Below is the first page (not yet proofed) in the color section of GB’s soon-to-be printed Long Flies book. To keep book prices in the “Fly Fishing” series consistent, we are printing color in single, large sections like this, versus scattered throughout the text. This can make things a bit tricky in terms of book [...]

Yep, getting ahead of myself. And nope, couldn’t help it. I had a vision of the new Nature of Fly Casting cover pop into my head, and I had to sit down and work it out. Here’s a little teaser showing part of the front cover: This may not be final final (maybe I’ll get tired [...]

Want to change-up your holiday fly-fishing gift-giving this year? Do the fly fishers you know seem to have everything they need/want already? Then it appears that you’re in luck, since the Eclectic Angler specializes in fly-fishing gifts that are definitely not mainstream. I myself have a build-it-yourself reel kit from the EA (itself a very [...]

After digging through all sorts of pix looking for a front cover photo (back cover was easy), I finally found a shot that both GB and I like for the upcoming book, Long Flies. We wanted a photo that had a sense of real “old school” (I don’t mean 1989) big-water streamer fishing. Ended up [...]

While posting re-formatted excerpts of a book is nice, it is sometimes nicer to actually see what the inside of a book really looks like. I figure that anyone interested in the “Fly Fishing” series should at least see a sample of the “guts” of one of the titles. With that in mind, below is [...]

As I posted last week, I’m going to be doing two casting clinics at the 12th Annual Metolius River Flyfishing and Bamboo Rod Fair in Camp Sherman, Oregon, July 16-17 (near the greater Bend/Sisters area). The Saturday clinic is now full, but the Sunday clinic still has spots. The clinic runs 730a – 930a, with a max of [...]

Got a review CD in the mail recently from my friends over at Jazz & Fly Fishing. It’s their new release, “Slow Walking Water.” Already have it ripped into iTunes and have also played through the physical CD a couple of times. I’m narrowing down my favorite tracks, but “Parmacheene Belle” was a good companion [...]

I’ve gotten a few emails from people asking about Reading Waters and potential Father’s Day availability. Well, it’s Father’s Day, and I can confirm two things: 1) The book is coming off the press (GB already has some copies), and 2) The order page isn’t ready to go. Which brings me to a third thing: [...]

We are approaching the half-way point in this year’s DF52 project, and I wanted to post an up-to-date list of images that are still available (minus the just-posted “Leopard Rainbow”). There is also still one image available from last year’s DF52 project. If any of these strike your fancy, contact me directly. Thanks. Available Drawing [...]

Popped into the Portland Patagonia store yesterday (in the cool Ecotrust building downtown, which also houses Hotlips pizza (oh yeah) and the Wild Salmon Center). In addition to finding a great shirt for myself, I also perused the fly-fishing section looking for a certain tee. I found it, too. Great to see Jeff’s art featured [...]

A recent digital project that I contributed to, Freshwater Flyfishing Tips from the Pros (a Mark Williams project), is now available on the Apple App Store for those who run an iPhone, iPad and/or an iPod Touch. GB has also made noise about contributing to the next update. Check it out if you have an [...]

Yep, it’s gone. Off to the printer in Ohio for proofs, then onto the press shortly thereafter. We’ll have an order page up as soon as we can for those readers who might be interested in a Father’s Day gift (not sure that actual delivery will make Father’s Day, but it should be close—we hope). [...]

The FF&W Brown #1 tee is down to a couple of XLarges remaining here and that’s it. Sold out. If anyone is interested in a different size, try contacting the BackCountry Fly Shop in Corvallis, Oregon or the Deschutes River Camp (541.553.5555) in Madras, Oregon. Both have been stocking the tee in various sizes and [...]

Friend and now shop-owner, Matt Paluch, has been busting it hard to get the old Deschutes River Camp back into shape for a new season. He picked up the Camp relatively recently, and invited me down to see what was going on and to do a day of casting clinics. When I arrived on Thursday [...]