Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Scars and Steelhed on Washington’s Grande Ronde
Grande Moments on a River Ronde By Seth Norman February, 2003 Greg’s stopped bleeding, pretty much; but even though I’ve apologized sincerely and often, each time trying not to laugh at the wad of something pasted to his forehead, he … Continue reading
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Chromatose on The Clearwater
Karaoke and Chromers on Idaho’s Clearwater I can say this with certainty: if you want to hit the steelhead early in the morning don’t visit the Oasis or the Clearwater Club in Orofino, Idaho, especially if you see some revved … Continue reading
Steelhead on Alaska’s Anchor River
The strippers were pissed off. Apparently we hadn’t given them enough money. And now their pimp had a microphone in hand and was calling us out as cheapskates. What were we supposed to have done, we wondered? We placed ones … Continue reading
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Tagged Good Time Charlies, Kenai Peninsula, Soldotna
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Tom McGuane’s The Longest Silence
There are very few writers penning consequential angling essays these days, mostly because there are few outlets in which to sell those words and because there is a lack of imaginative writers on the angling scene. One exception is the … Continue reading
Simms’ Dry Creek Day Pack
A hard-core pack with rain protection Let’s say you’re in southeast Alaska and you’ve borrowed a john boat with a jet outboard. It’s May and the salmon smolt are headed out of the creeks to the estuaries and there are … Continue reading
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Whitefish Love/Whitefish Hate
There’s only one place in the world where the Rocky Mountain whitefish gets its due. That’s in Idaho, in the Big Lost River drainage, where whitefish are towing the line
Sucks to be Whitey
Whitey Saves the Day There’s only one place in the world where the Rocky Mountain whitefish gets its due. That’s in Idaho, in the Big Lost River drainage, where whitefish are towing the line for listing as an endangered species. … Continue reading
The Essential Johnny Cash
The Man Comes Around “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” Those words echo familiar to every warm-blooded American and with his choppy, melodic guitar riffs and massive faithful following, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more beloved artist than the late Johnny … Continue reading
Taimen Lust and The KGB
How we won the cold war and lost the world’s greatest trout. Editor’s Note: This amazing story tells about a few American angling junkies, including Alaska author Rene Limeres, who opened the Russian hinterland to angling for taimen. It’s a … Continue reading
Northwest Trees
Northwest Trees The Mountaineers Books 246 pages, Softbound, $18.95 Northwest Trees arrived in the mail the other day, for some odd reason. That’s one of the perks of being a writer—authors and publishers want free ink and we scribes serve … Continue reading
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