August 2019

““One brisk morning spent fishing on a misty lake can bring home to a child the beauty, drama and fragility of our national heritage in a way a thousand classroom presentations never could.” – George H.W. Bush. School is back in session. But rest assured, lessons of beauty, drama, and fragility can happen on a misty lake, stream side, or…

“Fly fishing is about adaptation—in any role, capacity, or genre.” ~Charles Jardine from the forward to Dynamic Nymphing by George Daniel Nothing about the trout’s environs are ever the same. Each day the river flow drops forcing trout to move to new holding water and seek protection. And as one hatch wanes, another takes its place prompting trout to search…

“Early on I decided that fishing would be my way of looking at the world. First, it taught me to look at rivers. Lately, it has been teaching me how to look at people, myself included.” – Thomas McGuane Once you gaze upon a river with angler’s eyes, you will never see it the same. Suddenly, you see beneath the…

“Betcha goin' fishin' all of your time, baby's goin' fishing too/ Bet your life, your sweet wife, catch more fish than you.” – “Fishing Blues” by Chris Smith Whether you are doing the fishing, or just sitting back watching others fish, the pleasure of a catch is a shared experience and something to be celebrated. There are plenty of amazing…