Fishing Music: Ben Winship & David Thompson
- By: Bob White
Like “the important part of fishing” says, the process is often more important than the product, and this is particularly true when it comes to fly-fishing. Perhaps, that’s why I enjoy road-trips so much. Whether it’s watching the sun come up while I pull a boat to the river, or the long quiet on drives home, time on the road has become an integral part of my fishing experience, and the music I listen to while driving is fundamental to the experience.
Don't Let the Snow Blow You Away
Submitted by Greg Thomas on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 13:55.
5 Tips for Staying Warm on the Water During Winter
There’s nothing worse than knowing that fish are rising to Baetis or midges, or whatever else might hatch during winter, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Why? Because you’re freezing your gluts right off, not to mention that your fingers don’t work, your feet feel like wood planks, and you can’t even speak because your lips are nearly frozen shut. So you sit in the truck, watch those fish, and wonder how that dude who’s out there railing them can stand the cold.
New Sales Methods, New Markets
- By: Kirk Deeter
We’re hearing a lot about the new products fly companies will unveil in 2012 (and rest assured, FR&R and Angling Trade will detail the hot newcomers before they even hit the racks of your favorite fly shop). Here are a few hints: Patagonia is coming out with a wading boot that uses mountaineering technology to dramatically improve traction. Sage shelved its Z-Axis in favor of a rod line called “One”; by early accounts, it is indeed something special. Orvis, Hardy and others are introducing new products across wide price ranges that should have consumers chomping at the bit to try (and buy). Overall, I expect 2012 to be a solid new product year—one of the best in a decade.
What would Halloween be without bats?
Submitted by Ted Williams on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 10:12.
Help stop the bat-killing White Nose Syndrome.
These flying mammals are as much a part of Halloween as jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating. But some parts of the United States have almost no bats left – they’ve been killed by an epidemic called White-nose Syndrome (WNS). Please keep the bats in Halloween by helping stop this disease. Tell the White House to fund the fight against WNS. WNS spreads farther each year, with dire consequences for North American bats. Scientists are predicting regional extinctions of the little brown bat in the northeastern United States by 2026 because of this lethal disease. Critical hibernation sites of endangered Indiana, gray, and Virginia big-eared bats are at risk. Twenty-five of the United States’ 47 bats species hibernate in caves and mines and could be affected by WNS.
Cape Cod Stripers
- By: Rob Conery
- Photography by: Bob Mahoney
You can hear it as soon as you step on the Centerville property. It gets louder as you walk down the grassy path, past the flats skiff and the old Bahamian smuggling vessel up on stands. From the open barn door near a small pine grove, in the humming, electric air, an urgent buzzing pops. Inside, from the rafters hang fly rods, surfboards and yacht club burgees.
- Upfront Notes
- Taster's Guide to Mayflies
- My Kind of Despair
- 10,000 New Anglers A Year
- Steve Laurent's Alaskan Perspective
- The Wind Knot
- No Shortage of God Days
- The Thunderdome
- How to Kill a Reborn River
- Cold-Weather Trout
- Deep in the Everglades
- Stir Crazy
- Carl Hiaasen 2012 Angler of the Year
- Winter North Vs. South
- 2012 Kudo Awards
- Wildlife Encounters
- Investment Options
- Translucent Saltwater Streamer
- Deep Freezes and Desperation
Sportsman's Alliance for Alaska: Road Show
Submitted by Greg Thomas on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 15:26.
Sportsman's Alliance for Alaska says, don't let them take Bristol Bay
If you want to be part of the good fight get yourself over to one of the The Sportsman's Alliance for Alaska presentations this month, learn what's up with big business, lobbyists, filthy dirtbags and the attempt to ruin the world's last great wild salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
The Gurgler for Steelhead
Submitted by Greg Thomas on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 09:57.
This post courtesty of Angler's Tonic,
Take those metalheads on the swing
Let's say you've just been through a few days of bliss, banging up steelhead on light sinktips and whatever your delivery of choice is—Fall Favorite, sunken Muddler, Pick 'yer Pocket...
Confluence Films Premiers Connect
Submitted by Greg Thomas on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 09:52.
Connect shows at Bozeman's Ellen Theater
Headed out last Friday for the Bozeman, Montana premier of Confluence Films' new release, Connect. Connect is the third offering in a line of quality films and it follows Drift and Rise. Knowing the crew that would be in attendance, I figured I was in for a fun and somewhat wild time. And the evening didn't disappoint.
Sashimi Salmon, Alaska West Style
Submitted by Greg Thomas on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 17:41.
Don't Be a Wimp, Eat Raw Salmon
Was checking out a friend's site the other day and came across this recipe made by another friend, Chris Price. Price works at Alaska West for Andrew Bennett and Deneki Outdoors. Price and I grew up together in a duck blind and when I was fishing AK West a few years ago we asked each other a series of questions that promted memories in our heads, until, until, after, like, 38 years of having not seen each other we realized that we were reunited. Crazy weird, but so fly fishing. World is small for sure.
