by Chris Hunt - Tuesday, Aug 21st, 2018
Remember those old Simms wading sandals? The ones that looked like, with a pair of knee-high stockings and some lederhosen, we’d be all set for Octoberfest?
I wore them because donning waders to chase backcountry trout on hot summer days was just too damn uncomfortable. If I’m going to make gravy, it’s not going to be in my waders, damnit.
by Chad Shmukler - Friday, Aug 17th, 2018
“It really is about multiple use and multiple use is grazing, timber management, recreation, being able to use in some places four-wheel drives.”
“As the chief steward of our public lands, it is my responsibility to ensure that these lands are used for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.”
Those are the words of Ryan Zinke, secretary of the Interior Department, in statements explaining his recommendations to vastly shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments in Utah.
by Todd Tanner - Wednesday, Aug 15th, 2018
Whether you live in Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania or elsewhere in these United States, life, with its never-ending media blitzkrieg and constant parade of emotional highs & lows, seems to be moving faster and faster. We’re all riding the roller coaster of modern existence and there just aren’t many places left where we can pause for a few minutes and catch our breath. Which might explain why so many traditional retail outlets are suffering from decreasing sales, and why web-based shopping is starting to explode. Let’s face it.
by Spencer Durrant - Tuesday, Aug 14th, 2018
Getting up at 4 a.m. to be on the river as the sun rises is normal. Most anglers will find themselves up that early at least once in their fishing careers. What’s not normal is getting off the water at 6 a.m.
I got my first taste of all-night fishing this year when guide Bryan Allison—of Steinmetz Outfitters—and Chris Cutler invited me on a three-night mousing trip in Montana. It was my first time mousing, too.
by Ben Kryzinski - Monday, Aug 13th, 2018
In a world where die-hard anglers must have a fly rod for nearly every possible angling scenario (‘No, Honey, one rod doesn’t do everything”), rod manufacturers are happy to oblige.
Need a fast stick for the flats? No problem. A slow rod for throwing tiny flies at picky trout? Check out that sweet little glass baby that just hit the market. A tournament-legal bass rod? Gotcha. A light rod for in-close casting under brush and cover that might give smaller trout some heft?
Oh, yeah.
In much of rural America, the town dump remains the great equalizer. Sometimes known as the more sanitary sounding “transfer station,” it’s the place that virtually...
It felt like a slower-than-usual day. But then, on the morning after, I noticed a tender area a few inches to the right of my belly-button—not coincidentally, the place...
The first time I saw a spring was the first time I fished with my friend Erick Johnson. He brought me to his favorite bend on a famous northern Michigan river, where he...
Korkers new Stealth Sneaker is a hybrid of the wading shoes we’ve seen grow in popularity lately and the tried-and-true wading boots...
There’s a creek freak in every fly fisher, even if it's compartmentalized away, deep in the emotional recesses of our psyches. Most of us who have fly fished for years —...
The first time I saw a spring was the first time I fished with my friend Erick Johnson. He brought me to his favorite bend on a famous northern Michigan river, where he...
