Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Mystery Fish Revealed
Candlefish. Skeena Turkey. Starvation Buster. Call it what you like it’s an Oolie. We got a lot of interesting answers on the mystery fish, most noted being the rainbow smelt. But this is no rainbow smelt. Instead, the fish pictured … Continue reading
Fish Photo Contest
Somewhere in the World This fish swims somewhere in the world that I’ve been and maybe you’ve seen it, too. The first person to correctly identify this fish gets a free Angler’s Tonic T-Shirt. How do you win? Send
Vincent van Gogh
van Gogh—the master and the madman Two of my favorite things are absinthe and Vincent van Goh, so it was nice to find them both in one place, in a video by Kris Kluthe that depicts van Goh’s brilliance and … Continue reading
Hand Drawn Maps
Or how we got lost on the way to Davis Lake. I’ve seen them inked on the backs of envelopes, scribbled on bar napkins, fashioned on the flip side of matchbooks, and even translated to the palms of hands. No … Continue reading
International Sportsman’s Expo—Thomas and Vokey on Steelhead
Angler’s Tonic and April Vokey in Sacramento. Wanted all to know that I’m headed for Sacramento and the International Sportsmen’s Exhibition, teaming up with April Vokey to give anglers all they want to know about western steelhead. In addition, I’ll … Continue reading
Hot Weather? Salmon River Fish Move to Tributaries
Concentrate on Tributary Mouths and You’ll Find Fish I used to interview the chief biologist for every major stream in the northern Rockies—each year—and I learned a ton of useful information from many of them. There were things that we … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Idaho, Northern Rockies
Tagged bull trout, Cutthroat Trout, Salmon River
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Bighorn River Water Battle Heats Up
Bad Blood Boiling in Wyoming and Montana—Bighorn River Fishery at stake. A battle has been brewing between Montana and Wyoming, a fight for water that begins in Wyoming but, subsequently, drains into Montana and supports what many people, including myself, … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Bighorn River, Troy Letherman
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Drink of The Week: Chocolate Cake
Letherman’s Chocolate Cake by Troy Letherman “Let them eat cake!” Or so we’re told Marie Antoinette exclaimed, having been informed the French peasantry had no bread. They fired up a revolution instead, cut off a few heads and apparently stuck … Continue reading
White Ghosts in Montana’s Madison Range
Changed it up a bit this weekend and headed into southwest Montana’s Madison Mountain Range—the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area—to be exact, to help a friend harvest a mountain goat. Having spent a lot of time in Alaska chasing goats, and … Continue reading
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The Mother of All Sleeping Bags
Slumberjack’s Big Timber —20. Life is Short. Live in Luxury Cheap is the word that comes to mind because I should replace sleeping bags way more often than I do, which reminds me of a bag I carted off to … Continue reading
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