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Saving Bristol Bay
Tomorrow I will put on my American Fly Fishing Trade Association hat and join sportsmen from around the country in Washington, DC. We are gathering to tell our elected officials and the President that protecting Bristol Bay in Alaska is a top priority for sportsmen. Scott Hed, director of the Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska, shares the importance […]
There’s an App for Olive
I am a big fan of the Olive the Wooly Bugger series. If you haven’t seen these wonderful books, they chronicle the adventures of Olive the Woolly Bugger as she introduces kids to the great outdoors through fly-fishing. Now, author Kirk Werner is taking Olive to iPad. Werner set up a Kickstarter campaign for Olive to spread the word and raise some money […]
The Value of Public Land
Two articles, each very different in their approach, recently tackled the subject of public lands. They caught my attention not only for the subject matter, but because of the important messages they contained. Public lands are good for the soul Hal Herring wrote a terrific piece in Field & Stream, How Public Land Has Shaped […]
In Good Company
This week I got a somewhat cryptic Facebook message from my friend Toner at Truchacbra, “Congrats on the appearance in Trout, Tom.” I had no idea what he was talking about. I then came upon this post on Troutrageous! “I Have Lost All Faith In Trout Unlimited.” Kinda made me wonder what was going on? […]
Lily Tailors My Pants
tinker, tailor, puppy, smile…