"The Quiet Pool"

I've touched on this before and apparently the spectre of the Trask and Salmon River hatcheries closing has raised it's head again. ...

Here we are some 37 years after the first earth day in 1970. Have we made progress in those 37 years? Maybe some but it's for sure that ...

I've been pretty preachy as of late because of the various issues that are important to me so it's time for a moment of unadulterate...

North Fork Umpua River looking upstream from Mott Bridge I've been thinking about this topic for quite awhile and just couldn't ge...

I wrote my state senator Bruce W. Starr and asked him to support SB30 which would prohibit the construction of destination resorts within th...

Were you guys aware of that? Gee I wish someone would have informed the rest of us ignorant people Here are some quotes from gear/bait orien...

Any of you that have fished this river know what a special place it is. You can fish there and not touch a fish all day but feel like your d...

With apologies to Arnold Gingrich for plagiarizing the title of his classic fly fishing book I felt compelled to discuss with the myriad of ...

Are we finally getting that taste of spring that the weatherman keeps promising? I can hardly wait for my first trip of the year over the mo...

"A River Seen Right" is the title of a book about the North Fork of the Umpqua river that features a lot of stories about the form...

Can there be any surer sign of spring than these glorious words? "Pitchers and Catchers report on February 16th" After the cold an...

Points to ponder to any of you that read this blog and also fish. What are you willing to sacrifice for the betterment of the resource? Coul...

Last night it snowed for the first time, everything's covered in white. How many months till the springtime? It's a long winter'...

Once again man's greed and interference with the environment is exacting a heavy toll. This time with the endangered Yellowstone Cutthro...

I have several Hardy fly reels and love them! They are unsurpassed in simple elegance and craftsmanship and I cannot imagine using another o...

Is there anything better? I mean to sit down with a nice single malt and perhaps a Monte Cristo while contemplating which Hardy Brothers fly...

I would like to dedicate today's posting to one of the greatest movies of all time! There is undeniably a lot of wisdom to be gleaned ...

In the latest edition of "Strong Runs" the newsletter of Native Fish Society Bill Bakke floats the idea of closing or cutting back...

I originally posted this on Westfly last October but I think it's appropriate for the way I feel as the winter descends upon not only my...

This is a worthwhile but long read by author David James Duncan about the four obsolete dam on the lower Snake river in Idaho. These dams ar...

It has been said that the angler, like the poet, is born, not made. This is a self-evident fact. Few men have risen to the dignity of angler...

We've all seen them--Characters. Fellow flyfishers who have given us pause--either because they inspire us, humor us . . . or cause us t...