Fly Fish Mend

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

Give a fly angler a cloudy day with a slight chill in the air and at least once in the […]

Over time anglers find methods to select a fly, whether it is a dry fly, nymph, or streamer. There is […]

When I close my eyes and imagine my ideal trout stream, I see hemlock, rhododendron, and mountain laurel along steeper […]

Chance and choice are two important variables in life and in fly fishing. Sometimes committing to one thing and sticking […]

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

Sitting in front of my vise at my fly tying desk, I am distracted. The majority of my brain is […]

Twenty-four years ago, I was beginning my career in environmental consulting in a role that was part restoration scientist and […]

Like a time-lapse series of photographs, the sky shifted from a bright sun that narrows your eyes to a foreboding, […]

Our knee boots were barely high enough to keep the vines and multiflora rose from scraping our shins as we […]