Receiving and giving
A fly fisherman reflects on the past year
DATE: Dec 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports
The wait was worth it
Remember when waiting for Christmas morning to arrive seemed like it took an eternity.
You hoped that long package was a new bamboo fly rod or the small package held the keys to a new bass ...
DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
Down but not out, not by a long shot
I recently took a fly fishing vacation to Grand Bahama. The fishing was great.
The travel to and from deserves a column on the nightmare of travel at the end of COVID-19.
The trip, arrange...
DATE: Jul 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports
Road trip reinstated
Last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, “She Who Must Be Obeyed” (SWMBO) and I had to cancel our annual spring road trip. This year, the virus wasn’t so rampant, and we had received both...
DATE: Jun 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
It’s here – spring, that is
This column is really for those who are new to fly fishing, been doing it fewer than two years, or like me, can’t remember what you had for dinner last night. It’s about what to do to get re...
DATE: Apr 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
Gumbo, Dixie Beer and Redfish
If you are familiar with the south, you know from the title I was in Louisiana. Louisiana, similar to other Gulf Coast states, is known for many things. But I think the gumbo, beer and redfi...
DATE: Jan 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
Looks and nudges on the Animas River
The high country is snowed-in, the Southern Ute Reservation and the San Juan River are closed, the lakes are icing over; the Animas is our fall-back. And, frankly, it is a good fall-back. ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
Curls that aren’t so cute
We’ve all seen advertising pictures of little girls with cute curly hair. Those of us that fly fish have seen a fly cast that falls several feet short of the intended target because the line...
DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
Braided, brookies and a bird
Last week, two members of the Braided fly fishing club and I decided the three of us should spend a day fly fishing for brook trout. For those of you that don’t know, Braided is a fly fishin...
DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
Have fly rod, will travel
A friend from California called late last winter wanting to know if I’d like to join him for two days of fly fishing in Gunnison this summer. I quickly checked my analog calendar and discove...
DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
Old friends meeting my new friend
Having become the poster boy as to why people pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon, She Who Must Be Obeyed (SWMBO) thought I should have a river helper.
My balance has becom...
DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies
