It might have been more awkward had we been mormons, or baptists, crossing paths in the liquor store, but I doubt it. I’d timed my visit to avoid the regulars and the old hands. Conditions were near perfect at the town run. No way the seasoned vets wouldn’t have pawned their shifts off on, Read More
Category: Angling Tags: Fly tying, garden hackle, san juan worms, worm patterns
It’s true what they say. The gap between more and enough never closes.
Category: Angling, Con Kiddo, The Deal Tags: Brown trout, Fly Patterns, Fly tying, rainbow trout
The garage is a certifiable disaster area. You’ve got to fix the front porch steps. That last cord isn’t going to stack itself. And, at this point, it’s best not to even think about the state of the fishing kit. Entropy is merciless. It knows when you’re off chasing critters, and it takes advantage, Read More
Category: Angling, How-To, USOB Tags: fly fishing, Fly tying, procrastination, Spring fishing, Winter fishing
Years ago I read an account of a contemporary deer hunt in Gray’s Sporting Journal in which the author, after making the kill, swore to the animal that he wouldn’t waste any part of her. “Not one ounce,” he wrote. I don’t remember much else about the story, but that piece has stuck with, Read More
Category: Angling, How-To, Hunting Tags: Elk Hair Caddis Pattern, Field To Fork, Fly Patterns, Fly tying
“Alright Bud, pick a winner,” I said. Despite George Daniel’s best efforts, I often shoot from the hip when selecting nymphs. I have a handful of go-tos for each of my home waters, but once they’re exhausted, so too are my ideas. Sure, I roll rocks and I reason backwards from recent hatches, but, Read More
Category: Angling, Con Kiddo, Fatherhood Tags: fatherhood, fishing with kids, Fly tying, kids in nature, trout
I’m not sure which was more embarrassing, tethering some red string to a hook and calling it “fly tying” or resorting to the worm and calling it “angling”.
“Mama, why is Dada crying?” “That’s the sound of failure son. Avert your eyes. It’s impolite to stare at someone’s shame.” Wyoming winters are long, dark and cold. Not being a snow-sports person, I’ve cast about for years, with increasing desperation, for an activity that will help keep me sane from the end of, Read More
Category: Angling, Just Plain Fishing, The Deal Tags: Fish, Flies, fly fishing, Fly tying, harmless to animals, patterns to avoid, wooly bugger