Field Notes

Barbless, and Other Small Mercies

Barbless, and Other Small Mercies

The practical, unsentimental case for barbless hooks, wet hands, and a fast release.

Barbless, and Other Small Mercies

The practical, unsentimental case for barbless hooks, wet hands, and a fast release.

The Case for One Fly Box

The Case for One Fly Box

On the quiet confidence of fishing a small, deliberate selection instead of everything you own.

The Case for One Fly Box

On the quiet confidence of fishing a small, deliberate selection instead of everything you own.

Reading a Tailwater

Reading a Tailwater

Why the Farmington, the Deerfield, and the Swift fish nothing like a freestone — and how to read a river that runs on a dam's schedule.

Reading a Tailwater

Why the Farmington, the Deerfield, and the Swift fish nothing like a freestone — and how to read a river that runs on a dam's schedule.

Home Water

Home Water

The case for knowing one river deeply, against a culture always chasing the next destination.

Home Water

The case for knowing one river deeply, against a culture always chasing the next destination.

When the Water Gets Small

When the Water Gets Small

On presentation, temperature, and fishing less aggressively as summer thins the rivers out.

When the Water Gets Small

On presentation, temperature, and fishing less aggressively as summer thins the rivers out.