EZ & Chris Discover Hidden Talent

Hey Zach, [caption id="attachment_6954" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="One of Tye's pieces"][/caption] During my travels with Chris we stopped by to say "Hello" to our friends at the Bend Orvis Store.  We talked shop and flies for a while.   Afterwords  fishing department manager, Tye Kruger, showed us some of his artwork which is really ...

Help Me Decide!

I am asking you, the readers to give me your input and opinion.  There is an unpleasant decision for me to make.  Whatever I decide its a lose lose for me. Fact: Boot foot waders are "the" solution to having warm comfortable feet for fishing in winter conditions period.  Warm feet is ...

Just an Idea from the Road

Okay so driving around the in the truck seeing dealers, going fishing,  wondering if McCrary and I could start a gang like Vato Loco, hanging out with the cool guys, dogs and sweet Ann at Idylwilde gets me thinking about all sorts of stuff, particularly fly stuff. Not long ago on ...

Where’s Jimmy? Don’t Forget About Jimmy

In planning a recent trip to the Deschutes I was packing my boxes full of Stone Fly Adults, of course…right?  It’s that dreamy time of year when giant flies can work so good.  Thoughts of wailing on trout with the new Chubby Norman, Morrish’s Fluttering Stone and Still Stone and ...

Rep Darling Attempts to Join Hoser Nation

Upon returning from a recent fishing trip cut short by some unpredicted rain.  Those of us living in the NW are used to pin point weather forecasting that rarely gets it wrong.  Before leaving for the trip Eric said to me, "when I return I WILL be a member of ...