‘the REAL fly fishing’

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Hank Patterson - Episode 3

He's back... and peeing in his waders.

Learning to Fly Fish — And Fend Off Grizzlies

Comedian Lizz Winstead on celebrating her 50th birthday in Alaska.

"Do we have a gun?" I asked.

"Nah, we just shoo them away with our paddles," one guide said. I was starting to feel that I'd been talked into less of a fishing trip, and more of an ill-matched contest against wild bears for food. Our side was armed with inflatable raft paddles. The bears were armed with, well, being bears.

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From the same crew that brought you Waders of Fire.

Miscast: With Practice, I Can Only Get Better at Flyfishing... Right?

Illustration by Jack Unruh

Bill Heavey wrote this very funny little ditty in the September issue of Field and Stream.

Flyfishing is like the knowledge that you’re going to die. No matter how good the party gets, it’s always there in the background to remind you what awaits: tangled line, wind knots, snagged vegetation, broken leaders, and the very real possibility that by the time you do make a decent cast, your own eyeball will be attached to the hook. I have been flyfishing on and off for 35 years, during which period I have progressed from beginner to advanced beginner. With continued practice, I fully expect to be an intermediate just three or four years following my death.

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Fly Fishing Meets iStockPhoto

Now we know what happened to that Cheney dude.

I'd kick you off of my dam lawn too.

Madge was found frozen solid during the record cold snap of 75.

Roger's career as a celebrity look-a-like was derailed by his sudden inability to pronounce diabeetus.

It was if those dam trout knew exactly what pattern I was going to be using.