Summer 2012
'Now I decide who is a keeper'
Suzanne Springer, Prescott, Arizonia
Spring 2012
'You can take away my car keys, put me in a retirement home, but you will have to pry my fly rod out of my dead, cold fingers! '
Michael Beachy, Goshen, Indiana
Winter 2012
'I just love the smell of burning head cement in the morning.'
Fred Grimes, Fredericksburg, Texas
November/December 2011
'It's perfect! Close to the feeding lanes. Good schools. And you don't see quality like this anymore. '
Dale Haar, Roswell, Georgia
September/October 2011
'So you thought guiding would be an easier gig, eh? '
Jay Boucher, Redmond, Oregon
July/August 2011
'Sure I'm attracted to you, but only if there are no strings attached.'
Bill Burtch, Powell, Ohio
May/June 2011
'With these new, high-end rods, you really have to watch your line speed.'
Jim Williams, Colorado Springs, Colorado
March/April 2011
'That's one way to get a drag-free drift.'
William Docekal, Lexington, Virginia
January/February 2011
'He got the wings right and it's hackled nicely, but he forgot to crimp the barb. '
Mark Altman, Greenwood, Colorado
November/December 2010
'Since you seem to be tied up at the moment, do you mind if I fish this hole? '
Fred Grimes, Fredericksburg, Texas
September/October 2010
'So when you say last cast, you actually mean it, don't you?'
Larry Keil, Durango, Colorado
July/August 2010
'No, I am the Dalai Lama. The Dolly Varden you seek is in the river below. '
Rich Smith, Brevard, North Carolina
May/June 2010
'Hey! The season is closed. We don't have to play dead anymore.'
Michael Beachy, Goshen, Indiana
March/April 2010
'Bob, I'm sorry, but you're being 'released.''
Tiffany Mapel, Durango, Colorado
January/February 2010
'I should have been more specific when I wished to be stranded on a desert island with my first love.'
Lee Anne Ackerman, Cody, Wyoming
November/December 2009
'First of all, you can't catch swine flu from pigs. Second, I'll do all of the hawg-catchin' around here.'
John Ferry, Exton, Pennsylvania
September/October 2009
'Sorry, dude, can't help myself. I'm hooked!'
Matt Avila, Aloha,Oregon
July/August 2009
'My float tube had a leak, so I grabbed my grandkids' floatie.'
Kelley Jones, Bend, Oregon
May/June 2009
'Is this riffle breaking to the left or to the right?'
Zach Porcello, Chester, New Jersey
March/April 2009
'So your wife believes you're at a kid's birthday party.'
Don Melican, Normal, Illinois
January/February 2009
'Who taught you the whip-finish-Jackson Pollack?'
Bob Margulis, Seattle, Washington
November/December 2008
'Guides? We don't need no stinking guides.'
Bill Andren, Spotswood, New Jersey
September/October 2008
'This must explain that ridiculous cigar pattern I just saw float by.'
James Drummond, Murrieta, California
July/August 2008
'He's dressed in flyagra to stay on top longer.'
George Grover, Marietta, Georgia
May/June 2008
'Don't tell my wife, but I think I'm gonna need a bigger rod.'
Chris Noe, Boise, Idaho
March/April 2008
'Don't bug him...he's fixin' to cast a spell.'
Chris Noe, Boise, Idaho
January/February 2008
'Don't look at me ... I already told you to go fishing.'
Jonathan Winfield, Middletown, New York
November/December 2007
'All rise!'
Luke Brown, Seattle, Washington
September/October 2007
'See, I told you this show has the worst cast you've ever seen.'
Brad Hills, Alpine, Utah
July/August 2007
'He won't be needing these anymore!'
Axel Schug, Napa, California
May/June 2007
'Doesn't look like any insect I've ever seen. Yet I feel strangely attracted to it.'
Gary Soucie, Williamstown, Massachusetts
March/April 2007
'Hold on there, Neptune, and count your blessings. I could'a snagged Uranus.'
Ed Edenfield, Baxter, Tennessee
January/February 2007
'They're partial to Big Butt emergers.'
Chris Doyle, Boise, Idaho
