Editor’s Note: One of the regular sections of the Flyline before my tenure was Sage, and Other Sayings. I regret I did not have the depth of knowledge on fly fishing lore to regularly add these short poems, words of wisdom, or insights. Over the years, many members who submitted these sayings in the past…
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One off the bucket list – Kamchatka
Location: Ozernaya River, Kamchatka, Russia Most of us have a “bucket list” of fishing destinations; Bone Fish Christmas Island, German Browns in Argentina, Taimnen in Mongolia, or maybe something closer to home, say, Madison Valley in Montana or one the many great rivers in Alaska. Well, this past July, fellow Flyfishers’ Club member Bruce Oldenburg…
Literary Angler – Pedaling to the Sava Bohinjka
Fellow member Dar Isensee and I shared an animated discussion at the June meeting about our upcoming trips to Slovenia. I planned to cycle the hills from Lubljana to Bled, then on Rohinj, Croatia. Dar was strategizing to find time to explore crystal clear chalk streams near the Julian Alps while treating his wife to…
Literary Angler: Carpfest 2018
Editor’s Note: This story from our Program Chair, Ross Beatty, reveals a few tidbits (or should I say tiny breadcrumbs) on his strategies for success catching massive Columbia River carp. He and FCO Treasurer, Ken Betschart, got real carpy with fellow members of this secretive fishery society. I hope I can figure out the password…
