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). [...]

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 [...]

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.

Friend and now shop-owner, Matt Paluch, has been busting it hard to get the old Deschutes River Camp back into shape for a new season. He picked up the Camp relatively recently, and invited me down to see what was going on and to do a day of casting clinics. When I arrived on Thursday [...]

If you love Montana’s trout rivers and their surrounding ecosystems, and are not aware of what’s going on with Montana’s SB 306, you should be.

I recently upgraded WordPress (the software that runs this site) and it appears that some settings got changed in the process. If you’ve tried to leave a comment and subsequently been asked to login as a user, you know what I mean. Should be fixed now. I’ll check through the other settings to be sure [...]

Yes, the new FF&W tees (Brown #1) are now available. You can see what they look like up above and here’s the rest of the info: The 100-percent cotton, unisex, “Pool Blue” tee is sewn in America (by American Apparel) and printed right here in Portland, Oregon. As a result, the shirts aren’t cheap, but [...]

If you’re signed up for the FF&W E-List, check you inbox. The latest mailing was scheduled to go out at 12:00pm Pacific Time today. I hope that you enjoy the mailing, and thanks to everyone who is an E-List member. Update: Looking at 5 bounces immediately, up from 1 last time. That means that 5 [...]

Guess that GB got a bunch of requests for signed copies of Fishing the Film. As such, he’s decided to offer the book, signed and personalized, on his eBay store. The price includes shipping (international customers will need to check out any additional ship costs). Don’t know how long he’ll keep the book up there, but [...]

A good update at Chi Wulff on what’s going on with Montana HB 309 to this point (with some links out to other boards/blogs that expand on the subject). It looks like there is still room for an alternate ending on how this plays out, but it should be on the radar of anyone who [...]

Got word from GB yesterday that Sylvester Nemes died earlier this month. GB knew Sylvester for many years, and I always enjoyed seeing and talking with Sylvester at shows and other gatherings. The Bozeman Chronicle has a short note on his passing here. Since Sylvester was a champion of the soft-hackle fly, I think that a [...]

I’ve met a fair share of anglers confined to a wheelchair for various reasons, and getting someone out on the river (really out on the river) when they have limited mobility can be a challenge. Well, the guys at Adipose Boatworks came up with an elegant solution . What a smart way to get people [...]

My father (a/k/a GB) is doing a “Fishing the Film” Q&A on Ask About Fly Fishing Internet Radio this evening. He’s on at 7pm Mountain Time, so tune in tonight (or download later) to get an earful. I asked a question myself via the Ask About site—well see if chooses to answer it (something that [...]

Rather than wait until year’s end to make the Drawing Fish 52 art available, I’m going to do it on an as-we-go basis. If you are interested in a piece, please contact me directly using the Contact JB link above, or send an email to jason(at)fishfliesandwater(dot)com. Available Drawing Fish 52 (2011) art (in reverse chronological order): [...]