After about 2 years of wanting to update the Fly Fishing Traditions website I finally hooked up with Linda and Mike of Sundial Design which is located in Redding, California. They designed a website for my friend and mentor, Mike Hibbard. I saw that Linda and Mike designed his website and did what I think was one hell of a …
The Funny Papers: Alternative Fly Fishing Dictionary and Alaska Speak
Fly Fishing, like all great sports/hobbies/obsessions, is littered with its own collection of words and phrases that have evolved to describe specific circumstances or a particular event or item.
The Funny Papers: “Top 10 List of Things Guides Should Not Say”
I recently purchased a book, “The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing” co-authored by Kirk Deeter. He has a blog called “Fly Talk” and is a columnist for Field and Stream magazine.
What the Heck are Salmon Redds, Anyway?
I think it’s probably a good idea to attempt to clear up what are redds and what is really going on in our rivers with the salmon, steelhead and trout. What should we be looking out for and what should we be aware of? Let’s talk about what we should be looking out for and how best to approach the …
Zack the Fisher’s Son
I was in Hawaii this year for the Christmas and New Year holidays and I spent a lot of time playing in the surf with my 11 year old son, Zack, and his three cousins, Isaac (9), Natalie (6), and Gabrial (3). They are all younger than Zack and he’s sort of the older brother to them. I usually spend …