Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Fishpond’s Yellowstone Wader Duffel
Massive Gear Storage from fishpond Last September, after the Fly Fishing Retailer trade show in Denver, I wandered west to Carbondale where Kara Armano from Backbone Media put me up at a local bed and breakfast. She also delivered a stack … Continue reading
Meat Puppets
Creative band that heavily influenced Nirvana I probably became interested in the Meat Puppets when I heard Kurt Cobaine say something about how that band influenced his music and I liked his music, a lot, so why not find out … Continue reading
SIMMS G3 Wading Pant
Major Comfort With a Northwest upbringing it shouldn’t surprise you to learn that I’m a deep-wading guy who’s elbows are usually settled about one inch above the waterline. So, when the new breed of “half-waders” came out I scoffed a … Continue reading
Drink of The Week: Moonshine
Moonshine Madness, Salmon, Idaho style Maybe I shouldn’t admit this, but I once built a still under my grandparent’s deck. I got a few dribbles of liquid, not much, but enough to have probably caused my frustrations with
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North Umpqua River, Oregon
Saving the North Umpqua’s bruiser winter steelhead From the bad-ass Web site, www.busterwantstofish.com NOTE: Too often we fly fishers demand our managers to stick their necks out for us and when they do all we do is accept the benefit … Continue reading
Drink of The Week: Black and Tan
These go down all day long. You can’t beat a straight Guinness on Saint Patrick’s Day, but I’ve always found the black and tan to only up the enjoyment level. Most people, it seems, believe that the black and tan … Continue reading
Steelhead on Idaho’s Salmon River
Big Swings, Moonshine Swigs and Steelhead on Idaho’s Salmon I couldn’t take it any longer. The two-hander’s been sitting in the closet and the steelhead have steadily swam upstream in Idaho since last fall. Now they’re just two and a … Continue reading
Raymond Carver’s Bloody Mary
Morning, afternoon or evening—an appropriate option I can’t drink bloody Mary’s very often but when I do I think, Why don’t I swill these more often? One guy who could drink them
Madison River Spring Rainbows
Fly Fishing Montana’s Madison River in March It’s been a while since I’ve thrown a rod. I got in a redfish trip during January, but that was short-lived and only gave a little flavor sample of what that Florida fishery … Continue reading
Winter Campout: Idaho’s South Fork Boise River
It’s as easy as this—you get your winter-weary ass off that couch, tie a few Zebra Midges and Brassies, plus a few Parachute Baetis, and you drive an hour from Boise or as long as it takes from anywhere else … Continue reading