I’m going to be doing two casting clinics at the 12th Annual Metolius River Flyfishing and Bamboo Rod Fair in Camp Sherman, Oregon, July 16-17. It’s a last-minute thing, admittedly, but if there are any interested readers who might be in the greater Bend/Sisters, Oregon area at that time, the clinics run 730a – 930a (one [...]

Shooting line—allowing extra line to slide out through the rod guides as the line loop unrolls—is a core skill in fly fishing. Of course, like many things in fly fishing, just taking a “whatever goes” approach to shooting line can often result in less-then-desireable (read: make you angry) results. The O-Ring Method, while not an [...]

Drawing Fish 52 Yellowstone cutthroat. For me, this fish symbolizes the American West, even more so than the rainbow trout. As a result, I decided to do the fish as a flag, with elements of shape and color that symbolize the fish and where it is found. At the bottom of the post, you can [...]

I’ve gotten a few emails from people asking about Reading Waters and potential Father’s Day availability. Well, it’s Father’s Day, and I can confirm two things: 1) The book is coming off the press (GB already has some copies), and 2) The order page isn’t ready to go. Which brings me to a third thing: [...]

GB and me at the Vermejo Ranch back in 1977. GB still wears that same red bandana and blue shirt combo, and I still wear a cowboy hat and boots. We also still really like fishing together when we can.  Some things never change. A happy Father’s Day to fly-fishing fathers around the world. I [...]

Drawing Fish 52 crappie. Done with the same CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) “3-D” look as the largemouth bass from April 7. For those unfamiliar, CMYK is the color space used in print work, and this piece uses each of the core colors in their “pure” form (well, as rendered by your RGB color-space computer [...]

Just got this out of the blue. Jack Charlton, of Charlton and Mako Reels fame, died on June 9. He died rather suddenly, it seems, from what I’ve been able to find out in the last few minutes. I’d been in contact with Jack this past year, talking reels and catching up a bit. We’d [...]

Nice piece at the new eZine, aTightLoop.com, about my DF52 cohort, Jeff Kennedy (includes a video at the end). Check it out (starts on page 62).

Life Cycles OFFICIAL Trailer from Life Cycles on Vimeo. Just watched a promo copy of this DVD. Gorgeous. There is room for this level of excellence in fly fishing.

GB is busy tying the 39274957287456 flies he’s going to include in the upcoming Long Flies book (actually, I think it’s only 80 or so, but they have to be right), so I figured that a post on tying with GB was in order. One of the most memorable things about the frequent outings that my father [...]

I recently spent some time re-reading (more than once) two little, handmade texts given to me by my friend, Bill Logan. Bill is a spectacular fly tyer, a true artist/sculptor, and a writer of lovely stories. Some years back (1997, 1998, maybe?), Bill and I met up for a fly fishing show in Paris, and [...]

We are approaching the half-way point in this year’s DF52 project, and I wanted to post an up-to-date list of images that are still available (minus the just-posted “Leopard Rainbow”). There is also still one image available from last year’s DF52 project. If any of these strike your fancy, contact me directly. Thanks. Available Drawing [...]

Apologies for being so late with this. Got food poisoning on Thursday night, stayed with me through Friday. Too tired Friday night to do much more than slouch in front of the TV, watch a B-grade vampire movie, and then pass out. Feeling back on it today, so here it is. Drawing Fish 52 leopard [...]

For those who like/need quick food out on the water/trail, Kate’s Real Food in Driggs, Idaho is making some great energy bars. Grizzly Bar is my current fave. Good for an on-the-water treat anytime. Not cheap, though (but I’m picky and don’t much like most energy bars, so I’ll pay $ for something good). Check out [...]