2016

  “The angling fever is a very real disease and can only be cured by the application of cold water and fresh untainted air.” – Theodore Gordon For some, the concept of winter fly fishing seems a bit crazy. And yet, for those who suffer from angling fever, winter fly fishing is the best therapy. However, nothing will end a…

  “I salute the gallantry and uncompromising standards of wild trout, and their tastes in landscapes.” – John Madson If it is true that your surroundings shape your thoughts and emotions, then choose to surround yourself with water, snow, mountains, and trout. This is the best cure for seasonal affective disorder, light deprivation, cabin fever, and holiday stress; grab a…

  “Fishing is like that. It keeps you off balance, surprises you. It takes humility to learn, to accept that you may need a lesson or two even in your advanced stage of enlightenment.” – Kevin Nelson The best fly fishermen are confident, but humble. The confidence comes from knowing that if you keep an open mind, keep striving to…

  “There is time to go long, time to go short and time to go fishing.” – Jesse Livermore Fly Fishermen understand anticipation; after all, our sport is predicated by watching and waiting. And as one season slowly turns to another, patience is required. Anticipation is piqued. There is a time for snow, turkey, and family. In the meanwhile, notch…

“For the supreme test of a fisherman is not how many fish he has caught, not even how he has caught them, but what he has caught when he has caught no fish.” – John H. Bradley The best laid plans of rivers and men often go awry; fly fishing is, after all, a sport rife with uncontrollable variables. Sometimes the…

“There is only one thing wrong with a fishing day– its staggering brevity.” – Zane Grey The experience of time while fly fishing is somewhere between “a watched pot never boils” and “time flies when you are having fun.” A fishing day resembles a drama full of anticipation and uncertainty punctuated by moments of glory and devastation. As a result,…

“Fishing is fundamentally a game of chance, and at heart we are all gamblers.” – Dorothy Noyes Arms Fly fishing is often rife with uncertainty, ambiguity, and misadventure. These are the elements that make fly fishing interesting and keep anglers yearning for more. Some days, however, the fishing stars align: the weather is perfect, the hatch is abundant, and the fish…

“The poetry of the sport hooked me long before I learned the prose.” – Judy Muller There are those who fish with precision, making each cast direct and to the point. And there are those who fish with the fly in the air as much as it is on the water, making each presentation as if it is a prayer. Some…