A Steelhead Family

This is an excerpt from Andrew Hardingham's short film "A Steelhead Family" about Bob Clay, his Wife Kathy and their kids Jed, Kateri, and Kaili.

Ruler of the rod

Not many people can point to a photo of a headhunter kayaking Panama’s Piñas Bay and start his story with, “We were on Zane Grey’s boat ...”

Much of his life is in a museum right now, but Bill McGuire is the real exhibit. The Rock Island resident, 91, never met a sporting trade he couldn’t master. In his prime he was both an expert fisherman and a maker of flycasting gear, a crack hunter and a maker of custom gunstocks, a racecar competitor, a stunt skier, and an all-around outdoorsman.

Wenatchee resident and fly-casting king Bill McGuire's storied life is on display at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center through February 19th.

LINK (Via: The Wenatchee World)

An Oprah Runs Through It

Matt Labash explains why Oprah must be stopped.

Good God in Heaven, is nothing sacred? I saw the same picture on Field & Stream’s Fly Talk blog. And not since they made us watch a slide show of partial-birth abortions at my Operation Rescue Father’s Day picnic have I been so disturbed by an image.

LINK  (Via: The Daily Caller)

Jim Treacher responds to Labash's column.

Ask Matt Labash how he's going to sell any books now that he's alienated Oprah. If Oprah doesn't promote your book you might as well not have written one.

The Best Fly Fishing Gear

According to Monte Burke @ Forbes. 

A slideshow of the 12 products.

Momma's Got a Squeeze Box

“ When I go fishing, I come away feeling like I’ve smoked half a dozen joints."

  -Roger Daltry

Via: (Some Kind of Furry Animal)

Vintage Chum

A classic shot from the All the Best website.