The first day of any season is often celebrated. A new outfit, backpack, and hair cut prepared us for the […]

Is Nymphing the Most Challenging Way to Fly Fish?
It was warm for a winter day, somewhere close to fifty degrees. The day before was bitter cold, where any […]

A Legacy of Volunteering
The Maryland fly fishing community recently lost a conservation leader and educator. Don Haynes held leadership positions for Maryland Trout […]

Practical Strategies for Finding Fish During Winter
With my first step outside, the cold jostles my senses awake. Frost covers the grass and the rooftops with a […]

How You Begin Opens You To the Greatest Opportunity
Sliding the leader through the guides of the fly rod I felt hurried. The window to fish was small, any […]

Painting a Beautiful Background for Fly Fishing
The alarm clock went off a few hours later this morning than my previous Sunday fishing trip. It was nice […]

The One That Got Away
I stared downstream into a short s-turn of the stream channel pinned on one side by a steep, rocky valley […]

Track Your Package
“Great news! Your order has shipped!” These six words have become the lead of emails that grab my attention more […]

Casting Our Shadows
Searching for a path to the river from the trail was a challenge. Greenbriar and multiflora rose filled the western […]

Keep Mending
I take a deep breath, steady my feet, pull 15 feet of fly line from the reel, and mark the spot […]