Tightline Studio

Fly fishing, dogs, trophy fish & being outside - tightline studio

Paper in Dimension

Leo Monahan did his first paper sculture in 1960 and has since perfected the art of paper sculpture. A piece of Leo's work also recently appeared on the cover of Fly Rod and Reel.  LINK

Twin Sons of Different Mothers?

A.D. Maddox's Marble Canyon Rainbow bears a remarkable resemblance to the cover of Michael Furtman's 1995 book Trout Country.

Jeff Currier follows Jack Dennis into retail retirement

Jack Dennis is not the only one to have retired from the retail world of the Jack Dennis Fly Shop.

Jeff Currier is also leaving the shop after 23 years to pursue his art, host fly fishing trips and give presentations. You can keep up with Jeff at his Global Fly Fishing Blog which he promises to update more frequently now that he's escaped the bonds of fly fishing retail. 

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ArtCreel

Montana painter Scott Hale has launched a new e-commerce website that brings together a wide variety of fly fishing art from many of the sport's most celebrated artists. ArtCreel.com showcases "Fine Art for Anglers", and provides a one-stop experience for finding and purchasing high quality limited edition angling art and fish art prints. 

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Cape Light

Before heading home from the Cape last week I had a chance to hang and do some fishing with my friend and artist extraordinaire Mike Savlen. I had not seen Mike since he and Donna Lee moved away from Port Townsend a couple of years ago, so it was a real treat to be able to spend a couple of days with him before heading back home to Seattle.

We fished, soaked up the sights, sounds and smells of the salt flats.... and even managed to catch a couple of fish.

Prior to heading out the last morning we grabbed some Dunkin Donuts and hit the beach at Paine's Creek for some classic morning Cape Light. Mike added some of his signature artistic touches to a couple of great shots that he took that morning.

The light on the Cape, and on the flats in particular, rapidly changes. Throw a little morning fog into the mix and the expanse of sand merges with the sky.

"I could have sworn the mouth of the creek was that way."

To top it all off Mike hand delivered one of the Bragging Rights portraits that I commissioned him to do for my Mom.

She liked it.

Every trip back home to the Cape is special, this one was no exception.