Tag: fly fishing
Fly Fishing the Tri-Basin Divide
Written by Robert Russell The state of Wyoming contains four species of cutthroat trout: the Snake River Finespotted Cutthroat, the Colorado Cutthroat, the Bonneville (AKA Bear River) Cutthroat, and the Yellowstone Cutthroat. For many people, the challenge to catch one of each of these species is an exciting prospect, and an...
Cutthroats in Yellowstone
By Bryan Archer We had come to fish the Lamar River, just 40 miles long, and only fishable in late summer, after the long period of high water had subsided, when the river started to show its bones. Now we could see the gravel beds and shingle that were no longer covered by water. Close …...
Wet-Wading Season
By Jim Mize When the air temperatures rise above the water temperatures for extended periods, I hang my waders up on the porch wall and let them dry for four months. That’s when I dig out the inserts that fit inside my boots and wade wet. Usually, these temperatures arrive sometime in May here in …...
Mt. Yonder Fly Fishing
New Vision for Fly Fishing in the Southeast Interview By Patrick Hunter Fly fishing is more than just a sport—it’s an art, a science, and for many, a way of life. For Matt Carter and Scott Keener, founders and guides behind Mt. Yonder Fly Fishing, it’s also a calling. Based out of Greenville, South Carolina, …...
Forging a Bold Path in Fly Fishing and Outdoor Gear
Rambler Angler & Blade Co. – Interview By Patrick Hunter From Industrial Roots to Consumer-Focused Innovation In the heart of Spartanburg, South Carolina, a revolution is underway in the world of fly fishing, fly tying, and outdoor gear. Rambler Angler and Blade Co., formerly Wolff Indiana, LLC, has evolved from an industrial...
How I Found Religion
Written by Bob RomanoPhotography by Trish Romano In the spring of 1951, I was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith. During the ceremony, the priest asked if I would forsake sin. I had no understanding of this, and did not reply, having been rudely pulled from my mother’s womb a short six months earlier. …...
Someday
Pigtails and a hat that was too big for her. . . that’s the way I remember it now. “Your grandmother wore this hat when she used to fish with me, that was before you were born,” I told my granddaughter as we walked into a broad meadow lush with summer grass and dotted in …...
The Creek with No Name
Being a famous outdoor writer comes with a few perks. Companies offer you free trips to exotic places, give you gear to test and photograph, and offer complimentary access to private events. The benefits for these famous writers are so great, I sometimes wish I were one. Instead, I get by on the charity of …...
The Seychelles
By Orlo Dietrich Looking forward to any fishing trip fills each of us with anticipation, and expectations. Looking back, the realities of each trip become our memories. For my wife and I, very few have been disappointing, most have been good, and occasionally one is exceptional. For the past thirty years we have fly-fished the …...
Two Big-Hearted Rivers | Fishing with Hemingway
In 1939, Ernest Hemingway eulogized a friend, saying: “Best of all he loved the fall . . . the leaves yellow on the cottonwoods, leaves floating on the trout streams and above the hills the high blue windless skies . . . now he will be a part of them forever.” The author knew about …...
