How to Catch (and Release) a Woman
Life is full of lessons, and many of mine have been learned with a fly rod in hand. If you’ve followed the journeys I’ve shared here, you already know that.…
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The One That Got Away
When I moved back to Oregon from New York City, I spent as much time outside as I could. My years in the Outdoor Adventure Leadership program consisted of camping,…
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Silver in the Sticks: Tarpon Fishing Off the Grid
Tarpon are one of the most challenging and exhilarating fish to target. It doesn’t matter if you’re dunking a crab along a bridge or stripping a fly in front of…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Don’t Knock It
I think it’s safe to say that, at one time or another, we’ve all been guilty of being ultra-critical about something we don’t really know much about—or care to. I…
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Bobbing Around Below the Dam
I never had much use for waders in my youth. When the boys went fly fishing, we slipped our wallets in plastic bags and braved the cold water until our…
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A Fly Fisherman in a Spin Casting World
On the internet, you can find a lot of insane opinions about any topic you’d like. Sometimes, the joke gets taken so far that I think people repeat it simply…
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Growing Up Fly Fishing
I’m a lucky guy for a lot of reasons. One of the most important ones, to me, is that I grew up in a family that loves the outdoors. That…
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