May 2010

THE DAYS OF BASS AND SUN

May 17, 2010

Few things in life take me back to childhood summers faster than chasing largemouth. Mixing up that chase with a fly rod now, makes it just that much more fun. I was asked by the good folks over at Bloodknot Magazine to write a piece for their next issue. I pitched fly fishing for my [...]

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THE TRIP. THE VIDEO.

May 9, 2010

One very cool thing about this blog is the fact that my kids, when they’re old enough to appreciate it, will have a pretty exhaustive chronicle of who their dad is – through writing and pictures. I get the biggest kick out of looking at old photos of my parents when they were young and [...]

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STREAMSIDE HOSPITALITY

May 7, 2010

Stan had pulled up a sunny patch of shoreline at the base of a massive ponderosa pine, fly rod laid on the ground next to him. Blue jeans and jean shirt, panama hat and a white beard. I had no idea how long he’d been there before I noticed him, but he looked like he [...]

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MY OWN MYTHOLOGY

May 3, 2010

Wednesday afternoon Josh and I decided to drive to Sisters and scout the Metolius. Our original plan was to fish the Crooked, but reports of a malfunctioning dam at the Prineville Reservoir and flows over 1,700 cfs (normal, fishable levels are around 250) had us looking for another candidate. After a windy, cold morning on [...]

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