The New Dog

Central Kentucky is home to many of the finest traditions including horse racing, bourbon, and upland hunting? You read it right. Kentucky may not be the first place you link to the sounds of…
Badlands Upland Vest Review
I’ve owned and used my Badlands upland vest for over a half-decade (though recently I’ve been almost exclusively running a Final Rise). That said, I still think the Badlands vest is probably…
On John Gierach: Trout Bum of the Cosmos
John Gierach died a year ago today, and I guess it’s taken me this long to wrap my mind around some sort of eulogy for him, and for all of the books that he was supposed to write that…
The Ross Cimarron: The People’s Fly Reel
Ross Reels has been quietly churning out some of the best fly reels in the world for decades, but for the working angler, it's hard to beat the Ross Cimarron.
The Best Upland Hunting Blogs Around
There’s a lot of bird hunting content online, of varying qualities. This list highlights our own favorite picks, most of whom we’ve been following for over a half-decade. These picks…
A Compelling Case for Percolator Coffee at Camp
Over the last year, I’ve found myself going back through John Gierach’s books. If there are two things one would learn from reading any of them, the first is that the man was fly fishing…
Celebrating the Life of Flip Pallot
Some mornings are worse to wake up to than others. Fly fishing legend Flip Pallot unexpectedly passed away on August 26, 2025 at the age of 82, and it should go without saying that he was…