This describes the bulk of my outings, a random find on the Internet so I’m not sure which cartoon artist to give credit. Back shortly. del.icio.us Tags: gone fishing, primitive force of nature, unknown artist

Tomorrow I’ll vacate the brown water in preference of a heady “blueline” trout experience. The timing is right as the Trout Underground has abandoned its readership traditional stomping grounds to pursue high-dollar, high cholesterol, exotic locales - complete with liveried butlers, cooks, and guides-in-waiting. That gives me an opportunity to assist all them unloved Northern California fish [...]

Somewhere between 20 and 50 our appetite for spike camping died, filet mignon superseded beef jerky, and Calistoga was more important than the Conestoga. It used to be pine sap and wood smoke was the after shave of choice, now once them bones start to ache - it may be a lost vestige of youth.

It’s both surprising and predictable, a statistical glimpse of the evolution of fishing and outdoor tradition - after a couple of decades of Ronald McDonald, over protective parents, and absent the sterile blessing of Saranwrap. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission released a trout angling survey last week that has an uncommon tilt; of those surveyed only [...]

Knapek, Grip, and Dohiku are all marketing hooks stemming from european angling competition. The US has never embraced fly competition fully as it interferes with our beer drinking. Could be some changes coming as many mainstream vendors have little product in this space - and the small upstart companies are likely to fill the gap.

I'm tieing some of Sister Corley's Carp flies and found out the Mallard color of Boa yarn is no longer made. That virtually guarantees the fly works, either that or I've got a lifetime supply of algae colored frill for use in making loinclothes, or a paintball ghillies suit.

The World's smallest fishing reel designed to spool DNA strands, none of these engineers could possibly be fishermen - as we know even the best of reels can lead to tangles. I assume they're using Messenger RNA as backing.

The Top 10 items that transformed fishing forever would have to include the pop top beer can. I can't fathom what the Wall Street Journal or the American Sportsfishing Association were thinking. A list of the Top 10 fly fishing breakthroughs would have to include instant coffee or divorce, or both.

Illesia is the online journal of Plecoptera researchers, outlining new additions to the Stonefly genus and offering a rare glimpse of some of the true tools used in identification. Fishermen proudly yell of their discoveries and may pause a bit in their lust for latin when they realize they're not even close. It's all part of the sport, couch anglers and instant entomologists - all to be taken with a grain of salt.

Sometimes California adds an additional burden for a fisherman, especially when you have to adapt flies to nouveau cuisine. Take the San Juan Sushi fly as a case in point, a timeless pattern destroyed by California taste buds.