As a father of multiple boys, I've done my very best to get my children involved in the great outdoors, be it fishing or chasing...

Fly fishing through the ice!

Your home water doesn't have to be in your back yard. It's wherever you feel "at home". Here's a story about mine.

If you spend enough time on a trout stream, you'll eventually encounter "THAT ONE" fish...

Today, my fortress happens to be a well worn armchair that sits behind an old wooden desk in my fly room. The walls surrounding it...

Fly fishermen have been splitting hairs over the “proper” way to fly fish for over a century. Some claim...

Most days on the water don't turn out exactly how we envisioned them, if we look close enough, often we find more than we were hoping for

It seems like in today’s society, the success of your parenting ability is measured by the success of the children you produce. I have ...

Have you ever tried to teach someone about fly fishing and have the words that come out of your mouth sound like pig latin?

I’m not what you’d consider a full blood “dry fly purist”’, probably closer to a mix of  ⅞ dry flier and ⅛ Czech Nympher. Given this...

What's the initial thought that comes to a fly fisher‘s mind when he or she sees another angler on the same...

There’s something magical about being alone on a stream first thing in the morning that does something for my soul. Hearing the birds...

His head tilted back and nose in the air, a wagging tail was all my younger brother was missing. I half expected a bark to come out of...

Getting There Nevermind that we took a two hour detour on what was already a twelve hour drive. It beat driving through the armpit of the...