I’ll be speaking at two fly-fishing clubs—one in southwest Washington and one in southwest Oregon—this coming week. The first engagement is at the Clark-Skamania Flyfishers in the Vancouver/Camas (and by default, Portland) area on January 20th. The second engagement is the next night in Grants Pass, Oregon at the Southern Oregon Fly Fishers. If you’re [...]

Showing on ESPN 2. See also the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust.

Don’t let the title fool you, this is actually a dramatic portrayal of a fly-fishing life intertwined with the sad realities of modern-day living, all reflected against a backdrop of canine competition. Last night, I watched (for the Nth time) one of my all-time favorite fly-fishing movies, Best in Show (directed by Christopher Guest). It [...]

It seems that someone has uploaded my father’s old (early 1980′s) Scientific Anglers film, “Fly Fishing for Trout,” onto YouTube (in six parts, see links below). Watching it makes me realize how fast the years have flown by when I think that my father was my current age (39) when this VHS(!) video was popular. Not so sure [...]

Had a good (if short) interview this last Friday with The Big Wild Radio Program (get the station listing here). We talked a bit about the “why and what of fly fishing” and had a quick revisit of the River Runs days (Blu-Ray release due on July 28th). The show runs an hour on the weekends (the interview [...]

Last month I posted about the new NZ-centric video, Once in a Blue Moon (mouse hatch!). Well, it appears that it is now ready to go, and available for early (pre-Amazon) purchase from Stu’s Fly Shop on NZ’s South Island (scroll down to see the packages Stu has with the DVD). If you decide to [...]

Once in a Blue Moon 60sec promo from Bumcast on Vimeo. Just this 60 second teaser makes me miss N.Z. is a bad way. It has been far too long since I wet a line in those waters and watched a big South Island brown consider my offering.  I am eager to see the places [...]

After the recent FishFace Radio interview, I got a couple of questions about the infamous Slide-Ball Slider and Tarpon Cay. Since YouTube has the vid (in fancy new player colors now), I thought I’d let the TC video speak for itself: Update: A sample of the fly in question, up close and obvious:

Go here to listen/watch live… Update: It’s all over. Thanks for listening. Snag appreciates your clicks!

Just a friendly reminder from Snag! (Can’t listen in? Tune in later).

From the “From Out of Nowhere” Department: I’ll be doing an interview on FishFace Radio this Saturday (April 4th) at 10 am, Pacific Time. If you live in the SoCal area, or if there is an affiliate carrying the broadcast, tune in! If not, check the Webcast. I have no idea where the aimless wandering [...]

As a kid, I had many fly-fishing opportunities afforded to me as a result of my father’s work in the industry. One of those opportunities was to travel with him across the country as he taught in the long-ago-disbanded Fenwick Fly Fishing Schools. Those schools were a strong part of my formative fly-fishing education, as [...]