Happy 418th birthday to Izaak Walton, the first (and Compleat-est) angling blogger.
Give his masterpiece a leaf through if you haven't before—there are some great carp recipes in there.
The season kicks off with a rush of fun, with the TroutFest agenda dropping, a little soliloquy, a report from our book club, and my first significant fish of the new season.
We're just over a month away from TroutFest 2025 in Maupin, OR, and the Deschutes River Alliance has released the first schedule of events.
Saving dolphins, propitiating river spirits, and the future of history
Ten ways to make fly-fishing a bigger part of your life