Getting skunked is something we’ve all experienced, probably more than we’d like to admit. I’ve got a slightly different definition of getting skunked than most guys. In my eyes, getting a fish to at least make an attempt to eat my fly is better than it being ignored all day. So whether […]

In case you haven’t heard, writer John Gierach is supporting his newest book, “Fool’s Paradise”, with a limited book tour. I really don’t have anything I want to ask or tell him, so one lucky Day Tripper reader who does, will have their comment or question relayed to Gierach by myself this weekend.

It’s that time of year folks. If you live east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason Dixon, fishing is on the verge of getting good again!

You wouldn’t think the fishing gods were on our side when both Geoff and I were pulled over on our way to spot my car before putting in 9 hours on the water yesterday.  It turned out to be a great day.  However since I didn’t have time to go through the pictures I took […]

Word on the street is there was a small wager between RA Beattie of Beattie Outdoor Productions, and some soft plastic chucking spin fishermen, on who could catch the most Bass on a recent trip to Lake Powell.

You know how hard even the smallest trout slams a swung wet fly or nymph? Well imagine how it feels when a pissed off Steelhead or Salmon slams a swung spey fly. I’ve yet to feel it, but lead organizer for Spey Nation, Geoff Schaake has. It doesn’t matter what we’re fishing for. I can always tell when I look over at Geoff, that somewhere in the back of his head, he’s thinking about swinging speys.

So I’m sitting at my computer last night, catching up on stuff I missed while on vacation and I come across this Loop ad on Buster

The first thing I wondered was if they found these skulls on their travels, or if they were “picked up”, for the picture. Then I wondered how long they’re […]