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 […]
Staying in the Lane
“The fly, the leader, and the rod tip need to be in the same lane” were the first words of […]
Teaching and Learning About Fly Fishing
Walking from the parking area, each step in my wading boots crunched against the gravel. I love that sound as […]
Turning Off the Autopilot
A nurse helped me put the scrubs over my clothes while speaking in a calm but purposeful tone. Doctors and […]
A Week Without Fishing
There were no rising fish and no pauses in the sighter. No trout were maneuvered into the net and released […]
Bedforms
I spent the week at the beach in North Carolina with my family. I still had to work a bit […]
The Life of a Mayfly
This time of year, the mayfly hatches are a frequent topic of conversation amongst my fly fishing friends. Tonight, I […]