"The Quiet Pool"

I love this particular work by Vincent van Gogh. I've never been to France much less to the Rhone river region that this painting de...

To commemorate my very first steelhead on January 17, 1975 I am bringing back this "blast from the past" blog entry from three ye...

Any of you that have read this blog know that I have no love for the way things are run at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. I've ...

This original artwork was done for me by Guy Jacobson. Guy is one of the "Friends of the Quiet Pool" listed on this blog and his w...

I'll probably add to this as I think of them but these are the things that I am convinced of when it comes to fly fishing. I'm quite...

The older I get the more it seems like there is always something I need to learn. So what did this old broke down fly fisherman learn in 200...

This book was my 2008 Christmas gift from my dear wife. I cannot say enough good things about it. Thousands of Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead...

We are in the biggest snow storm in 40 years here in the Pacific Northwest and with warming temperatures predicted for this weekend the poss...

One would think that after over 35 years of fishing in the Pacific Northwest I would learn. Hell no! After all these years I have not learne...

My favorite fantasy girl from bygone days passed away yesterday at the age of 85. There was just something about Bettie Page that us guys re...

One of the hot topics among anglers here in Oregon is the one of who owns the beds and banks of the rivers of this state. Should be simple s...

There are, no doubt, countless lists about how one should conduct himself while enjoying the sport of fly fishing. I am quite sure that they...

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...