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John Barratt

Counting Steelhead With Shep
Gear & Travel, West Coast

Counting Steelhead With Shep

by John Barratt

My family is unskilled at small talk; to compensate, we avoid social gatherings. Defying that legacy, I sat uncomfortably in a packed room of mostly strangers, my fingers firmly clasped around a bottle of craft beer as Danny’s spouse approached. Laura unceremoniously dropped a set of keys on the ch… Become a member of Swing […]

November 23, 2025 by John BarrattTagged Art & Fiction
A One In A Million Fly
Art, Poetry & Fiction

A One In A Million Fly

by John Barratt

For Hap, it was always a numbers game…

January 14, 2025 by John Barratt
Percy’s Contribution to Fly Fishing Lore
West Coast

Percy’s Contribution to Fly Fishing Lore

by John Barratt

How intergalactic happenings on the Deschutes may have inspired the space-age materials today’s rods are made of.

July 9, 2024 by John Barratt

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