I’m on a kick to try new waters and fish in new situations. So, when Alex Bagdonas arranged for a float down a new river, I was ecstatic. Unfortunately for us, the coronavirus situation was becoming more clear and dire. We made do. Rather than carpool, we drove in separate cars. We wanted to make
Author: Jo Tango
Robert Christmann: ‘Adventures in Fly Fishing’
This is a guest post from blog reader Robert Christmann. Thank you, Bob! I have kept journals of some of my more memorable fishing trips so that, some day, when I’m sitting in my wheelchair at the nursing home needing my diaper changed, I can remember what it was like. I was on a solo
The White River’s Big Brown Trout
It’s hard to explain how big, how wide, and how overwhelming Arkansas’ White River appeared when we first came upon it. There was just so much water, all of it moving down at a good pace. With flows at 27,000 cfs, it was a volume of moving freshwater that you rarely see. Enormous and somewhat
The Streamer Skunk
There aren’t any glossy photos of kick-ass fish in this post. That’s because I didn’t catch any today. I fished starting at dawn and devoted all of my time to streamers. And, not just any streamers, but those that were six- to eight-inches and articulated. They were the low-probability option on a winter’s day. I