Trout Fishing and the Trouth
February 5, 2024
Intro to Fly Fishing & Books
“Some water is so clear that trout will swim to your fly, your silhouette all too visible to them as they gaze up and through the water and air, and
If These Lodge Walls Could Talk: Ilahe Lodge on the Rogue River
October 17, 2023
Fly Fishing Culture
I was browsing the summer ’23 issue of The Drake and came upon a few old guide chestnuts, combining the ignorance of the customers, (“dudes”, or
Intro to Fly Fishing: Voracious browns
October 3, 2023
Intro to Fly Fishing
We talk in class about different types of trout feeding behavior: on the surface, or subsurface. We talk about food, whether that’s insects, other
Project Healing Waters: In the NYT, Vintage Rod Auction
November 27, 2013
Gear
[ It was very exciting to see Project Healing Waters, an organization I do some volunteer work with, profiled by Helen Coster in The New York Times
Icons: William James Lunn, River Keeper of the Test
September 19, 2012
Book Review
William James Lunn at work I just finished River Keeper: The Life Of William James Lunn, by John Waller Hills, something the Literary Fly Fisher
Inside the Anglers’ Club of New York
May 28, 2012
Fly Fishing Culture
I had the good luck to be able to attend a small benefit dinner at the exclusive Anglers’ Club here in New York City a few weeks back. Well, it’s
CFS Chat: George Daniel on Dynamic Nymphing
May 23, 2012
Book Review & Interview
It’s only May, but George Daniel’s Dynamic Nymphing is already our favorite flyfishing book of 2012, and is likely to stay in the top spot. It’s the
Inside the Angler’s Club of New York, Part 2
May 20, 2012
Fly Fishing Culture
When I posted a few months ago about the Angler’s Club of New York, I neglected to tell one important anecdote that was relayed to me. Now that
Opening Day
April 7, 2012
Seasons
Fun was had by all on the Willowemoc yesterday. Unfortunately, more covered bridges than fish were spotted. Low flows. Pray for rain
Public access and the ethics of fishing trespass
February 19, 2012
Exploring
Public access is the greatest gift fishing enthusiasts enjoy from the State, and it comes with many conditions attached. It grants equal ability to
Dapper Don
February 12, 2012
Technique
Fly Fisherman has a great story about a true trout stalker named Don, who, with his 14-foot noodle, daps for trout all through the glory zone in
Somerset in January: Reminders of Fish
January 29, 2012
Seasons
I spent yesterday horsing around at the Fly Fishing Show in Somerset, New Jersey. It’s always a nice thrill to get to break out of the winter
Winter Dip
January 5, 2012
Seasons
The people in town for skiing sure weren’t liking it, but it was mild enough last week in Michigan to get onto the Pere Marquette with little fuss.
King time!
October 8, 2011
Fish
The old man pulled out a bunch of nice chinooks this week, swinging egg flies in the back yard
Lawfully Wadered: a Fly-Fishing Wedding
September 19, 2011
Fly Fishing Culture
I’m at the age where you go to a lot of weddings (Lady CFS and I are planning one ourselves) but I didn’t think the annual Montana trip would
A Fraternity of Dunces
August 31, 2011
Fly Fishing Culture
Spotted inside the outhouse at a marginally-well-trafficed parking area on the Madison. What’s the biggest amateur move you’ve publicly owned up to?
Congrats Piscator: Happy Birthday Izaak Walton
August 9, 2011
Fly Fishing Culture
Happy 418th birthday to Izaak Walton, the first (and Compleat-est) angling blogger. Give his masterpiece a leaf through if you haven’t
Lift it like Leisenring
July 8, 2011
Technique
A recent comment on fishing wet flies on one of Kirk Deeter’s must-read ‘Fly Fishing Jazz’ columns (where he explores every ridiculous nuance of