Author Archives: Greg Thomas
God’s Going to Cut You Down
Just showed the girls the vid from yesterday, Yellow Ledbetter. Wanted them to see the concentration and the art coming into the music. They liked it. They liked it. And I assured them if they want to do something in … Continue reading
Pearl Jam’s Yellow Ledbetter, For You Santella
Check the recent Deschutes post. Was fortunate enough to be on the river with Chris Santella who is a great writer, a fine musician, and a man who entertains galore. So we were at camp, trying to keep our eyes … Continue reading
Fly Fishing Oregon’s Lower Deschutes Canyon for Steelhead
Back from a mini trip to the Deschutes River canyon in Oregon that lasted just three days (five with driving time built in). The thing is, it felt like a good, long trip. Maybe that’s because we started our trip … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Northwest, Oregon, Spey, Uncategorized
Tagged Chris Santella, Deschutes River, Oregon, Steelhead
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Kids and Spey Casting: The first lesson.
Thought all of you might like to see this. I took the girls to the Clark Fork River yesterday to let them dig around for crayfish and minnows and to get my gear set up for the Deschutes River steelhead … Continue reading
Follow Angler’s Tonic on Instagram
I’m a bit overwhelmed, like most, with all the social media we have eating up our time, but Instagram is pretty cool and something that I am using almost on a daily basis. Here’s a quick bit on why I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gear, Industry, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Instagram, posting to Instagram
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Southern Boys Getting Northern…or How To Fly Fish
Had the southerly crew up for the weekend, my friends from LA and Phoenix who needed a good dose of Montana Time. They flew in Friday a.m. and by early afternoon they were hooking up with bass and
Posted in Backcountry, Culture, Montana
Tagged Bitterroot River, cutthroats, How to fly fish, Peter Frampton, wilderness
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International Fly Tackle Dealer Show Reno, Nevada
Eve of the departure to Reno, Nevada for the annual Fly Tackle Dealer Show, which is the fly-fishing industry’s single big event of the year. This is where all the who’s who in manufacturing show off their latest and greatest … Continue reading
Staton Klein’s Swimflies
Was on a pond not long ago and decided to throw down on some largemouth bass with one of Staton Klein’s swimflies. If you didn’t read the piece we ran on Staton in the summer issue of Fly Rod & … Continue reading
Fly Fishing 101: The bait and switch
Is it really the ninth of August already? Two and a half weeks and the girls go back to school? Wow. Summer flies. And fish get educated. Say what? Thought it would be timely, given that most of the trout … Continue reading
ExOfficio’s Give-And-Go That’s Fly Boxer Brief…the Alaska test
This may sound like more than you need to know, but I’ll tell you anyway: on a recent 12-day trip to Alaska I only packed two pair of underwear. It was an experiment in packing light because, inveriably, I always … Continue reading