Pulp Fly: Volume Three

Short stories by some of our favorite fly fishers. Pulp Fly's authors have cred on both the water and the page and it shows up in the stories they tell. Volumes one and two accompanied me on countless coast to Colorado business trips. Number three is required reading for those of us who might not get on the water as much as we would like. Think MacLean meets Hunter S. and you have the idea.

Found in the mailbox

A new addition to our Summer reading list. This one is co-authored by The Fly Fishing Rabbi so it goes to the top of the list. Review to follow.

Blogs: FinFollower.com

Recently we answered a few questions for Leigh over at FinFollower.com. Check them out and while you are there spend some time checking out their site.

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...

We are not sure if they are still available but our striper fishing friend to the North, Jason Puris of TheFin.com fame, is giving away some hats from the folks at Nat Geo. Even if they have all been snagged, you should take time to read his post...

"They said "great" we'll send you some hats. Since I really like the Hooked logo I was psyched to get some Hooked baseball hats to give out to some of our users. Then, the package arrived and this is what I got.

Photogs: Alex Landeen

Normally you wouldn't refer to a guy who loves to take pictures of automatic weapons as a "Fat Guy" and sleep well at night. However, since Alex Landeen is part of Fat Guy Fly Fishing we hope we can get away with it. His work really catches your eye and points out the difference between the hacks and the pros. Check out the Landeen Photography blog to see his work and get some great photography tips.

Fin sighted in Carolina

Ran into Jason Puris of fishing website TheFin.com hanging outside one of my favorite suburban carp spots. He was in town working with the FLW bass tourney so we took the opportunity to have a brew and some fish taco's. Check out his website. It is an excellent all around hang out for the angling crowd.

At the same time Jason comes to town, we get reports of a Snakehead being caught in a local lake.

"Fisherman Gary Upton of McAdenville caught the 12-pound, 31-inch northern snakehead Sunday in the lake's Paw Creek arm in Mecklenburg County. He took his saw-toothed catch to a N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologist who identified it."

Coincidence? Perhaps....perhaps..

Wednesday Wally World Fly Tying Zen

Tonight I took a cue from our innovative, brownliner, fly tying friend over at Singlebarbed and took a detour to the local Wally World in search of fly tying paraphernalia.

The big score of the night had to be the $10 spool holder from the sewing aisle. It was a major bonus that it will almost fit the top of the fly tying desk perfectly.

I also managed to pick up:

• Enough eyes for 40 flies (.97)
• Four different color skeins (40 yards) of let's call it "hemp nymph body material" ($1.97)
• Enough foam for a gazillion crease flies in every color imaginable ($4.97)
• A massive package of large metallic plastic "lace" ribbing material that looks as if it would be great on big Czech nymphs or salt water flies alike (around $3.00).

Fresh Chum

One of the founding fathers of the flyfishing pajamahideen, Moldy Chum, makes all things old, new again. We raise our glass.

You had us at Fat...

The Fat Guy Fly Fishing Blog.

"Are we professionals? No. Do we have all the most badass stuff? No. Do we know all the tips and tricks? No. Do we drink too much? Maybe. But we do know we love fly fishing, the outdoors, and beer. Definitely beer."

Alex Landeen, Aaron Dennet, and Kyle Deenan make up this portly crew. Check out their recent post "Do you know these people?" and you will get a quick course in why we enjoy their blog so much. Definitely some guys we would hoist a brew with.

Sidebar links added even though doing so puts us in the category of "The Computer Angler" with a "..blogroll that is a novel."

Rivers Of A Lost Coast Site Launches Blog

The crew behind the highly anticipated fly fishing film, "Rivers Of A Lost Coast" has launched a blog. Sidebar links to the ROALC Blog have been added.

B2 - May his tribe increase...

Fly Fishing celebrity blogger and Patagonia guy, Brian Bennett made a major announcement this past week. Follow this link to Moldy Chum to check it out for yourself.

Brian,

Here in Carolina's the wife let out major ooh's and ahhhs and a hearty, "She's so cute!!" and I must say that I agree. You and the Missus did some good work!

Merry Christmas

We ripped off the idea for our Christmas greeting from Pete McDonald at Fishing Jones, who got his idea from the AEG Media Christmas card. After all, size doesn't really matter you know....

The Trout Zone - David Knapp

We were surfing the Internet recently when we came across The Trout Zone blog by Crossville, Tennessee fly fisher David Knapp. David fishes some of the same waters as FlyFishMagazine's own middle Tennessee Editor - Jay Moore. Undoubtedly David is that "only other guy catching fish" that we hear about in many of Jay's reports.

We knew that David was our kind of people when we read this post on his blog:

"For as long as I've been fishing nymphs, I pinch on my weight by using the good old set of chompers in my mouth. There was always the vague unease created by knowing that something bad could result, but I always shrugged it off and gnawed on yet another split shot. Yesterday, the routine was rudely interrupted (and just after I had caught a nice 13 inch brown no less) by a frightening crunching noise coming from somewhere under my nose and above my chin. I didn't feel any pain though and began to think that my teeth were so powerful that they had shredded the small split shot. When I examined the weight and saw that it was in perfect condition, the light came on and I was horrified to feel rough edges on a formerly perfect tooth. Subdued, I managed to pinch on the weight with my pliers and continued fishing."

