Sorry for the recent lack of activity. My computer joined the waders, camera, watch, two rods, the car's starter and all the other crap ...

The most important thing to possess on the river Fly rod? Reel? New shooting line? That new gadget? No. Just simple curiosity. Curiosi...

Doing it the hard way: No short cuts except for the rich and famous. In reflecting on the process we all go through as we become better a...

Some new and old flies. Here are some of the flies I have been using with the floating line in the Midwest when conditions allow. Cloc...

Fishing, thinking, observing, and the sporting tradition. In reviewing some of my fly-fishing writing, I find that much of it has been dev...

Skagititis redux Somehow I seem to have touched a nerve in the Skagititis humor post, and some guys think I am getting all preachy. Far fr...

The Old Green Rag: Lest we forget that fish have tiny little brains, and that despite all our time spent tying the perfect quill Gordon or...