 | The Wind In The Trees The Wind In The Treesby Len HarrisAdsenseIt was late September. I was 5 years old. I remember the day vividly. It was the day I became a trout angler. I had gone with dad many times before that year. All of the other times were TRAINING.....This is what he called it... Training entailed many things. ... read more |
| Nasty Nastyby Len Harris We lived in Milwaukee. My father and mother hated the big city. We lived there because that is where the welding and steam fitting jobs were plentiful. He was born and raised in a small town in northern Wisconsin. He left to hunt or fish every chance he got. He took turns on his ... read more |
| Seasons Change Seasons Change...... Memories are Foreverby Len Harris Dad left Wednesday night. He drove up to his brother's to deer hunt. I watched him leave. It was almost painful watching his yellow van pull out of the driveway. I wanted to go so badily. I was old enough to do ALL of the others hunting and fis ... read more |
| His Old Coat His Old Coatby Len Harris Adsense It is a classic. The padded shoulder and manypockets for game and shells. Inside the pockets thereare memories. Memories of years past. As a young boy I always waited for my father toannounce we were going hunting. Usually our dog Gingerg ... read more |
| A Blade Of Timothy Grass A Blade Of Timothy Grassby Len HarrisWanigas.... Had never heard of the rod until yesterday. Adsense I was treated to seeing the rod used by 2 masters. The day started like a typical outing. The weather was not the best. It was windy and even spitting snow. Both anglers took long rods with stiff bac ... read more |
| Stream of Time Stream of Timeby Len Harris Adsense I was startled awake by the alarm clock. I couldn't figure out why the blasted thing was squawking in my ear at 3:00 a.m., so I sat up and reached across the bed to turn the infernal thing off. As I laid down to go back to sleep my bride of thirty-nine ... read more |
| Family Man Family Manby Len HarrisEdited by Eli Fleischauer Lenny Harris was a family man with five daughters and one son. He loved the outdoors and though his daughters showed no interest in learning the ways of a woodsman, Lenny was blessed with an anxious pupil in his son, "Len Jr." AdsenseJunior began ... read more |
This week’s typing tip is in response to a question by Hatches reader, Nick S. from Boise, ID. Nick wanted to know if we had any suggestions for a small, lightweight fly tying vise to use streamside, or on backcountry fly-in/ hike-in fly fishing trips.
GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS, FALCON), November 1997
Binding Type: Hardcover
Retail Price: $16.95 at the Hatches Store
ISBN: 1-55821-067-9
“The trout’s biggest advantage is selectivity, and we can counteract it only by knowing the insects that make up his diet. This is the reason for the study of stream entomology by the angler, and it is often the weak link in his skill.”
-Ernest Schwiebert
Trout Stream Insects: An Orvis Streamside Guide is by no means a new book. However, since it was first published in 1990, it has successfully been introducing novice …
Called the “bobbin of bobbins,” Marc Petitjean’s “Thread Through Bobbin,” aims to solve a few classic design limitations of standard bobbins.
Sand Creek is a pretty little piece of trout water that harbors some very fussy fish. Clear water in a small creek demands a quiet approach; casting from the bank is a good strategy when fishing small flies to springtime trout. Photo by Russ Forney
Springtime in Wyoming can be pretty elusive. Just when the first flush of prairie wildflowers sweetens the air, the next storm buries them under a foot of snow. Somewhere between the first Meadowlark and the last new calf, winter finally begins to relax its icy grip. …
With rubber legs showing up in more and more fly patterns, one common problem fly tier’s are facing is that they get in the way when tying a whip finish knot. In this week’s Tying Tips, Hatches Magazine staff member Alex Cerveniak shares three quick and easy ways to keep those rubber legs out of the way.
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