Monthly Archives: November 2010
Simms Will Keep You Fishing All Winter
MADISON, the black lab, probably had the right idea Monday, sacked out on her bed in the warmest part of the shop on a very dank, wet fall day. But the Journal was thinking about fishing. There is something about fishing hard on those nasty days on a lonely river when everyone sensible is inside [...]
News Bites 11-29
Another Lake Michigan potential world record brown trout http://tiny.cc/6ygi6 Midcurrent.com reports on the theft of 299 rare bird pelts from a British Museum by a US fly tyer. http://tiny.cc/ygjw3 Baxter Bulletin reports ADEQ seeking $21k in fines and penalties for Rivercliff fish kill http://tiny.cc/nih4a Trout Underground sets the record strait on Formula 409 and [...]
FISHING REPORT 11-18-10
HAVING a little perseverance is no bad thing when it comes to fly fishing. It will get you through tangles and bustoffs, windy days, the days when nothing goes right. Last weekend the Journal spent 2 days on the water with Harvey and Glen from Little Rock. Harvey fished with me in summer, and Glen is [...]
Musky Country – Zero to Hero Trailer
THE Journal has been suckered into a weird corner of the fly fishing world in recent months, one of those funny little backwaters that are a lot of fun to hang out in for a while. Curiosity was sparked throug the exploits of an internet acqaintence, Wisconson musky guide Brad Bohen, who had landed [...]
FISHING REPORT 11-11-10
ITS 72 DEGREES here in Cotter, the sun is shining and the White River has been off all day. It’s a glorious time to be on the water. The heavy traffic eases through late October so the river is relatively quiet on weekends, and vacant during the week. The Journal and good friend Jeff Hearn [...]
New Fishpond Vests, Packs and More
THE Annual unwrapping of the new Fishpond line is always a cool event and the gang really hit some winners whis year. For the minimalists there are some cool new chest packs, 3 new vests including a sub $780 kids model (great for Christmas) , and a whole bunch of new colors in other products. [...]
Fishing Report 11-4-10
White River Brown c+r with guide Clint Wilkinson There have been some seriously nice fish caught over the past few weeks, including the 27″ brown above taken on a trip with Clint Wilkinson. Fall is in the air, there is a chill in the mornings and the fishing has been very very good despite the [...]
Catch Magazine Issue 14 Now Online
THE New issue of our favorite online mag Catch Magazine is out now. In this issue there are some stunning pics of NZ browns, Todd Moen’s film on steelheading with the Bedford’s In BC and a nice piece on fly fishing in Spain. .
A Dandy Brown on Dry Run
ITS prime time on Dry Run Creek right now as the above pic from guide Clint Wilkinson shows. Clint and his son Austin slipped over early in the week, which prompted this pic landing in my inbox. This big male was an eyepopper so I asked for some details: I took Austin over to dry run yesterday [...]
