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Photographer and Guide Jeff Forsee Reckons With Flyfishing Obsession
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Blue Sky Ahead, Gray Storm Behind
A skunking always hurts a bit. When it carries on for days on end during a trip with sky-high expectations, it becomes hard to take. The last moments of a trip like that—when your shoulder hurts from casting, you should’ve...
Water Reportage
Late, As Usual, to the Mickey Dees
SPECIES: TROUTDATE: MARCHLOCATION: THE PROVO There was the occasional riser, but Charlie’s success came from the smallest midge in his box paired with plenty of split shot. Slow fishing today, though Charlie caught a nice rainbow--pretty in its deep colors...
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RED DIRT REVIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
It was late morning when my girlfriend and I arrived at the pub. Our childish enthusiasm prompted our server to ask what had happened. “I just caught a permit,” I said. She responded with a blank stare. Having lived among...
Essay
Whistling Gophers
I was fishing with Mike Dvorak from Minnesota and Vince Zounek, my neighbor in Colorado, two friends of mine who knew of each other, but had never met before. I wasn’t surprised they hit it off. We all flyfish—which puts...
Water Reportage
Wader Leaks and Casting Tips
Species: Steelhead Date: February Location: Western Washington No fish. My buddy had to bail for adult things. Waders are leaking pretty good now. Kind of busy. Saw four sleds, four drift boats and one raft, only one of which floated...
Conservation
After the Fire
A wildfire sweeps through a canyon, burning all the vegetation in its path. No plant life means no insects, and no insects means no food source for the fish in the creek below. Then comes rain and snow that, unhindered...
Profile
Brown Trout and Lobster Rolls
I bite into a lobster roll—a perfect hoagie full of meat so tender and flavorful that I have to force myself to chew and swallow before taking another bite. The accompanying bacon dill potato salad is so damned good that...
Locale
Stop Dreaming and Start Living
River Island Ranch began with a simple idea: there’s no need to daydream about Gold Medal trout water if you’re living on it. Nestled discreetly along the upper Rio Grande River near South Fork, CO, the properties at River Island...
Cutbank
A Good Dose of Pantomime
Despite the fact that North Korea had recently launched two missiles over the island and a typhoon was barreling our way, the daily tempo of life on Hokkaido appeared peaceful, almost bucolic. Our fall trip to Japan’s northernmost island avoided...
Gallery
Rachel Finn
Rachel Finn seems slightly out of her element. In spite of her stated misgivings that such a thing as “women’s flyfishing” exists, she’s agreed to be a presenter for the Women’s Flyfishing Showcase at the 2016 Fly Fishing Show in...
Memoriam
A Tribute to Captain Joseph “Josie” Sands
There are thousands of stories and memories of Joseph Sands out there, who tragically died in a boating accident on October 5, 2020, in the Bahamas. This is due in part to the fact that Josie spent decades guiding anglers...