This fall, I had the unique opportunity to visit Rick Hinderer and his renowned knife factory in Shreve, Ohio. It wasn’t a formal tour, but rather an invitation to step into the heart of where some of the most iconic knives in the world are crafted....
When I decided to move my winters to Australia, part of me knew that I was sacrificing my love for one of the most special fisheries in the world. British...
I refused to troll for gamefish. The idea of casually lounging in a gas-guzzling mini-yacht, trusting deckhands to help me catch fish—all while sitting in a dentist chair? No thanks....
The only bird hunting I’d ever done was with a compound bow for grouse. I’d shot grouse on the ground and out of trees, but never while they were flying...
Andy and I have shared a number of conversations around catch and release, the "keep them wet" campaign, and fishing to fish on redds. He recently asked if he could...
I don’t know why I was so surprised to hear Dubai has good fishing. For years I assumed the city to be a major dustbowl of wealth, high-rises, restrictions, and...
I always knew I’d split my year between two countries, but I never thought Australia would be one of them. Every November I leave Canada's harsh winter to look for...
Ironically, it was when the river pushed at my knees that I felt the most grounded; when the road lead me to mossy overgrowth that I felt the safest; when...
My first guiding job was hardly glamorous. A sturgeon and Pacific salmon guide on the Fraser river, I spent my summer mornings motoring through swirling back-eddies, and gaffing floating, rotten...
I’d gotten used to the vacant expressions and slow polite nods. An unsure, “hmm” or furrowed brow conveyed an utter lack of understanding — not only for my occupation, but...
I remember my first experience behind a fly-tying vise. Excited, I pushed an old VHS tape into the VCR — squirming as it wound and whirred until the faded image...
In 1948, Richard Waddington teamed with several biologists to write a revolutionary book titled Salmon Fishing - a new philosophy. I stumbled across the book during a conversation with Topher...
Grease lining was a 1903 revelation that Wood stumbled upon one day while observing the behaviour of salmon and their disinterest to the deeply sunk fly. Across the world, anglers...
We took the show to New Brunswick to try and gain a better understanding of fly fishing's tradition and history. In the 1800's, Scottish loyalists and Englishmen brought their knowledge...
