Category Archives: Culture
Winter Dreaming . . . for bones and permit
Been organizing the last couple days, first the winter steelhead bag and now the bonefish and permit duffel. While I was organizing flies the sun peaked out and I took a few shots of my loot. Just looking at flies … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Flies, Saltwater, Travel
Tagged Bahamas bonefish, bonefish flies, fly fishing for bonefish, fly fishing for permit, permit flies
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NEW FLY ROD & REEL Ships
Shipped Fly Rod & Reel’s winter issue to the printer. Always a big relief, meaning we got ‘er done and now can concentrate on the Spring issue. I like the feeling of a clean deck and all the possibilities. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Industry
Tagged Fly Rod & Reel Spring issue, how to be an editor, writing and editing
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Buy and Read Pulp Fly Volume Three
Some of these authors you may have heard of, some not. But these are the contributors to Michael Gracie’s newest Pulp Fly offering, words on fly fishing from people who actually think beyond the catch—Erin Block; Alex Landeen; Pete McDonald; Miles Nolte; Tom Reed; Tom … Continue reading
Big R’s Online Magazine—December
The boys from Big R fly shop in Great Falls, Mont., run a pretty fine fly shop and they still get their hours on the water. That’s evidenced by BR’s most recent issue of their online magazine. The mag is … Continue reading
Shaun Lawson’s Mega-Flask
Spent some good hours in Bozeman a few weeks ago, in particular a few hours with the Yellowdog Fly Fishing Adventures crew and their friends. We were celebrating the release of Confluence Films’ Waypoints and we were set to see … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Culture, Industry
Tagged Waypoints, Yellowdog Fly Fishing Adventures
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Legally Poached: How to Find Underfished Water and Trout Without Hookscars
NOTE: I penned this piece for the Spring issue of Fly Rod & Reel, but with the holidays coming I thought you might want to consider putting a Watermaster or some other personal boat on your wishlist. Read on and … Continue reading
Speaking Tonight at Missoula’s Union Club
Thought I’d let all of you know that I’ll be presenting to the Outdoor Writer’s Association and University of Montana journalism students tonight at the Union Club in downtown Missoula. It’s all part of OWAA’s Off The Record monthly gathering … Continue reading
Confluence Films’ Waypoints Debuts November 8
Nobody would tell you that Jim Klug doesn’t throw a good party. I’ve been involved in enough of those frays to say, firsthand, that hanging with that boy, the producer at Confluence Films, can be a lot of fun. There’s … Continue reading
Montana Fall Color—the leaves begin to fall
I’ve been a little busy with FRR and a little short on Tonic posts over the last week, so I thought I’d share this quick one with you. We dipped at or just below 32 degrees last night and the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged best Montana fall color, Montana fall color, Montana fall leaves
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Pebble Mine Receives Possible Fatal Blow
Anglo American withdraws from Pebble Mine, Casting Projects Future in Doubt —written by Ben Anderson, The Alaska Dispatch Anglo American, one of the key backers of the controversial Pebble mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, announced Monday that it is … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Conservation, Culture, Northwest
Tagged Bristol Bay, Fly Fishing Bristol Bay Alaska, Pebble Mine
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