The Legend of Eddie Rivard

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the Brown Trout and Bridge Beers Podcast while they interviewed fly fishing Legend Eddie Rivard.  This had […]

Final Hops & Hoppers of 2019

Tuesday December 17th marked the last Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop Hops & Hoppers open tie night of 2019 at Lake Monster Brewing in Saint Paul. […]

November Podcasts For Your Ears

Brown Trout and Bridge Beers Episode #12 of the Brown Trout and Bridge Beers podcast featuring guest John Piacquadio who is a fly fishing guide, […]

Tanuki Pocket Ninja Kickstarter

Another great find at IFTD 2019 was the Tenkara Tanuki Pocket Ninja.  I met Luong Tam when he asked if we were going to one […]

Fly Tying Season

Snow is now on the ground, and based on the future forecast, it’s not going anywhere.  Enter fly tying season…and half assed ice fishing season. […]

Smallmouth Bass Float

Got out in my Flycraft to do a solo smallmouth float down a river in Wisconsin.  It was a beautiful day, and it was the […]

CGR 3 wt – Glass Is Not Dead

#glassisnotdead – The Fiberglass Manifesto Picked up a new/used Cabelas CGR fiberglass rod (5’9″ – 3 wt) at a recent gear swap at Bob Mitchell’s […]

Gear Swap at BMFS

Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop in Saint Paul had a gear swap.  There was a lot of cool stuff there.  There were also a bunch of […]

TenCARFa

We’re getting to have a Spring here in Minnesota, and I have been able to get out and enjoy it.  Other than the trout in […]