"The Quiet Pool"

I've been asked to provide a list of ODFW contact information so that if you have any concerns (and you should) about how our wild salmo...

Well it's the first day of autumn here in the Pacific Northwest and we are having mid-summer like temperatures. We've had these type...

What are the little annoyances that you've encountered in your fly fishing life? Those things that are minor but it still rubs you the ...

Well friends I'm back! Hawaii was everything I thought it would be and more. From the quaint little piece of paradise called Lahaina to ...

I think one of the rights of passage into old age must be reminiscing about the "Good Old Days" I find myself thinking about tho...

I've fly fished for about 35 years and along the way I have some idea about what the traditions of this piscatorial endeavour are and I ...

I was thinking of calling this entry "The Zen of Fly Fishing" but after looking up Zen in the dictionary it did not convey exactly...

Off to the 50th state to celebrate 30 years of wedded bliss. I've scheduled some blog entries during the time I'm away for those of ...

Whenever you hear a fly fisherman speak you can bet that they are either lying or not telling the whole truth about their fishing trip. So ...

For those of you that might think my rantings on this blog at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is unreasonable then read the artic...

This picture is of a soon to be dead cutthroat trout. See the bleeding from the gills? The picture was on ifish.net, that bastion of the h...

Senator Edward M. Kennedy passed away tonight at the age of 77. He was the last of the Kennedy brothers and the only one to not die a violen...

We are snobs! It's just that simple. Oh not all of us of course but the ones who make a lasting impression are what we all are judged b...

I do not fish for fall chinook anymore and haven't since 2004. You see I have this silly notion that fishing of any kind should be enjoy...

I am an opinionated old goat and I admit it. At this stage of my life I have gotten beyond caring what people think of me and so I figure th...

Have you ever taken time out of your day of fishing and just watched the river? You would be amazed at all you see. Most of us are so focuse...

My trip to the Deschutes last Saturday reminds me of the old Doors song "Strange Days" Strange days have found us Strange...

As revolting as the above picture is to me I am not angry at the angler who killed this cutthroat trout and then snapped the picture. I am a...

In other news of the obvious it has been determined that hatchery steelhead are inferior to wild steelhead. Their offsprings are inferior a...

I was thinking about this latest entry all day and taking inventory on my own fishing life as I did. I think there is an evolution many angl...

You children of the 60's must certainly remember the old Sonny and Cher song "The Beat Goes On" don't you? Well I thought ...

Update - 7/20/09 The biggest fear that we had when ODFW proposed the harvest of coastal cutthroat trout on the north coast is being realized...

Before we talk about beer, which I'm sure is a subject very near and dear to the hearts of many of you I wanted to share with all of you...

Once again my Wisconsin comrade Erik Helm of The Classical Angler has hit the nail on the head and I want to share his wisdom with you not ...