Finally got a chance to leaf through the latest issue of “This is Fly.” While TiF is not to everyone’s taste, I’ve always appreciated its somewhat alternate presentation of the fly-fishing lifestyle. The latest issue is no exception, and I found myself especially drawn to Corey Kruitbosch’s stonefly photo essay (see pages 108-115). The photos [...]

For those interested, there’s a nice triple-play of fly tying by GB over at his blog. While the bit-by-bit recipes are focused on the Hendrickson, the core fly designs are applicable across a rather large spectrum of the mayfly world. Get them here: Red-Brown Nymph – Parachute Floating Nymph – Yarn Wing Dun (with a [...]

Drawing Fish 52 Golden dorado—sort of like a salmon dipped in plating and sprayed with attitude. Based on a series of photos from my friend, Grant Wiswell. In my mind, the golden dorado is in some ways the “tigerfish of the Americas” (the tiger being another DF52 fish we’ll be drawing). Love the look of this [...]

I really hope that I didn’t miss too many typos, etc., this time because now there is no going back…

Above is a sneak peak at the inside of Nature of Fly Casting version 2.0. This is a chunk of the first page of Chapter One as it stands now (final edit has not been done). For those of you with a copy of the first version, I think you’ll immediately see some changes in [...]

Popped into the Portland Patagonia store yesterday (in the cool Ecotrust building downtown, which also houses Hotlips pizza (oh yeah) and the Wild Salmon Center). In addition to finding a great shirt for myself, I also perused the fly-fishing section looking for a certain tee. I found it, too. Great to see Jeff’s art featured [...]

A recent digital project that I contributed to, Freshwater Flyfishing Tips from the Pros (a Mark Williams project), is now available on the Apple App Store for those who run an iPhone, iPad and/or an iPod Touch. GB has also made noise about contributing to the next update. Check it out if you have an [...]

Drawing Flies 52 greenback cutthroat trout (late with this one, sorry). One of my favorite trout, but also a threatened species that has seen decimation, presumed extinction, re-discovery, re-establishment, questions about the genetic purity of some of the fish (and thus the true overall success of the re-establishment), and other on-going concerns. As such, I felt [...]

With Reading Waters now at the printers, I figure that another little (and hopefully humorous) story from the book is due. This one is from GB’s past, and includes the biggest whitefish either of us have ever caught. Hope you like the (somewhat abridged) read. In the early/mid 1980s, I appeared in three videos from 3M/Scientific [...]

Drawing Fish 52 Amur trout. Something lesser known for this week, and a fish that is on my own “to-catch” list. A special thanks to Mark Johnstad at Mongolia River Outfitters for allowing me to use some shots from his website as the basis for this drawing. Notes: As with the taimen that came before, [...]

Yep, it’s gone. Off to the printer in Ohio for proofs, then onto the press shortly thereafter. We’ll have an order page up as soon as we can for those readers who might be interested in a Father’s Day gift (not sure that actual delivery will make Father’s Day, but it should be close—we hope). [...]

Just thought I’d post a quick shot of one of the Yamame trout prints that I’ll be sending to my friends at FlyFisher magazine in Japan for their earthquake relief auction. This is the original DF52 image that has been printed an then watercolored on top of the printer pigment. I like these kinds of [...]

I’ve actually been promising a few friends that I would post this pic once I found it. Well, I found it, so here it is. A shot of GB and me at the Murmansk (Russia) airport, waiting for the chopper behind us to be fixed. After hanging out in the airport “lounge” (for those readers [...]

I’ve rather suddenly gotten a number of emails in the last few days (actually weeks) asking about my now out-of-print Nature of Fly Casting book. I scrounged up two more copies that were damaged and those went to a couple of casters in the UK. I literally have nothing remaining, except for a copy in [...]