Tenured biologist Glenn Chen takes us on a big fish story, about big Rainbows in Alaska.
Articles
The Picasse: B.T.S & B.T.S
How to tie Steve’s variant of the Picasse, and why he’s always carrying a few in his wallet for winter dry line fishing.
STF Selects: ‘Mad Men’ , Winter 2014
‘Mad Men’ originally appeared in Swing The Fly’s 2014 Winter Issue, We’re honored that ‘Mad Men’ will be a featured piece in Dave’s upcoming book, Calling After Water: Dispatches From A Fish Life, which can be purchased at davekarczynski.com.
Klamath reconnected: The four dams are gone
This Conservation Corner was originally published by Swing The Fly conservation partner Trout Unlimited on Aug. 28th and can be seen in it’s original form at https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/barriers/dam-removal/klamath-reconnected-the-four-dams-are-gone/ Big things happen when committed people decide that failure is not an option Between my roles at Trout Unlimited and on the board of directors at the Klamath River […]
A Swing The Fly Tribute To Lani Waller
A tribute to the late Lani Waller by friend Rick Kustich
Episode 129 – Peter Harrison-Edge
This week I’m joined by Peter Harrison-Edge. We get straight to important discussions about smart mouthing, and then get to slightly more serious topics like his intro to fishing through Canadian television, building rods, learning from the pros, builidng a boat, canoe camp, the secret of accents, and be picked by the steelhead.
River Warriors
When spring breaks to summer I hear the challengers calling. I pack my fly rod, my tackle, cans, making my way back to old playing grounds. Defined by ways of ancestors long gone, of swollen currents, by the weaving water-worn rock, such animals grow to become tricksters — Building strength and cunning minds sliding past […]
Off The Cuff With Kapitan Kruk: Bike Pedals and the Snake Roll
Bruce Kruk compares setting up your Snake Roll to using your bike pedals as hands.
Vacuuming The Blue Line
Steven Bird revisits days of old, and the often overlooked success of swinging the small water.
ICONS: Rich Simms
Icons, a web series from Swing the Fly, looks at the most influential figures in spey casting and swinging flies from North America and beyond in the 21st century. In this installment, we visit with Rich Simms, a lifelong steelheader and a founding member of the Washington-based Wild Steelhead Coalition.
The Dog Days of Caddis
“What’s old, is new again.” Dan Gates dissects working caddis flies.
Episode 128 – Britt and Brian Davenport
This week I’m speaking with Britt and Brian Davenport. We discuss their starts to fishing, meeting in a chat room, cutthroat, delta wings and tying the fly of the year, fly tying as a creative outlet, bears, wilderness vs the city, dog talk, and their continuing journey towards steelhead.