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New Company Provides Logistics, Rental and Know How for Independent Floaters

[caption id="attachment_7604" align="alignnone" width="666" caption="Why fish the Gunny?  Here's one reason."][/caption] "Why didn't I think of that?  That's a great idea!"  That's been the typical reply when I tell people about my friend Chris Mortimer's new company, Gunnison River Pro.  GRP is the first boat/gear rental service and logistical support company ...

BOB Gnarly is not a Rastafarian

So, what happens when I spend a summer where trout like to eat mice?  I spend pretty much all my tying effort trying to create my ultimate mouse.  Behold the BOB Gnarly, my take on the mouse.  Everyone's got their favorite mouse pattern and I guess I thought that I ...

The Cantaria Beetle

  So Patrick mentioned the Cantaria Beetle recently and I remembered that I had a short but funny video of the Cantarias fighting with each other.  The males use their large pincers to wrestle each other and throw their competition from the trees when they're trying to mate with the females. ...

Steelie Worm Part 2

[caption id="attachment_6021" align="alignnone" width="666" caption="Lani level or just plain wrong?"][/caption] So I’ve recently moved to the Pacific Northwest and I’ve been able to get out and do a little steelhead fishing.  After watching a creep in tight Neoprenes hook a fish on a rubber worm I had to figure out how ...

Fish Karma

Jason Yeager and I have been co-workers and friends for over 6 years now.  Unfortunately, we’ve only had the chance to spend one or two days fishing together outside of work.  Jason, with child number two on the way, and I, with about 30 or 40 days of guiding without ...