"The Quiet Pool"

Hey all you baby boomers.Do you remember that old song by The Who titled "My Generation" ? For those of us from that era it was...

The following was sent to me by Matt Stansberry and The Oregon Fly Fishing board. Let's get on board with this! Wading into northwest fo...

The 2009 Oregon fishing regulations are out and the cold, hard slap to the face of all of us who worked hard to save wild coastal cutthroat ...

Here I sit on this cold November night pondering a trip to the Deschutes tomorrow for one last shot at summer steelhead. Any other time it w...

When I first started this blog it was my intention to fill its pages with flowery prose and humorous anecdotes about the "affliction...

I have been involved with the Association of Northwest Steelheaders ( ANWS ) since 1973 and I am a life member. I also served on the ANWS ex...

October 31st was the final day of my 2008 trout season and it was a memorable one. I was fortunate to hook many nice cutthroat trout and thi...

This year could be a make or break year for chum salmon! Their numbers are severely down on the north coast with two years of heavy fall ...

I guess the old cliche "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" should be on my headstone someday. During this trout season I h...

Awhile back I received an email from outdoors writer Dan Homel of Bellingham, Washington and he told me he had written a fly fishing book ti...

In my angling life I've been able to travel and fish many places through out the Pacific northwest. I have not been a world traveler ...

"These trout are from 16 to 23 inches in length, precisely resemble our mountain or speckled trout in form and the position of their fi...

"Pimp - to make use of often dishonorably for one's own gain or benefit" I know what you are thinking dear readers and yes...

To most people a woodland stream is a pleasant scene of sun and shadow and rippling water. But to an angler it is a community of many forms ...

In the midst of economical doom and gloom there are a few bright spots to be found and this is one of them...at least for me! Thanks Manny! ...

I used to love the fall. Fall is a time of movement change and preparation. The waterfowl heading for warmer climates and of course the retu...

Well it's done! Cutthroat trout are the latest victim of an agency that reminds one of this weeks Wall Street fiasco! As unprepared as t...

Did you ever get that advice from a parent? Make sure you do the right thing and you will be okay. It's good advice and I have given it ...

Remember that old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song from back in the 70's? Almost cut my hair Happened just the other day It's get...

For those of you that come here to be inspired by my fly fishing anecdotes I apologize. Gas prices, weather and abysmal returns have made it...

Before I go any further with this entry I just want to make a few things clear. I believe that gill nets are an antiquated, non-selective fi...

It has been a tumultuous time for those involved in wild fish conservation here in Oregon. We have faced the onslaught against wild fish by...

I decided to do something that I've only done once before. I took out a lifetime membership to Trout Unlimited. There is a lot that can ...

Does the title of this entry shock you? Do you think I'm sensationalizing? Do you think I'm making this up? Believe me friends I wis...