Yes sir, big game fishing is dreaming, teamwork, attention to detail, a little luck....

With but a few days remaing in the greatest display of sportsmanship since Hemingway accidentally capped both legs aboard the "Pilar," get your smolts in here folks.

Good scrappy fish between 18 and 20-plus inches, and not a soul around other than us and The Virgin.

8 a.m. Blow out a wheel bearing on the trailer while I’m driving—damned near lose the Clacka entirely.

Photo: Big Hole brown, Ben Romans.

One time, I tied up what I now refer to as the “bread pattern” fly in an effort to catch HUGE rainbows!  These suckers are all over 22”!  Unfortunately they had become so accustomed to being fed by kids and tourists that they wouldn’t strike a traditional fly….

We all know that Salmon Flies are orange, big, and induce general pandemonium.  But what we tend to forget is that they are a pain in the ass.

Photo: Copi Vojta

Zane Mirfin tried to get his father to appreciate the fly rod on the waters around Nelson, New Zealand, but as far as I know he still prefers the twelve gauge.