Small stream anglers were some of the earliest western adopters of the equipment and techniques associated with tenkara. Collapsible rods and minimal gear fit right into the methods of those who like to move light and quick into remote places. Tenkara USA was on the cutting edge of introducing Japanese fly fishing to Americans. With …
300 episodes. That, my friends, is a lot of my digitized voice out there on the internet. Today I’m breaking free from my rigid, one-note format. I’ve got a guest. In fact, I have the most special of special guests. My wife of 21+ years. Her perspectives on nearly every topic are worth listening to …
Recently I spent an afternoon perusing used book stores in a local town. Along with the fatigue associated with bending over, craning my neck, and constantly shifting from reading vertically to horizontally, I noticed something else. There were a lot of intriguing fly fishing books. Twaddle aside, I appreciate and truly enjoy all angling literature. …
Not everyone does podcasts. I get that. And while the Casting Across Fly Fishing Podcast is a big part of what I do on here, there is a reason that written articles get the prime publishing days on the calendar. Still, I do think the podcast adds something special to the content of Casting Across. …
In case you’ve been living under a rock (like a caddis nymph, perhaps), I’m going to be the bearer of bad news and inform you that fly fishers have the reputation of being quite the opinionated group of individuals. And as the maxim states, opinions are like… well, they’re like waders that have been sitting …
There are some fish that are very, very hard to catch. Some require the kind of travel and resources that the vast majority of anglers simply cannot muster. Others, for one reason or another, hole up in unreachable locations or behave with extreme wariness. There are plenty of fish that are a struggle to hook, …
I’ve been an outspoken devotee of Costa Del Mar’s glass lenses for over a decade. Needless to say, a few years ago I was excited to try out some of the new frames featuring their latest features. Along with sweat channels and venting, most recent models included adjustable nose pads. Touting a customizable fit, the …
*Trigger Warning* I know some people have Tenkara Derangement Syndrome. Breathe deeply, you’ll get through this. Whether you’ve dabbled in this Japanese style of angling or not, it has made a modest splash in the American fly fishing scene. Depending on where and how you fish, it may be a good fit for your gear …
Unless you have just come off the river after a months-long fishing expedition, you are well aware that things are not great. In fact, things are trout-detritus crazy. I have opinions on all the goings-on. If you read Casting Across with a discerning eye or listen to some of the more unscripted moments from the …
“Why do you catch so many fish?” I was asked this question at least three times this past weekend. Out of honesty and humility, I must share that “so many” was a modest number of fish. It was a respectable quantity; even impressive to some. But that meager awe was what instigated the question. Because …
