Match The Hatch
For a fly-fisherman, matching the hatch is a big deal…in fact, for any fisherman, matching the hatch is important. In the fly fishing world we tend to get carried away…there are those who tie the smallest of flies, all the way down to size 30 and 32. You probably don’t know sizing but picture a […]
The Things We See While Fly Fishing
I am always amazed at the variety of wildlife that I experience while in nature and fly-fishing…this past Thursday night I walked about 4 miles of one of my favorite creeks and did very well catching a batch of nice smallies…but as I walked down the stream I ran across a family of geese with […]
Sweet Owen Tom
Hunting and fishing are funny in that sometimes things just don’t go the way you planned for them to go…then they do; it seems like the harder you try the less productive it becomes. Such was the case early on Saturday, May 4th as I left my home very early and pulled into my favorite […]
Water Clarity
Friday, April 26th was much like other Fridays at school…but it was the end of a pretty long week and through most of the week it had been wet and when combined with busy, well that meant that I had not been fishing since the previous weekend. I drove the old red Suburban to school […]
Feather Craft Meat Locker Fly Box Review
NOTE: This particular product is no longer available. If you are in the market for a fly box, we recommend that you check these out. The folks at Feather Craft in St.Louis, Missouri have a great line of products and they are my ‘go to’ for all my fly tying needs and materials…each time I […]
The Passage
Depending on how you look at it…your kids growing up is and can be both a great thing and sort of a bummer. On one hand I’ve completely enjoyed watching my two sons grow, mature and morph into real people that can take care of daily chores without much help or guidance. Through the years […]