Back Porch
Jul 10, 2023
Bone Tired and Unreasonably Happy: A love letter to Alaska
When I arrived in Alaska—oozing that brand new guide smell, dry bags overflowing with ignorance—I was unprepared for much of what I would soon encounter. I’d never driven a jet-boat before, hadn’t laid eyes on a live salmon or brown bear, thought a 20-inch trout was huge, and still thought the term “flossing” only applied to dental hygiene.
Jun 5, 2023
The practical (and therapeutic) benefits of organizing your fly boxes
Well organized fly boxes make fishing easier, more efficient, and more effective. Disorganized boxes force you to waste valuable fishing time searching for flies.
May 8, 2023
The Best Fly Fishing (how-to) Books
A huge percentage of modern anglers seek knowledge about the sublime act of fooling a fish on a fly in the same place they turn for advice on clearing a clogged drain: YouTube, aka the media gutter. Before you assume we’re a bunch of snobs dumping on streaming videos and exalting snooty fishing words, look closely at this list of the Best Fly Fishing (how-to) Books ever.
Apr 21, 2023
Tarpon Are Even Cooler Than You Think
Bet you don't know as much about tarpon as you think you do. Sure, they're massive, hard-mouthed, voracious, frequent fliers that snap rods and wills—but they're also fascinating fish that have survived on this planet fifty times as long as humans. Learn a little bit more about silver kings.
Mar 21, 2023
Why March Is Better Than August
By Miles Nolte
Most people seem to fetishize summer: warm, languid days dripping sweat and sunshine; nights like 70s...
Jan 10, 2023
The Eight Greatest Fly Fishing Films Ever Made
Fly fishing, a niche within a niche, a subculture within a subculture, inspires far more than its share of art, liter...
Nov 21, 2022
Fall is For the Midwest
Many of the best anglers we know were spawned in the Upper Midwest. Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan incubate most ...
Nov 14, 2022
Fall is for Road Trips
Popular opinion restricts road trips to warmer months. From May to September, packing a vehicle and pointing it towar...
Nov 2, 2022
Fall is for Steel
Admit it, either you’ve already been there, or your bucket list includes a British Columbia steelhead trip.
Maybe y...
Oct 26, 2022
Fall is for Sheep
By Miles Nolte and Joe Cermele
Excited for the fall streamer bite?
Well, that makes one of us.
I’m sorry to br...
Oct 19, 2022
Fall is for Winners
Do you feel it? That creep in your gut? That tingle in your fingernail beds? Maybe the barometer’s dropping. Maybe ...
