The Spring 2024 issue of Fly Tyer hit the stands. I'm stoked that the Dave McNeese profile piece is out. Dave's a creative fly tying genius, having sparked a revolution in Pacific Northwest steelhead fly design about 4 decades ago.
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NEW PIECES OUT IN ON THE FLY MAGAZINE, FLY TYER, AND AMERICAN FLY FISHING
Three new pieces are out now. A photo essay on the Deschutes River and the redside trout in On The Fly Magazine just came out this week in the online version, and I’m looking forward to seeing the print version that should be in the mail. A feature in Fly Tyer...
El Niño And Steelhead
A timely piece on the effects of El Niño just published in the online version of Fly Fisherman here: https://www.flyfisherman.com/editorial/el-nino-pacific-northwest-steelhead/485485
New Profile In Swing The Fly 2023 Anthology
Stoked for a piece on the many contributions of Wes Drain to Pacific Northwest steelhead fly fishing and flies be a feature in the new hardcover Swing The Fly 2023 Anthology.
Busy Summer 2023 – Fly Fishing and Cycling
Just back from Gulf Shores, AL, More about this in another post. Did an Idaho road trip for Westslope cutthroat trout, spending time on Kelly Creek and the Lochsa River. More to be published later. The week before Gulf Shores I cycled (on an ebike) across parts of...
Deschutes River Experiences
I floated and camped along the lower Deschutes again this year over the Summer Solstice period. Perfect weather, great friends, tasty food, and cooperative redsides made for a memorable trip. I’ll post a few photos soon, with more running in the autumn issue of On...
Pine Island Sound Tarpon
I returned from a Fort Myers, Florida area trip in June. Saw lots of tarpon with some great shots at big ones who followed the fly, although none committed to eating the fly. That’s just how it sometimes goes. Along with casting flies at tarpon, my stays at...
Upper McKenzie River
Stoked to see the Upper McKenzie short piece make it into the pages of American Fly Fishing. See it in the March/April 2023 issue. [pdf-embedder url="https://www.glennzinkusoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/American-Fly-Fishing-M-A-23-McKenzie.pdf"...
New Articles in American Fly Fishing
Pleased to see a Belize piece and a Klamath River dams removal conservation article show up in the pages of the September/October issue of American Fly Fishing.
North Platte River, WY
I took a post-conference day on the water to finish up this year's annual Outdoor Writers Association of America conference in Casper, WY. It was a pleasure to fish the North Platte River with Wyoming Fly Fishing and the Platte River Fly Shop. This is such a quality...