Like we said, he's our kind of people. Sidebar links added.

Wednesday Links

A splitting headache kept me from getting part three of our holiday gift guide out last night so I thought I would point you to some of our fellow bloggers recent postings:

Those troublemakers over at the new Buster Wants to Fish blog have published a list of 25 of the "The most pathetic things a fly fisherman can do." They get only a small argument from us as to number 23.

23. Edit, author or contribute to a fly fishing “blog”

However, we hope that the flaming skull warrior we are painting on our personal pontoon boat will help offset our lameness. (see #22).

Our Moldy pals at the Chum bring us a fishing guide that probably stays booked up during most of the warm months.

Tom Chandler over at the Trout Underground shows that he cares for the water safety of swimsuit clad fisher women with his recent inflatable bikini post.

Peacock bass fishing Pete from Fishing Jones lets us know that Donald Trump Jr. is going to be hosting a fly fishing show. Reports are that anglers who do not cast properly will be "fired."

Hopefully the BC powders will kick in soon and I can get back to work on the 2007 gift guide.

Coming to a Drive-In near you...

They failed to heed the warning of the "two mouthed trout."

They scoffed at the notion of a "two mouthed seabass."

Now the piscatorial horror of the "Siamese Pike" is going to make them pay!

May God have mercy on their souls!

Tip of the link hat to "Moldy Chum"

Richard Bernabe's RiverVenture

Richard Bernabe is a very talented photographer, writer, and fly fisher who is going to be spending the next month paddling his canoe 250 miles across the state of South Carolina.

The most frequently asked (and obvious) question is, “Why?” I don’t have one answer that fully explains all of my motives. The closest explanation might be one borrowed from Teddy Roosevelt before his expedition on the River of Doubt in the Amazon in 1913.'It’s my last chance to be a boy again.'”

Richard will be blogging his trip from the North Carolina line down the Broad River and finally into Charleston harbor.

What the well dressed fly flinger is wearing this season..

We here at the FlyfishMagazine.com home office like to think that we keep our finger on the pulse of the latest trends in the world of fly fishing. To that end we couldn't help but note that a few of our fellow fly fishing bloggers have recently been photographed wearing the same article of high end fly fishing couture.

Left to right Pete McDonald from Fishing Jones, Tom Chandler from Trout Underground, and on the far right some unscrupulous angler who just won't give up using strike indicators.

Want your own ticket into the world of hip fly fishing and the new media? Visit Reel Pure.

Hump day Links

It is Wednesday or Humpy day as we like to call it here at the FlyfishMagazine.com world headquarters. For us this means an entire day of meetings chock full of power point presentations and excel spreadsheets. For you, hopefully it means you can steal a few moments of the company time and check out some of the best recent posts from some of our pals in the blogosphere.

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We note with glee that over in the UK, Alistair from the Urban Fly Fisher has aligned himself with the dark side and started fishing with a woolly bugger.

“I want to catch a trout on the dry fly” said my Italian friend - I decided to put on an olive sparkly woolly bugger - the first time I have ever fished with such a fly - from what I know about fishing with streamers the conditions seemed right.

His result is typical for those of us who fish sub-surface.

After catching three trout on almost consecutive casts I decided more of these flies were going in my box for occasions of high water - I suppose it means I can fish in times I would ordinarily not go - It was enjoyable in the way I find loch fishing enjoyable - not needing to think too much about drag or finding out what insects are hatching.

We welcome him eagerly into the darkness.

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Bennett over at Moldy Chum is giving away schwag in the form of a Moldy Chum window decal that is the perfect way to adorn your preferred mode of fishing conveyance. Having one of these on your Cherokee is a sure way to attract the babes.

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Pete from Fishing Jones and author of the article for Boating Magazine that allowed us to mention the words "Cindy Garrison Bikini" which to this day drives us hundreds of hits a month, has started an excellent contest that asks his readers to craft a "Papa style" six word fishing story. Writers block...can't think...going fishing.

Humpy photo courtesy of Fishing Flies Online - Quality fishing flies at great prices.

Green Monster Sighted in Carolinas

We are hating life in our uptown Charlotte offices these days as our chums from Moldy Chum jet off to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula to throw mice at rainbow trout the size of their legs. Not that we are bitter though, we do have a view of the cemetery from our office window and microsoft excel is way more fun that fishing....NOT!

Easy Rodder

We found this new fly fishing blog because they had a linked to us. Obviously this and the tag line "Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." got our attention. Easy Rodder is written by "Dark Cahill" and chronicles the exploits of a New England fly angler who is getting back into the world of trout fishing after a 20 year hiatus. Side bar link added.