Author Archives: Greg Thomas
New Sea Run Cutthroat Research
Anyone who’s followed Angler’s Tonic over the years knows that I appreciate sea run cutthroat trout and consider them to be an extremely overlooked fish. Just last year I caught some of the largest sea runs of my life, fish … Continue reading
Solid Fly Fishing Reads
My new issue of FFI Magazine just went live. Check it out to read about fly fishing in the Galapagos and other cool destinations. All the quality writers you like have contributed to the issue, including Chris Santella, Stephen Sautner, … Continue reading
Olympic Peninsula to Close For Steelhead March 1
This should not arrive as any surprise. Washington State blew up its ability to manage wild steelhead when the 1974 Boldt Decision went into place. Wild steelhead populations declined immediately. Hatchery steelhead production shot through the roof. Tribes destroyed what … Continue reading
Swimming With Giants—Read in FFI MAG
Just finished up the February version of FFI Magazine, which I like to call the best fly-fishing publication that nobody knows about. This is the first issue of the second volume and the process has become more streamlined through the … Continue reading
Simms/Costa Release Mighty Waters
One of the least heralded islands in the Bahamas chain is Bimini. This small island rests just 50-some miles away from Miami and was one of the inspirations for Hemingway’s book Islands In The Stream. It it’s also where Hemingway chased … Continue reading
Bull Trout on The Dry Fly
I’ve often wondered why more people don’t fish bull trout with dry flies. I’m not talking about dainty PMDs and micro caddis. Instead, I’m visualizing terrestrials—ants, beetles and hoppers. And a recent article from Idaho Department of Fish and Game … Continue reading
Southeast Alaska Steelhead . . . Thanks Alaska Style
Back in April I flew from Missoula to Petersburg, Alaska—my old stomping grounds and the place I was born—and climbed aboard the mothership, the Hawkeye II. The idea was to cruise a portion of the Inside Passage with Thanks Alaska, … Continue reading
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Two Great Fly Boxes, Orvis and Tacky, for 2021
Let’s just say someone failed you. Went through the stocking. Opened all those presents. And not a fly box to be found. Say what? Just where in the hell do you want me to store all those patterns I’m tying … Continue reading
Final American Angler Cover: Which Would You Have Chosen?
The publishing world is weird. It’s interesting, for sure, but a bit more challenging than any of us would like. Over the years, I have worked for four titles that have perished and I’ve watched many other great mainstream titles die … Continue reading
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