Seattle-based writer, Jeff Beyl, has been published with work on fly-fishing, nature, the ocean and music. His book, A Conversation With the Earth was recently released.
Do you ever bring along waaaaay too much stuff when you go fishing? Yup, I think we all do. And, wow, there is so much stuff to choose from. Go to a fly shop. Look online. There is just so much stuff out there. Waders. Boots. Vests. Packs. Nets…
Some people take sleeping pills. Some people drink a glass of warm milk. Others, a snifter of warm brandy. Some people practice a series of muscle relaxations starting with their toes, then their ankles, then their calves, working their way, muscle…
I don’t take pictures of fish anymore. Well, I take that back. Sometimes, I do. You know the pictures I mean. Smiling, holding the trout out in front of you, trying to look cool. We’ve all taken them. We’ve all shown them around…
I have scuba-dived with people who, in a desperate effort to see everything on the reef, thrash around so much underwater that they scare everything away. I have gone rock-hounding with people who, in an attempt to find all the good stuff before…