As with the previous ant post, this is a snip from the July ’09 E-List mailing. I promised the E-List that I would add some info here on the blog (on fly tying, specifically). The tying part is coming up next. Actually, this is post 3 of 6 (each terrestrial subject will have two parts). [...]

One more still life from the archives while I prepare the next terrestrial-fishing piece. I like the interplay of similar colors in this shot, and the way those colors reflect the tropical heat and “flavor” of the location (Yucatan peninsula). This was taken at Tarpon Cay a couple of years ago, a few days before [...]

I have a small pile of fly-fishing still-life photos that have sat mostly untouched on my hard drive (until now). I think such shots often capture the unnoticed or under-appreciated details of our fly-fishing lives. I’ll be adding more of these as FF&W moves ahead. I hope that some will spark memories for you of [...]

As promised yesterday, here are the instructions for tying the Para-Ant (an old pattern of my father’s, which I still tie, carry and fish with regularly). Rather than try to re-type all the info, and then do a layout with individual drawings, I have done the digital equivalent of a tying scrapbook for you. The [...]

This is a snip from the last (July ’09) E-List mailing. I promised the E-List that I would add some info here on the blog (on fly tying, specifically). That part is coming up next. Actually, this is post 1 of 6 (each terrestrial subject will have two parts). Posts on beetles and grasshoppers are [...]

Just giving this a bump back up the post list… Looking for one of these? Amazon has them on-sale for $19.95 (cheap!) (plus the usual shipping fees, etc.). If you’ve always wanted one of your very own, now is the time. Imagine the look on your face when you unwrap the package and see that [...]

Just FYI—Doing two major upgrades to the blog over the weekend (as I have the time): WordPress version update *and* the code behind the blog theme. Hopefully there will be no more than a few minutes downtime (you’ll know it when you see it), and then away we go, all security-patched and PHP updated…

Just a bit more art… A few years ago, I did a “field notes” style illustration for Trout Unlimited’s “Back the Brookie” campaign. The illustration has recently popped back up on the Georgia TU Back the Brookie Facebook page (along with other art that is being added in as the page grows). If you have [...]

Just a little eye candy from artist Paul Puckett to further satiate FF&W readers while I prep the next series of educational postings. I really like the look and feel of this piece (“Chilean Rainbow”), and I thought that a few of you might, too. In addition to Paul’s regular prints and originals, he also does some [...]

Just a little story as a warm-up before the upcoming three-post series on terrestrial fishing… I remember one afternoon in the high-altitude meadows of Yellowstone National Park. It was a summer more than a decade ago, and I had hiked back into Slough Creek under a blistering mid-day sun. The sharp climb and elevation combined [...]

Yeah, one (well, two) more from the archives. Can’t help myself (I have some actual educational posts coming up after this, I promise). I am also hoping to get some repeats of these shots within the next month. These are from last September—sight-fishing, small flies, and a slightly over-excited husband. The morning had dawned brilliant, [...]

Once I started digging through old slides, I couldn’t stop. Not much in the way of self-deprecation here (other than the obligatory, “What’s she doing with you?” jokes), just a shot that I love from one of my favorite Wisconsin salmon days. This fish was actually two fish at one point. Kel spotted this king, [...]

Found this lurking in a binder full of slides. GB was lookin’ young, I was lookin’ like a 70′s leftover (although a certain girl didn’t seem to mind), and the helicopter was lookin’ broken—but it was still a great trip. The salmon may not have been overly impressed with my hair, but they still seemed [...]

The fly is essentially just water, and was long gone before I even started this post. This water-painting is for long-time FF&W reader, Satoshi. In doing more experimentation with the Buddha Board, I’m starting to discover a few things: 1) the supplied brush requires a smooth, quick hand (smoother and quicker than I am used to); [...]