My fishing buddy Dave, co-founder of Hobo Fly Fishing, is a world-class fly tyer. He can churn out flies by the dozens, and his fly boxes look like soldiers in formation awaiting an inspection. M...
One saltwater fish that has intrigued me year after year is the barracuda. My encounters with these great fish have ranged from incidental interaction while I was casting to other fish to actual...
Of course you’ve seen fishing photos from Alaska with its rugged landscapes, bears and oversized fish, but do you know the real deal about Alaska? Here’s the straight truth: This is one place t...
Let’s be clear, I fish for steelhead for one simple reason: to catch fish. Because I’m a fly fisherman, people often assume I suffer for my art by spending countless hours swinging flies in the relent...
I stood in a panga straining my eyes to see a school of bonefish my guide had spotted. They looked more like apparitions than fish, fleeting little flashes that swam an erratic path only they seemed t...
Forget the wordy title, the idea is simple. Human beings tend to assume our personal way of doing something is the "better" way to do it. Other people feel the same way, and we can't all be...
Having cut my fly fishing teeth in the famed, spring-fed waters of Idaho’s Silver Creek, I thought I had the skill of sight fishing down when I ventured into the world of saltwater flats fishing. As I...
You’ve seen photos of guys holding big fish and wearing the Official Uniform of the Flats. It’s usually name-brand shirts and shorts that cost more than the combined price of your first fly rod, reel...