Page 4 - Culture

The Chubby Chernobyl is synonymous with western stonefly hatches, especially the early season skwala emergence, which makes its annual appearance on numerous western rivers in March, April and May.

Basically, you have to want a permit to catch one, because not catching fish, as we all know (unless you fish with DuPont Specials, a.k.a. dynamite), is no fun at all. When you’re fishing permit, there’s a whole lot of waiting and very little catching. One eat a week would be acceptable. Three or four hookups means you’re pretty darn good at your craft.

A historical guide to Spokane's two favorite cutthroat trout streams. They're in another state.

It's hard to imagine going to Lincoln County's Coffeepot Lake and somehow missing the potpourri of sights, sounds, smells and impressions that gives this place its undeniable character. Part of that is the way the big, lusty rainbows wallop a streamer, reminiscent of a terrier destroying a stuffed toy. If you listen, there is much more to hear than just shrieking fly reels.

To the uninitiated, fly fishing is not commonly associated with competition, or for the targeting carp for that matter. However, there is such a competition for this quarry in the flats of Eastern Washington. Every Summer, a clandestine group of anglers diverge onto an unnamed lake for a two-day tournament: The Schmoots Clooper.

To the uninitiated, fly fishing is not commonly associated with competition, or for the targeting carp for that matter. However, there is such a competition for this quarry in the flats of Eastern Washington. Every Summer, a clandestine group of anglers diverge onto an unnamed lake for a two-day tournament: The Schmoots Clooper.

Fly Fishing the Texas Flats.

I had to get the antlers from this stinky dead deer. So, what did I do?

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". -Albert Einstein.

What is a “Landed” Fish? The debate is hot in the HOF.

WHY WE SELL OUR RODS WITHOUT A ROD TUBE.

Sharks on the fly rod. Crazy? Maybe. Fun? HELL YEAH.