In The New York Times, Edward Rothstein writes about the $27 million visitor center that opened on the periphery of Old Faithful last week. Profile with video of feather-producer Tom Whiting: “a chicken farmer of a different feather.” “EARTH…
“Trout Grass” cinematographer Ed George working on “Chasing the Light,” about “artists at that mercurial moment of inspiration.” (Watch “Troutgrass” clip on MidCurrent.) “Bob Hunter, a conservationist who led efforts to remove dams on the Rogue River, has been…
Last night Soda Butte bear attack survivor Deb Freele (see “Bear Attack at Soda Butte Kills One, Injures Two Others”) commented on MidCurrent’s recent article on the utility of bear spray: “I’m the female victim in the bear attack at…
The Adventure Life reviews the new Handpresso Wild ($99), which they say serves better stuff than “the Crayola water they’re passing off as espresso at Starbuck’s.” According to New York Times columnists David Brooks and Gail Collins, everyone already…
A lengthy article about the recovery of an early twentieth century river boat and its possible link to tragic drownings and heroic rescues reminded me of another “ghost ship” from the past. In 1986, while fishing west of Key West,…
“Weary of my pestering for more two-piece rods, Sage’s longtime rod designer, Jerry Siem, finally suggested that Bruun simply glue the ferrules together on the rods he already had. Unfortunately, Jerry spends most of the year in a high-tech Washington…
It’s been a while since we touched on any real fly fishing history. But this week a reader asked whether Dame Juliana Berners — the so-called “first lady of fly fishing” — ever really existed. It got Phil Monahan in…
Reading the comments attached Dylan Tomine’s observations on catch-and-release in The New York Times, one is reminded of the multitude of perspectives on angling ethics. Tomine asks an important question: do fly fishers have a right to claim high moral…
Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel says he wants to go dry fly fishing with anglers on the the Kalamazoo after cleaning up one of the largest oil spills ever recorded in the MidWest. “We all wish that we didn’t have…
Bamboo rod maker Dave Norling is taking piano lessons at age 79. Fishing guide: Ted Stevens had a great day of fishing before crash. Fly Talk’s Tim Romano posts instructions and illustrations from Jason Borger on how to tie…
