"I'm glad I just tied on a fresh 5X tippet" is not a thought one would expect an angler to have when he hooked up on a 40" muskie.  I didn't expect the battle to last very long no matter what, I just wanted to keep the fish hooked up long enough to get video...

Good Things I’ve got a lot of things.  Most of them are fishing things—you know, rods, reels, boats. Some are tools, a few are guitars.  A couple are kids.  While I’m not a hoarder, I do have a tough time throwing things out.  Old shirts that are too small and ripped...

So, Jared called me last week, asking if I wanted to go fishing.  I’ve known Jared for 25 years or more, ever since he was a teenager.  Funny thing is that I used to fish with his dad, now I fish with him. “What do you have in mind?” I asked hesitantly—his idea of a...

Phred’s Phlies   I think I’ve run out of flies to tie.  I’m pretty sure that other than a few trout fishing staples like scuds and stuff, I could fish the rest of my life with what I’ve got packed into the many boxes in my room, in my garage, in my vests and in...

Secret River There are still secrets.  You’ve seen the posts by savvy Facebookers, showing awesome fish from undisclosed streams or lakes.  Do you secretly want to know where they caught the fish?  Did you look for clues in the background that might reveal the...