I’m drafting this on the plane headed back from my two-day fishing trip on the White River in Arkansas. This piece feels harder to write than my “hopes” article, maybe, because my hopes were fulfilled. Perhaps this blog, our collective obsession, is all based on hope: the hope that the next cast will produce a
Category: Brown Trout
In Search of Giant Browns
I’m setting off on my third annual trip to the White River around Cotter, Arkansas. This tradition began a few years ago when my father and a good friend discovered the incredible fishery, along with an exceptional lodge (Cranor’s). The river offers anglers the chance to catch brown trout measured in pounds, not inches. Our
Joe Goodspeed: ‘Risk It for the Biscuit’
Temps may be freezing, and the wind may be howling at times, but it’s not too early to imagine trout. One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time is the one below. It features Joe Goodspeed, the savant who created the Thomas and Thomas Contact rods and is now at Diamondback doing
What Are They Taking?
This week I did something unusual on the river. I lied. Having success fishing at a popular spot on the Swift River, I paused when an older angler waded in beside me and asked, “What are they taking?” Maybe it was the fact that he asked right off the bat. No chit chat. No preamble.
