fishing

  • Let us now praise famous fish

    I commercial fished in Alaska for a few years in the late 1980s, and never really got over it. It was an exciting and humbling experience – at the mercy of tides and weather, floating islands of seaweed, rain by the foot, sleep deprivation, wet socks, constant gear repairs, other fishermen, bears. Here are a… Continue reading

  • Water, Bugs, and Trout

    As the warmer weather sets in, my mind increasingly shifts to the creatures who haunt local streams and lakes.  I used to do a lot of bait fishing, but a number of years ago I converted to the ranks of those who lash the water with artificial flies.  There’s a big difference.  For a delightful… Continue reading