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.
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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.
Gulf Shores, Alabama – Outdoor Writers Association Of America Conference
It was a great conference hosted by Gulf Shores, Alabama over the past extended weekend. Great to catch up with all these other outdoor communicators, tour some oyster farms, ride some trails through Gulf Shores State Park, and watch the tides roll in.
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...