There’s a reason seasoned anglers talk about brown trout with a different kind of reverence. These fish aren’t just another catch—they’re...

The Rise and Fall and Rise and Unclear Future of Brown Trout in Southwest Montana Make sure you open the next correspondence from...

How Slowing Down Elevates Your Experience in Fishing and Life Interestingly, the most profound ideas on the subject of fly fishing often...

How the Dominant Culture of More, Faster, Better Might Be Ruining Your Fishing Coffee-filled Rambler in one hand, steering wheel in the...

GOOD THINGS ARE ALWAYS COMING. THE RIVER (IN FISHING, AS IN LIFE) WILL ALWAYS BRING YOU WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. Life always seems to...

As the snow begins to melt and the temperatures start to rise, many fly fishermen eagerly await the arrival of warmer weather fishing....

If you've ever gotten frustrated with complicated knots and methods when setting up a new reel or changing the backing and fly line on an...

A Look at How Seasons Affect...Everything. (Repost from J. Nelson and the Effects of Nature on Self) Mid-January... sometimes feels like...

If the last post's technique isn't getting it done, here's a surefire setup for you! When the cold of winter has a firm grip on...

Here's what's important to me (and you may agree) this winter PLUS 2 tips to help catch more winter fish. - Winter time is a slowdown...

How a Seasoned Guide Finds Trout on a River One of the most common questions I get is, "How do I know where the fish are in the river?"...

The heat of the late summer transitioning into the cool of fall can be tricky. Here are my favorite flies for right now!

Social Media, its Necessity, and its Role in the Demise of the Experience of Things 3/24/21 On the tail end of my annual family steelhead...

Nature's role in our the life of an outdoors-person is obviously massive...but it's not always obvious. Felt, yes, but fully understood?...

One of the best questions I've heard during these strange times: WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON THIS, HOW WILL YOU FEEL ABOUT HOW YOU...

Why there's more to fly fishing than meets the eye I've been talking about the difference between reactive living and intentional living...

Let's touch base on what living life in the flow means. Why does Downstream exist? This is a question that has been taking up a lot of...

Plastic pollution has been getting a lot of press lately. And for good reason. Plastics. Such a heated debate. Many might say a...

Grateful for 2019, ready to embrace 2020 with open arms! New "Beginnings" The end of one calendar year and the beginning of another is a...

Through the Long Cold Winter: 3 Easy Steps to Raise Your Vibration You don't have to have Seasonal Affective Disorder to feel and...