Finally got around to paging through “Catch Magazine” #7. Excellent as expected, with some very up-close-and-personal (and spectacular) tarpon photog work by Daniel Göz. “Catch” #7 also includes “The Light Series Part 4: Late Light,” which is inspiring to say the least (so many of my memories of great angling places are steeped in the [...]

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 [...]

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); [...]

Yeah, definitely check it out over at Castaway’s site. Check out the size of the water, and check out the size of the sea-runs. Reminds me of a little river I fished in Russia once, but maybe better… “FF&W Blog ‘Bow” courtesy of (who else?) Castaway Films.

[ Javascript required to view QuickTime movie, please turn it on and refresh this page ] A favorite place: Oregon Coast. While this has nothing to do with fishing (unless you count the fact that out there in the ocean, salmon and steelhead are waiting to return), I still hope that you find it worth [...]

For her birthday, Kel was recently gifted a Buddha Board, which is meant for “in-the-moment” water-painting. And that’s a pretty apt description of how it works. You use a brush to “paint” with water. The board’s surface then darkens where wet and the image is revealed—but not for long! As the water evaporates, the image fades to [...]

The 100th Post Contest has a winner (Bill H.) who will soon be enjoying the A River Runs Through It soundtrack via iTunes. Bill’s name was randomly drawn from all of the correct answers to the question of “Name the river on which the ‘Shadow Cast’ scene was shot.” The correct answer is the “Gallatin [...]

On my last (July) trip to western Montana, I was directed to some water that I had never fished. I knew about the place, had even seen the lower end of it, but had never wet a line in it. After an exploratory drive down the gravel road that parallels the flow, the stream became [...]

Now this is how a hot-tub is supposed to be placed. A cast of 50 feet puts you into the Clark Fork chow-line. You might encounter issues trying to land a good fish, but otherwise it’s pretty hard to argue with the set-up. This also takes night-fishing to a whole new level (especially if you [...]

The Gallatin is often viewed as the “poor cousin” of the Madison. While the Gallatin’s waters don’t tend to yield the size of fish one might expect from the bigger river one valley over, it can still be a fun place to wet a line. Indeed, with a little exploration and a walk, you can [...]

Catch Magazine #5 is here and lookin’ good (as always). If you already subscribe to/read Catch, then you know all about it. If you don’t, you should! Go have a look. (And catch the Catch Blog here.)

The latest issue of “Catch” magazine is now available for viewing (and it really is all about the viewing). The superb Ken Tsurusaki leads with a beautiful photo essay in this issue, which also happens to include a short video from friend, Grant Wiswell, at Castaway Films (the company that produced the Equilibrium DVD). Enjoy!

Just a couple of ambient shots from a trip I took last month to fish the South Holston in Tennessee. It had been years since my last visit, and I was reminded again—as I often am in many places—that the fish are not the only reason we go fly fishing…

What follows is a re-working of a piece that I wrote some years ago about what I often think of as my “home” river. If you have ever fished the Madison, I hope that some of the words below bring to mind memories of your own moments along its storied banks. – – – – [...]