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Vlog: Fishing the White River, A Tale of Old Friends and New Adventures

A lesser-known fact about me is that I used to live in Arkansas and still have friends there. Among them are Steve and Rebekka Dally, whom I met through the fishing scene nearly two decades ago. So, armed with rods and reels, we set off to Mountain Home, where we were scheduled to spend a few days fishing the White River....
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ShoreLines Goes to Ontario – Behind the Scenes

Several years ago, I remember having a conversation with one of the leading film producers in fly fishing. He had managed to get me on board with the promise of...

Shore Lines : One Step Back to Take Two Forward

I left Launceston on a Sunday afternoon. By the time I was back home in Sydney, my head was aching from the pent-up ambition that circled within it. Greg, the...

Five Steelhead Facts Worth Knowing

Several years ago I spoke with steelhead expert/biologist Bill McMillan while collecting data for an article I was writing. I recently stumbled upon the article in my folders and thought...

The Start of a Journey :  Shore Lines 

If my brain were a storage unit, it would be one without walking space, stacked with hoards of cluttered paraphernalia. That's how it feels right now anyway, unorganized and overwhelmed,...

Anything but Grey – by Matt Harris

I don't usually post interviews written about me, but it was just so refreshing to finally receive an article that was honest and void of redundant, overdone questions....

Minty Froth & Seasoned Anglers

I recently received this wonderful email from a fishing guide (who shall remain anonymous), and it occurred to me that it might not be such an awful idea to post...

A Change of Tides

Uneven edges of volcanic rock push their jagged prongs through my thin khakis. Uncomfortable, I shift my weight to alleviate the numbing tingle of pooled blood in my lower extremities...

Chilly in North America… Sunny in Chile

It's not much of a secret that I am in love with South America; its liberation, fishing, scenery, food… what is there not to love? I had heard of Marc...

The Family Grows… With Wooldridge Boats

It’s a little known fact that my first guiding gig was as a sturgeon guide on the Fraser River. As an employee for another guide company (this was in the...

From Then to Now: Australia in September…

As we headed to Australia, a smile dressed my face… this was the first "non-work" vacation I had taken in quite some time. The Sydney beaches were gorgeous. Surfers and...

From Then to Now: The Arrival of September’s Bustle & Hustle

Colby and I had two days to get back to the mainland, catch up with family, pack for another month of “off-roading” and make sure that business was running smoothly....

From Then to Now: July & August Broke My Heart of Steel

I have spent the entirety of my last four summers living in a small tin-roof cabin nestled comfortably in the grasps of overhanging cedars and burrowing mice... our camp is...

From Then to Now: Of Life and Love… May

I believe that we exist to love. Corny, cliche, hopeful or desperate as it might sound... I believe that without love we are lost. My little sister Dana is one...

From Then to Now: April is Always a Little Boring

This year the routine was a little more hectic than I had planned for... a busy lodge kept me on my toes and with guiding each day, office work each...

From Then to Now: Before the “Glamour”… March

Note: this blog post may not be suitable for some audiences. Winter steelhead season always seems to approach rather suddenly… The beginning of every year brings me somewhere tropical and...
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