As a kid we used to do a lot of handline fishing off the piers at Santa Monica and Malibu which gave me a lasting respect for what a bit of line, a weight, and a couple of hooks with some bait could accomplish… Simple works and don’t let anybody tell you different. Lately I’ve …
I’ve been reading “Simple Fly Fishing” and it makes a pretty good point for why some gear is so expensive and silly… So, you might say I’m somewhat sensitized about silly gear prices at the moment. A certain kayak fishing site which I keep meaning to unsubscribe to recently was pimping a pair of fishing …
For folks like me who have been waiting for the Kindle version of “Simple Fly Fishing” by Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews and Mauro Mazzo… I just noticed it’s out now… Even more interesting is that Patagonia has bundled the book with a Tenkara kit including rod, line, leader, flies, and a case to stow it …
Just the thing for a kickback afternoon… All Fishermen Are Liars from Gray Ghost Productions on Vimeo.
Wow! I am so ready for “Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel“. How could you go wrong with Yvon Chouinard, Craig Matthews, and Mauro Mazzo talking about fishing? To say this is looking like a must get book would be something of an understatement… That said, it’s going to have to …
The other day a friend asked me if I ever got into meditation and my answer was sorta/kinda. The thing is, it all depends if you consider fly fishing or fly tying a form of meditation. Most folk feel that getting into fly fishing has both a rather steep learning curve, as well as, a …
Writer James W. Hall’s character Thorn ties flies for a living when he is not dealing with various mayhem and suchlike… I’m certainly looking forward to the new book “Silencer“… Off hand I can get into the whole fly tying gig… I’ve always enjoyed tying flies and building lures and there is something about being …
The best fly reel I ever had was a no-name cheapie I bought from a tackle shop in the UK. It was mainly carbon fibre with a bit of allow but it seriously rocked and if memory serves me well if cost all of 12 quid… I’ve nearly given up finding a replacement for the …
In these days of Ciguatera, fishing or spearfishing for reef species like grouper, for instance, begins to be more akin to Russian roulette than putting protein on the table and it is only going to get scarier. Which leaves us with pelagic species like Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Tuna, and so on… Of course, spearfishing for …
Up until Scott and Wendy Bannerot wrote “The Cruiser’s Handbook of Fishing” there has not been much information available on the whole fishing while cruising gig and with this book they certainly filled the gap. Fishing while cruising is a whole different world than sports-fishing (though not without it’s sport) and it is good to …