff – I’m a novice but improving fly fisherman […]