Features

Conservation
NOT FOR SALE
Standing Tall for Xwe’chi’eXen
at Cherry Point, WA
Words: Jeff Galbraith

Locale
EVERY THIRD TIDE
Words: James Wu

Photo Essay
TIME FLIES
Visions of Flyfishing’s History
Words: Steve Duda

Travel
SALADO
Words: Scott Sadil

Culture
MONTANA ’72
Words: John Holt

Profile
THEIR FAMOUS NAMES
Richard Hugo’s Rivers of Words
Words: Michael Checchio

Gallery
LINE AND LIGHT
Ben Engle’s Kinetic Energy
Words: Steve Duda

DepartmentS

RISES Drain Plug, Bail Bucket, Duct Tape

MASTHEAD Aspirin, Earplugs, Beer

EDITOR’S NOTE Crate Expectations
Words: Steve Duda

CONTRIBUTORS Beards, Trucker Hats, Tissues

OPEN WATER Counting Coup
Words: Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate

OPEN WATER It Ain’t Easy Being Green
Photo: John Sherman

CUTBANK Freddie Doesn’t Do That Anymore
Words: Jonah Ogles

CUTBANK Lonely, Wild, Hard
Words: Mike Sepelak

CUTBANK Copper River Reclaimed
Words: Sam Lungren

CONFLUENCE On the Deck at Black Bear Lodge
Words: Jim Hepworth

OPEN WATER The Skinny Side of Midnight
Words: Mike Sepelak

CUTBANK That Sultry Lowcountry Air
Words: Julie Zapoli

OPEN WATER Quality Sucker Fishing
Words: Chris Santella

CUTBANK Shingle Creek
Words: Pete McDonald

MEDIA John Gierach’s All Fishermen Are Liars
Words: Steve Duda

CUTBANK Back to Cordova
Words: Sam Lungren

TAILOUT Steelhead Juice
Photo: Adam Tavender