By 1978, all of the players were in place in Homosassa, in pursuit of their sport’s Holy Grail: the world record for the most glamorous and coveted fly rod species, the tarpon. The fever dream would last for five seasons or . . .
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The Yallerhammer, an Appalachian Classic
The old man called the fly the “skull crusher” because the brook trout would come after it so hard and fast that they’d bash their heads on boulders. He tied them with one arm, in the cool of the little store in the . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: How to Catch Muskies in Fall
The days begin to get shorter and shorter. Weeds begin to die off. Water temperatures begin to fall, and the sun is lower in the horizon. These are all contributing factors that trigger a muskie into its fall transition. If you keep . . .
Read MorePodcast: America’s Native Game Fish, with Steve Ramirez
This week my guest is Steve Ramirez , author of the book Casting Forward and the upcoming book Casting Onward. Steve is an articulate and passionate writer, and in the podcast we talk about the philosophical and personal aspects of fishing for . . .
Read MorePodcast: Author John McPhee and His Favorite Fish
This week’s podcast guest is especially exciting to me, as he is one of my literary heroes. John McPhee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Annals of the Former World, 1999), and in his numerous other books, he . . .
Read MorePodcast: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life, with David Coggins
This week, my guest is David Coggins, author of the new book The Optimist, A Case for the Fly Fishing Life. David is a traditionalist and I give him some good-natured ribbing about being an anachronism, but . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: Why Fly Design is So Important
A lot of people approach tying from an aesthetic point of view, paying more attention to what the fly looks like as opposed to how it will behave or fish. We’re pattern-orientated, as opposed to being purpose-orientated, and in . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Godfather of Modern Fly-Fishing Books, Nick Lyons
This week, it was my great pleasure to interview Nick Lyons, whom I consider to be the godfather of modern fly-fishing books. Nick has edited and published books by some of our most famous fly anglers–Lee and . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: “One Cast Annie,” by Bob White
When I was a young guide in Alaska, it was unusual to fish with a woman, particularly one who visited the lodge by herself or with a female friend. Whenever I had the opportunity to do so, however, I always learned a lot. . . .
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