The rain felt cold on my arms and shoulders. My chest tightened with a shiver as my shirt became saturated. […]

Helpful Tips for Understanding and Reading USGS Gage Data
Give a fly angler a cloudy day with a slight chill in the air and at least once in the […]

Can Flipping Rocks Help You Catch More Fish?
Over time anglers find methods to select a fly, whether it is a dry fly, nymph, or streamer. There is […]

Boulders and Ledges and Chutes (oh my)
When I close my eyes and imagine my ideal trout stream, I see hemlock, rhododendron, and mountain laurel along steeper […]

Why Do Trout Take the Tag Fly?
Chance and choice are two important variables in life and in fly fishing. Sometimes committing to one thing and sticking […]

Clinging to the Rocks
A stream bed is a patchwork of stone and sand. The cobbles and gravel interlock together under the force of […]

Chocolate Milk Is Not an Anglers Favorite Drink
Sitting in front of my vise at my fly tying desk, I am distracted. The majority of my brain is […]

Some Don’t Like It Hot!
Twenty-four years ago, I was beginning my career in environmental consulting in a role that was part restoration scientist and […]

Adjusting to Conditions Can Help Us Reach Our Goals
Like a time-lapse series of photographs, the sky shifted from a bright sun that narrows your eyes to a foreboding, […]

Checking the Temperature of our Streams to Determine the Health of Our Watersheds
Our knee boots were barely high enough to keep the vines and multiflora rose from scraping our shins as we […]