by Ryan Fries - Thursday, Jun 16th, 2022
I've always thrived on learning off the cuff, being thrown to the wolves, sink or swim.
Back in the mid-90's I interviewed for a magnet crane operator job at a steel plant. I was clueless.
The head supervisor asked me, "Hey, you got any experience working with 5 ton plates of steel?".
"Not at all." I admitted. "Give me a chance though and I'll figure it out."by Todd Tanner - Wednesday, Jun 8th, 2022
My fly fishing is starting to rust. That’s never a good thing when you’re in love with your angling.
I’ll get back to the rust in a minute. First, though, I wanted to share a few things I’ve noticed over the years.
by Chris Hunt - Thursday, May 26th, 2022
Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
—Jimmy Buffett, A Pirate Looks at 40
by Mike Sepelak - Wednesday, May 18th, 2022
No one will look at the elephant. No one will speak of it though it sits just outside the front window of the Dalwhinnie, all gray and dank and dour, staring in at us as we gather for breakfast. Heads down in our eggs, our coffee, our phones, we try to ignore it, knowing full well that every man around the table knows that it’s out there and that knowledge is killing us.
by Chris Hunt - Thursday, May 5th, 2022
The bright yellow streamer — an oversized Slumpbuster sporting a stinger hook and an attitude fit for its quarry — pulsed perfectly through the tannin-stained water, just visible under the surface.
The bright, 14-inch rainbow trout launched into the air, silhouetting itself against the June sky, mirrored in the shining surface of the stream as it fell back to the...
Given the sheer amount of less-than-reliable fly fishing information floating around on the internet, it’s not always easy for anglers to know who to trust when it comes...
Yesterday, the Biden administration rejected the “speculative” Amber Road Project that would have constructed an industrial-grade road some 210 miles into the Alaskan...
Flats fishing is an active pursuit, and the terrain isn’t always as friendly as we wish it was. And when you’re wading, it’s all about stealth and balance. Keeping your...
A good friend of mine from Fredricksburg, Texas, proudly wears the mantle of “former biology nerd.” Now and again, Mick McCorcle pulls out one of his microscopes and takes...
Yesterday, the Biden administration rejected the “speculative” Amber Road Project that would have constructed an industrial-grade road some 210 miles into the Alaskan...
