Common Thread

Common Thread If you drive anywhere right now, for more than five minutes, you will see some really obvious political divides. I should be used to it by now, as this seems to have been occurring for quite some time. The beautiful part of this country is that we can have these opinions and share […]

Derek has earned the Bronze Fly Tying Skills Award!

Derek has earned the Bronze Fly Tying Skills Award! Derek has earned the Fly Fishing International’s (FFI) Bronze Fly Tying Skills Award for a selection of flies he tied. The FFI Fly Tying award program is an educational program offers three award programs; bronze, silver, and gold. According to FFI these levels are offered to […]

End of 2022 Report

End of 2022 Report May & June Just yesterday (actually March) I was writing about the excitement to come for what is usually the busiest part of my fishing season. Despite the enjoyment, successes, failures, and other challenges it took me 7 MONTHS to return to this format. This year we started really catching fish […]

Welcome to the Live Well!

Welcome tothe Live Well! I see fish in the live well like ideas on a blog. As a dedicated panfish fisherman and guide, I use my live well. A lot. I have pitch counter clickers to keep track of fish that go in and out. The first fish of the trip is almost always a […]