“A new knee may keep me in the water a few more years, but the keenness of my eye and the strength of my arm are failing. I do not know how my life will help the ones I leave behind after I die. It is not as simple as a rotting salmon in this river. Yet I have faith that I will matter then.”
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Dry Fly Fishing With Stuart Warren
Kait Sampsel discusses the difficult yet effective art of dry fly fishing for steelhead with Stuart Warren.
Episode 116 – Barrett Ames
The River Rambler is back after a Hawiian hiatus and this week I’m joined by Barret Ames. We talk Tre-Fin Foods and how they started, fishing with his family from a young age, guiding in college, tarpon and saltwater, brook trout, Kamchatka, the benefit of teams, rod building, his time in Sweden, and meeting Tom […]
Playing in the Mud
Rick Kustich gives us hope when the water turns muddy. Check out this article and perhaps you will have new strategies when other fly fishers are staying at home.
On The Swing: Winter Midges
Greg Pearson shares a day on the river swinging midges in search of wild trout.
Fishing Remote Wilderness Rivers & the Equipment to Bring
Art Lingren takes us to the remote wilderness of northern British Columbia describes the treasures he found there, and the tools he brought to find them.
Spey Line Review: Bridge Outfitting Torrent
Touch-and-go, with tungsten
No Fish Harmed: Will Bush
Fly tying and tackle history, some fine spey casting on beautiful British Columbia steelhead water and more with one of today’s iconic classic fly tyers Will Bush in this episode of No Fish Harmed from Swing the Fly and Tight Line Films.
Off The Cuff With Kapitan Kruk: Three Good Things For A Good Spey Cast
Bruce Kruk reminds us of three things to make a part of every cast.
Episode 115 – Rob Beckius
This week I got the chance to talk with Rob Beckius of Two Hand Hardware. We chat about fishing with his dad from a young age, setting the hook and trout tendencies, being an engineer, casting, my absurd nighttime habits, problem solving with magnets and 3D printing, rafting, hovercrafts, the importance of sharing information, and […]
Two Claves ~ A September Journey
Join Steven Bird as he recreates the summer spey claves from last year. Find out about the inner workings of Bruce Kruk and what he holds dear.
Achieving Proper Water Tension (in your anchor)
The anchor is formed during the sweep phase of the spey cast. There are two variables to our sweep that affect the amount of tension in the anchor – the 2 Ps …