“Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.” - Paulo Coelho A simple cast, take, set, play, followed by a deft release; a...
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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin We can tell you which river to fish, what fly to use,...
“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” - Albert Einstein The number of fish caught is not the measure. What makes a...
“You can't be unhappy in the middle of a big, beautiful river” - Jim Harrison This opening weekend, it is time to reset your priorities. Put all your fringe pursuits...
“...it is not fly fishing if you are not looking for answers to questions.” - Norman Maclean The question all anglers should be asking right now: Will there be enough...
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” - Loren Eiseley Despite a wet end to April, the Big Wood, Little Wood, and Big Lost Basin...
“Water, is taught by thirst.” - Emily Dickinson A year ago, the annual snowpack in the Wood River and surrounding basins were right around 70% of average. This year the...
“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle....
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” - Rainer Maria Rilke The ode of the river beckons the angler to apprehend the...
“It is utterly soothing to fly fish for trout. All other considerations or worries drift away and you couldn't keep them close if you wanted. Perhaps it's standing thigh deep...
“We hear nothing so clearly as what comes out of silence.” - David James Duncan Fresh snow absorbs noise, rendering a canvas of silence along the river. Add to the...
“The line between catching fish and not catching them is often very thin.” - Ted Trueblood Anglers with a balance of preparation, patience, humility, confidence, and faith approach the thin...
