PURSUIT OF BIG FISH
"Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin' bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole. Little shakin', little...
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a.f.p.
May 119 min
Northern Exposure
“Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon.” - Chris Stevens I showed...
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a.f.p.
Mar 165 min
SIREN'S SONG
“It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.” -...
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a.f.p.
Mar 35 min
“In order to write about life first you must live it.”
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”– Ernest Hemmingway As a child I had access to salt water...
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a.f.p.
Feb 36 min
FISH CAMP AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE August 2023 Ekaluk River, Victoria Island, Nunavut
“A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have” - Douglas Adams A towel and perhaps some...
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a.f.p.
Feb 28, 20213 min
DON’T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH
I was recently reminded what this saying meant when judging a horse’s health and physical shape. In a more universal term it simply means...
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a.f.p.
Jan 17, 20212 min
Bron Yr Aur
I approach fly tying with mixed emotions. My head spins when I think about the thousands of flies I have tied over the years. Many,...
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a.f.p.
Nov 14, 20203 min
No hero shots, just an experience of a lifetime
Let me just say that I don’t make regular exotic fly fishing expeditions that involve far away places with guides and pampered lodging....
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a.f.p.
Oct 18, 20202 min
SEASONS
As summer typically comes to an end in Montana, we ride that warm weather like a surfer rides a big wave. By mid-August the extreme heat...
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a.f.p.
Aug 29, 20202 min
Choices in Fly Rods
You can tell a lot about a person by the specific type of fly rod that they fish. To be clear, I am not talking about the brand or how...
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a.f.p.
Jun 27, 20202 min
RIVER TIME
Ever notice how fishing seems to be about timing. How often do we hear someone going off at the fly shop about how you should have been...
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a.f.p.
May 24, 20202 min
Pursuing clarity and balance
It has been more then a year now since I tore up my knee in a skiing accident. During the long post-surgery rehab I found myself as a...
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