editor’s blog

Spare Shoes

My apologies — I have dropped the ball on keeping up with my weekly blog as promised. Things have been quite busy since March. I

Beyond the Catch

Any time we set out with a fly rod in hand (or as a piece of luggage, for that matter), few of us think of

A Question of Confidence

In my life, I’ve been told a time or two that I should carry more confidence. As much as it pains me to admit it,

A Sickness for Silver

Looking back at the planning of the 2012 editorial calendar, I remember being nervous about the marquee feature for the May/June issue. I knew I

Nicaragua Bound

So what do you say when you get a text from a co-worker that says “wanna go fish for tarpon and snook in the jungle

First Fish of 2012

For those of you who have read the Jan/Feb 2012 issue, you probably saw a piece in it written by Mark Hatter about the Banana

Keeping It Straight

Every time I open my the drawers to where I keep all my fly tying material, I’m reminded of how bad my organizational skills are

Stripers as a Gamefish

To those of you who follow my blog, I would like to apologize for being slack the past two weeks. Thanksgiving snuck up faster than

fly convention blog

The Future of Our Sport

Things at the FFSW office have been pretty crazy as of late. We are feverishly working on the Jan/Feb 2012 issue and it’s looking good!

Killing Record Fish on Fly

For today’s blog, I have decided to address a question to you all: How do you feel about killing fish for world records? I only

Frazier hooked blog

Backcast Follies

As you all know, fly-fishing requires space. If you’ve read Fly Fishing in Salt Water’s for any period of time, you’ve probably noticed that our

Spare Shoes

My apologies — I have dropped the ball on keeping up with my weekly blog as promised. Things have been quite busy since March. I

Beyond the Catch

Any time we set out with a fly rod in hand (or as a piece of luggage, for that matter), few of us think of

A Question of Confidence

In my life, I’ve been told a time or two that I should carry more confidence. As much as it pains me to admit it,

A Sickness for Silver

Looking back at the planning of the 2012 editorial calendar, I remember being nervous about the marquee feature for the May/June issue. I knew I

Nicaragua Bound

So what do you say when you get a text from a co-worker that says “wanna go fish for tarpon and snook in the jungle

First Fish of 2012

For those of you who have read the Jan/Feb 2012 issue, you probably saw a piece in it written by Mark Hatter about the Banana

Keeping It Straight

Every time I open my the drawers to where I keep all my fly tying material, I’m reminded of how bad my organizational skills are

Stripers as a Gamefish

To those of you who follow my blog, I would like to apologize for being slack the past two weeks. Thanksgiving snuck up faster than

fly convention blog

The Future of Our Sport

Things at the FFSW office have been pretty crazy as of late. We are feverishly working on the Jan/Feb 2012 issue and it’s looking good!

Killing Record Fish on Fly

For today’s blog, I have decided to address a question to you all: How do you feel about killing fish for world records? I only

Frazier hooked blog

Backcast Follies

As you all know, fly-fishing requires space. If you’ve read Fly Fishing in Salt Water’s for any period of time, you’ve probably noticed that our