Mackenzie River in the Long Ago | Blaine Hallock (From Early Northwest Fly Fishing)
It is nearly thirty-five years since my first trip to the MacKenzie, yet so vividly etched in memory are the recollections of that far away weeken...
Net Man by Len Waldron
Greg Madrigal has always been a hands-on guy. Reared in Nampa, Idaho, shop work was part of his upbringing.
“Above all else, I consider myself a...
A College Course on Fly Fishing by Willard Greenwood
Since 2009, I have taught a course on fly fishing at Hiram College in Ohio that has involved over a 125 students, hundreds of essays, nail knots,...
Fly Fishing Article "Original Sin" by Bryan Anglerson
The brook trout was revived enough for Adam to loosen his grip, and the trout drifted slowly to a resting spot behind a rock a few feet from Adam....
The Northwest Revolution in Steelhead Flies by Dave McNeese
Syd’s most famous fishing fly, the Orange Heron first fished in 1959. This photograph dates to 1977.
How revolutionary Washingtonian Syd Glasso ...
Power Lung Kid by Cameron Scott
A name is a thing that fits. A thing that suits. Knows no bounds.
A name is also a thing that dresses.
But sometimes names are just plain wron...
One Man’s Journey to Pull Giant Fish from Everyday Water - by Len Waldron
An early addiction
“Parents don’t realize what an awesome problem it is to have a kid addicted to fishing,” says Rick Sandoval of Gunnison, Colora...
What Holds Us by Noah Davis
At college I would tie flies in my dorm room after writing papers on Chaucer and memorizing the lines of Chinese poets. I tied prince nymphs and royal wulffs for my girlfriend to admire; they were easy patterns. It was easy to date her.
Thicker than Ticks on a Dog by Cameron Scott
Cameron Scott
Thicker than ticks on a dog is an expression I first heard at the local post office while talking with someone about smallmouth on th...
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