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The Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock

Back in June, when for some reason I couldn’t get out to fly fish, I was channel surfing and found the Outdoor channel. As fate would have it, a show about the life of Joe Brooks was just be...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Life, lemons and Echo Reservoir

When I was growing up, I was always told, “When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade.” That’s great for children. However, as I have aged and matured, when life hands me a lemon, I now put ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Lake Nighthorse open, and the fly fishing is great

Lake Nighthorse is now officially open to fishing from a power boat. In order to write an unbiased column about fly fishing Lake Nighthorse, from a motor boat, I felt it was my duty to resea...

DATE: Jun 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Still in soggy Tennessee, fishing subdivisions

As mentioned in my last column, “She Who Must Be Obeyed” and I have been spending time in Tennessee. This trip was designed to get us out of Durango’s mud season. Well, it’s been beautiful i...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

From strip setting to lifting your rod

Back in January I thought it would be insightful on my part to plan a two-month sabbatical during Durango’s mud season. Since the Wild Bunch had recently moved to Tennessee, this seemed like...

DATE: Apr 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Fly fishing in cities

When I was growing up in the 1950s and 60s, there were an inordinate number of westerns on TV. One of my favorites was one starring Richard Boone as Paladin in “Have Gun, Will Travel.” ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Uneducated fish on the San Juan River

I had another column outlined and ready to write when I received “The Email.” A friend emailed me and told me a friend of his had emailed him to say, “17,000 uneducated trout had been relea...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

2018, bring it on

Regardless which side of the political spectrum you were on, no one can say that 2017 wasn’t a year for the record books. So for 2018, I am going to ignore politics and concentrate on fly fi...

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

An early Christmas present

Early last summer, my friend Sam and I discovered our young friends Kami and Nick had purchased an inflatable AIRE drift boat for their business. The boat is well-outfitted for f...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Fall, my favorite time of the year

I love fall. It is, without a doubt, my absolute favorite time of the year. The weather’s cool, the colors are spectacular, there are fewer people in town and Thanksgiving occurs. What’s not...

DATE: Nov 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Wulff pack: new name for an old club

One of the highlights of my year is the annual fly fishing trip I take with a group of men that have been known as “Men Who Fly Fish.” They’ve had that title for many years. This year they d...

DATE: Oct 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

‘Wild, stronger, together’

The above title makes one think the Wild Bunch, from last month’s column, merged with other Wild Bunches and are conquering the world. You’d be wrong if that’s what you thought. No, “Wild, S...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies