My friend, Theo Bakelaar, from Holland is the one who introduced gold beads into the U.S. fly tying community. To attract attention to the idea of gold beads on the heads of nymphs and other sunken imitations, he got the idea to paint his his own head with gold. Trouble was, he used spray paint […]
Jason has been involved in fly fishing since he was a little over a year and a half old. He caught his first trout by himself at age 2 1/2. And his thoughts on where he would fish if he had only one day, one river? See his answer at http://eat-sleep-fish.co.uk/content/2011/10/river-runs-through-him
I had a nice note from my friend, Tom Sutcliffe, the other day. He lives in South Africa and has written several delightful books about his fly fishing adventures. I then had the opportunity to visit his web site, and had the opportunity to examine all the many topics he covers. I greatly enjoy reading […]
My long time friend and fishing companion John Beth has been building specialty knives for years. His recent newsletter features many exquisite examples of his masterful craftsmanship. His ability to produce detail and composite different materials into objects of priceless beauty is stunning. Here are a couple of examples of his recent work. If you’d […]
I will be attending the International Fly Tying Symposium on Nov. 19, 20, in Somerset, NJ. Prior to the show, I will be fishing with gary Edwards on the Salmon River in NY and with Chuck Furimsky and friends out of Ocean City, NJ. I will post as I am able–hopefully photos of big browns, […]
I had a note today from John Beth who sent a photo of a nice brown taken by our mutual friend, Dr. Dan “Doc” Zavadsky. I’ll be down there this coming week looking for this fish’s companions and others, too. Watch for photos this week.
The Fall Salmon season is well underway, and I’m headed off to experience it once more. John Beth will be joining me for a couple of days, and we will not only be looking for kings and cohos,but browns and steelhead as well. I will be posting regularly (I hope daily) next week about conditions […]
The International Fly Tying Symposium is coming up, November 19, 20. If you’ve never attended, I urge you to shake a leg and get out to see all the great stuff at the Symposium. It is the largest fly tying only event in the world and features tyers from all over the world. There’s all […]
My fishing buddy, guitar playing, music composing, general all-around good guy, John Beth is also a very fine custom knife maker. He regularly sends out his “Knife News” email letter to any who want it. Unfortunately John does not have a web site, but anyone who want to receive his news letter can contact him […]
Jason has been giving the smallies a hard time in recent days. Not that they don’t deserve it, it’s just that I wish I was there havin at ’em, too. In our forthcoming book, Long Flies, I discuss a tactic called the jigging Swing that is one of the most deadly tactics for smallies, trout, […]