Product Review: Simms Tarpon Trucker Hat

The Simms Tarpon Trucker Hat features a high crown and a snap back closure…and it’s awesome.

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Goodbye Winter, Hello Bass

For nearly 20 years I’ve chased the bass of Marben Farms. Of course, almost no one calls it that anymore, since the State of Georgia purchased the land 21 or 22 years ago. But at one time, one family owned everything for miles around. The Marben family named each pond – Dairy, Stump, Otter – [...]

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Two Reasons

Long summer days afield Chasing fleeting prey Edgy grouse and hidden trout Gems of the wild Treasures Rewards Appreciating our quarries Their lives sustain our own Cool nights back at camp Recounting victory and defeat Good whiskey and better friends Laughing in the dark Fire-lit faces Diamond Stars These times won’t be traded Not for [...]

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My Mind Is Elsewhere

Check out more Douglas Barnes Photography at www.nowpicturethis.com  

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Puget Sound Orange Gold

In the state of Washington there is a body of water that stretches from Deception Pass in the north to the state capital Olympia, WA. At approximately 100 miles long and reaching depths ranging 200-600ft and a max of 930ft; The Puget Sound is a massive body of water teeming with life. Between Halibut, Crab, [...]

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Small Stream Beauty

Time on the water with friends.  

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The Senex – Part 2

Continued from The Senex – Part 1 With the ease of decades of practice, he stripped three or four arm lengths of line from the reel, letting the current pull the slack form the line.  With the quickness of a man half his age, the old man let loose a perfect roll cast, placing his [...]

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The Senex – Part 1

It’s funny how certain sounds and smells can remind you of a place.  There is one song, for example, that brings to my mind late nights on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, driving too fast with no lights on and all the windows rolled down, the stars shining like millions of eyes looking down at me.  [...]

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Locked and Loaded

Stringing up two-handed rods can take a little time, so it is always best to have them assembled and ready to go.

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Freak Show Flies

I have so much junk in my fly boxes.  I have a collections of odd flies I have tied that have never been used, and unless I have a chance encounter with a trout that is fond of the works of Salvador Dali, it is doubtful that I will ever use them.  Most of these [...]

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