Returned during mid-May from Colombia, fishing out of Black Sands Lodge at Bahía Solano. We fished in hopes of hitting the great sardine migration just right, and on some days during the week there, we did. Huge, boiling balls of baitfish on the surface were real,...
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Spring 2026 – Pinot Noir, Trout Roadtrips, and More Trails
Stoked to see some recent features in On The Fly Magazine including a wine piece on the Ribbon Ridge AVA pinot noirs and a chronicle of a trout roadtrip in the most recent issue. Rails to Trails featured my Historic Columbia Highway State Trail here. It is among the...
Merroir In Mobile Bay
Fun piece out in the Tom Beckbe Field Journal - Merroir In Mobile Bay.
2024 In Review – Part One
As we get into the year-end winter holiday time, I thought I would take a few minutes to reflect on a few highlights from the past year. There’s been a few pieces showing up in new (publications), including On The Fly Magazine and the Tom Beckbe Field Journal , as...
Route Of The Hiawatha
Rails To Trails Magazine just put out their winter 2024 issue. My story on riding the epic Route Of The Hiawatha rail trail in Idaho is in this latest issue.
First Piece – Tom Beckbe Field Journal – Mountain Quail Hunting
The Tom Beckbe Field Journal published my first piece for their online literary journal, ironically titled Firsts. It's about my first Brittany's first point, and about a place. Follow the Tom Beckbe Field Journal for a series of well written outdoor related...
Fly Tyer Spring 2024 Issue Profile Piece
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.
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.