Archive for May 2011

Drawing Fish 52 – 18_Coho (Silver) Salmon

Drawing Fish 52 coho (silver) salmon. Perhaps my favorite of the Pacific salmon, the coho (a.k.a. silver) can be fantastic on the fly. My first Alaskan experience with them was on the famed Kanektok, a couple of months shy of my 16th birthday. While we fished the salmon all along the river’s length, the most [...]

Seeing Fish (the Short Version)

A little article re-print from some years back. As some of you know, I’m rather fond of sight-fishing, to the point where I tend to make more than a few of my fishing trips planned around that aspect of angling. What follows is a brief look at some of the aspects of seeing fish, which [...]

“Reading Waters” Excerpt #1

GB’s second book in the “Fly Fishing” series, Reading Waters, is planned to be available in time for Father’s Day orders (I’m polishing the index right now). In the meantime, here’s an excerpt from the text. This is basically the first few paragraphs from page one of Chapter One. Hope you like it. Waters have always [...]

FF&W Brown #1 Tee Almost Sold Out

The FF&W Brown #1 tee is down to a couple of XLarges remaining here and that’s it. Sold out. If anyone is interested in a different size, try contacting the BackCountry Fly Shop in Corvallis, Oregon or the Deschutes River Camp (541.553.5555) in Madras, Oregon. Both have been stocking the tee in various sizes and [...]

Newest Catch & Latest TIF Now Live

The latest issues of two e-zines that I read, “Catch” and “This is Fly,” are now available. Two rather different magazines, but my angling and artistic minds appreciate each for what they have to offer.