“Sentiment without action is the death of the soul.”
Edward Abbey – A Voice Crying in the Wilderness: Notes from a Secret Journal
Articles
Book Review: Single-Handed Spey Casting by Simon Gawesworth
Simon Gawesworth has come to your rescue with a multitude of options in the second edition of Single-Handed Spey Casting: Solutions to Casts, Obstructions, Tight Spots, and Other Casting Challenges of Real-Life Fishing.
Atlantic Steelhead with Tres Amigos
What I can tell you is that Argentina is my favorite place on earth — the food, the people and culture and the landscape make it a worthwhile trip without even fishing. And throw in some bright Atlantic steelhead and you really can’t go wrong.
Approaching Conservation Through an Angling Culture
If you’re reading this, you probably know what it is like to hold one of these amazing fish. It can be a transcendent experience. It’s one I hope my kids will be able to experience someday.
Episode 86 – Celebrating Frank Moore
This week we have a very special episode for you to celebrate the life of Frank Moore. I’m joined by Becky McRae, Karl Konecny, Dean Finnerty, Dale Greenley, and Jeffery Dose. We talk about meeting Frank, be it on the river, at a faire, or in the scouts, botany with Jeanne, wading upstream, “pick-pocketing,” and […]
Icons: John Shewey
ertainly at the same time—in Oregon, Washington, BC, and on other streams in CA—fly anglers were succeeding in catching these enigmatic fish on flies, but on the Eel, with John Benn in the forefront, the sport really found its legs…and its founding flies.
Episode 85 – Daniel Ritz
We’re talking with Daniel Ritz on this week’s show. We talk about his series, “Point of Engagement,” on Swing the fly, Boise’s surfing scene, the Now or Never Campaign, rods, great steelhead writing, blogging vs. vlogging, and horses.
Point of Engagement: Part 3
My choice to return to the river that day, I didn’t realize until later, was an act of acceptance and an acknowledgement of the realities of the paradox itself. We are each responsible for our actions, and therefore we’re all on the hook – to the fish, and to each other.
Episode 84 – Gary Anderson and Al Perryman
I’m joined by a dynamic duo this week, Al Perryman and Gary Anderson. We talk about 50 years of friendship, their entrance to spey, Alaska, football rod wrapping, jet boats, the start of trout spey, more boats of course, beverages, cars, fly tying, and chinook. As this was the first in person recording in quite […]
Breaking the Rules of Trout Spey – Photo Essay
I’m a firm believer in testing the rules – they were meant to be broken – or otherwise wouldn’t have been put in place. Swinging for trout became a way for me to scratch the steelhead itch in the off season, and what started as a way to stay connected to swinging flies has become […]
Patagonia’s New Swiftcurrent Wading Jacket
Patagonia Introduces the Swiftcurrent™ Wading Jacket: Built with Bureo’s NetPlus® material, a 100% recycled nylon made from reclaimed fishing nets, the Swiftcurrent is engineered to work efficiently through nature’s most unpredictable changes. Built with 100% recycled NetPlus® material made from reclaimed fishing nets, the Patagonia Swiftcurrent™ Wading Jacket is designed to work simply and simply […]
Episode 83 – David Flaherty
This week I’m talking to my friend David Flaherty. We talk about his path to being a late fishing bloomer and multiple fly fishing rabbit holes, the importance of repetition, the dark act of casturbation, reeling like a gentleman, volunteering and the Mayfly Project, and cat-lateral damage.