Another year in the books marks the end of what you were going to accomplish over a 365 day time span, and naturally also a place in time where we as human beings turn our focus in a forward direction to the year ahead. In evaluating my 2025 season, it was one that felt like a grind, but actually … Read more about NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS AND FLY-FISHING

I remember thinking when I was young and first walking a river with a fly rod that this is hard and not something that works as well to catch fish. The first few times I walked to the river from the car with my flyrod, it felt like such a handicap that I might as well accept before we even start … Read more about NO DROPPERS: APPRECIATING CHALLENGES IN THE SPORT OF FLY FISHING

Because this might seem like a boring topic to start, I’m gunna get fired up out of the gate to stop the yawn now. This sport is at it’s peak of gimmicky shit that is on the market. I ran into a euro nymph bro that looked like a military scuba diver on a river last year that had a fish counter … Read more about THE MOST OVERLOOKED DETAIL IN FLY-FISHING: THE HOOKS YOU USE

I went into this season a little naïve while also knowing it was going to be the start of a change. My kid was due sometime in late March, so as January of 2024 began, I almost out of habit, started stocking my boxes and preparing for spring like any other season. Deep down though I knew this year … Read more about OLDER, WISER, GETTING WORSE, OR JUST FRESH?

The Delaware river is a place where anglers are deeply committed. They learn their bugs, become good casters quickly, and learn how to present to selective fish. Despite the commitment that exists to the sport itself however, very few people understand the flow plan that governs the tailwaters in … Read more about UNDERSTANDING THE DELAWARE RIVER FLOW PLAN (THE FFMP)

I remember one time when I was a teenager, I was fishing the mainstem and a couple of old guys that seemed like they had been doing this a while were walking down the trail with my dad and I to the river. At some point in the conversation we had during that walk they mentioned … Read more about CHANGING YOUR MIND WHEN IT COMES TO TIPPET CHOICES

Fly-fisherman often try to draw parallels between this sport and hunting. But the fact is they are very different. A hunter goes into the woods before the season even begins. They plan and learn the habits of their target species as part of their due diligence. When the season begins a hunter walks … Read more about The Difference Between Hunting and Fishing

Last month, I spent a little over two weeks going as truly bum like as you can take things in pursuit of fish. I started my trip out west landing in Bozeman and meeting up with friends that live there. We then traveled to Idaho where the first leg of my steelhead trip began. Another friend of mine … Read more about FISHING ALONE AND THE THINGS YOU REMEMBER