Cally Special

In August/Sept. we get heavy callibaetis hatches around here. These large, stillwater mayflies hatch out of shoreline cattails and weedy growth and spread their gray speckled wings learning to fly. The big trout love them…gobbling the nymphs…slurping the...

Jimmy Buffet…One Last Ride.

‘The longevity of mischief.’ Jimmy Buffett looks at 50 years after his first Key West gig BY HOWARD COHEN A profane phone call and Jimmy Buffett’s inability to keep his daily planner organized 50 years ago in Miami set in motion events that changed the music world....

Another One Bites The Dust

So the New York Times has ditched its’ sports department. Over, adios, kaput. You want to read sports? Click on The Athletic (behind the paywall). But don’t bother leafing through The Times. You won’t even find the Yankees’ scores there. Who...

Red Rock Lakes NWR

Camping and birding at one of our favorite spots on earth…Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in the Centennial Valley, near the Continental Divide on the Montana-Idaho border. This year, the Centennial is lush, green and full of wildflowers with both the...

Call To Action…Save Wild Trout

This article speaks for itself. Attention Madison River lovers and friends: If you think all is well on the Upper Madison, think again. If you think we are immune to a loss of wild trout stocks, think again. If you think this party is never gonna stop, think again. As...