I love my lightweight bamboo fly rods. I truly enjoy fishing with my older, wispy fiberglass fly rods. And one of my favorite graphite fly rods is a decidedly slow action 2-weight. This lines up with a common approach to fly fishing small steams. Since the water is small and the fish are small, many …
It wouldn’t be a bad shirt, once it went through the wash. I found it on an island in the middle of the river. The college featured on the front wasn’t far from the western Massachusetts river I was fishing. I wouldn’t dumpster dive or pick up clothes off the side of the road. But …
“It is definitely a bear.” We stood over the track. Shoulder-to-shoulder, strung fly rods in hand, we blocked the trail as we observed the depressions in the mud. It was most certainly a bear. Or someone had taken their very large and very ill-proportioned dog on a walk in the mountains. “Well, it is also …
Resolved: To leave some fly boxes at home. I know I’ll regret it when the opportunity to throw a mouse pattern on a small mountain stream presents itself. I’m confident that there will be a time when I need Salmon Fly imitations in New England. But resolutions are resolutions so I’ll just suffer. Resolved: To …
In January of 2026, I’ll once again be speaking at the Massachusetts and New Jersey stops of The Fly Fishing Show. And this year I’ll be hosting a one-of-a-kind event on Saturday in Edison. Keep reading to find out what that presentation will be. In less than a month The Fly Fishing Show gets started …
Fly fishers should understand joy as well as anyone. Joy is less about outcomes as it is about opportunity. Or, true anglers celebrate fishing with a similar perspective whether they’re catching fish or not. Dedicated fly fishers just want to be out on the water. Weather, insect hatches, and the bite are merely variables that …
Nearly 25 years ago I met Rob Snowhite when we were both working at the Orvis store in Tysons Corner, Virginia. We’ve both eaten sandwiches all over Northern Virginia, fished across the Mid Atlantic, and read quite a few fly fishing books. Recently Rob had me back on his podcast, Fly Fishing Consultant, to talk …
I could give you a list of the best fly fishing books, providing a virtual bookstore for you to peruse. In one sense, this entire video series is that very thing. However, this video takes a much broader approach to the enterprise of gift giving. If you know the recipient of your next Christmas, birthday, …
In January of 2026, I’ll once again be speaking at the Massachusetts and New Jersey stops of The Fly Fishing Show. Even though the vast majority of my Casting Across content is not produced before a live audience, I really enjoy the fly fishing public speaking that I get to do on occasion. In my …
After meeting the good folks behind Dark Skies Fly Fishing back in the beginning of 2025, I’ve been able to contribute articles to this great new publication over the rest of the year. For a periodical focusing on the Mid-Atlantic, I’m very impressed at the wide range of topics and contributing authors issue after issue. …
