There’s a quiet shift happening on Austria’s rivers — one that most of us who spend our days chasing grayling and brown trout should be paying attention to. The Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection (BMLUK) has published an interactive map highlighting free-flowing river stretches across the country. You can explore it … Continue reading Free-Flowing Rivers: What Austria’s New Map Means for Fly Fishing
Two hundred and fifty years is a legendary milestone, but when you look at it through the lens of the wild, it’s just a brief season in the life of a river. In 1776, this country embarked on the ultimate expedition into the unknown—stepping off the map and into a massive, roaring current with no … Continue reading The Wild Veins of America: A 250-Year Journey
Have we all forgot the joy of fishing? Do you remember why you started fishing? Better question still: have we all gone ‘mad’ from the endless technological sophistication, high-tech gadgetry-obsessed, social media infused, complexity producing, data-encompassing, grip & grin self-made marketing, convention center meandering – FISHING of the 21st century? Maybe? Or maybe not. I’d … Continue reading Fishing: Plain & Simple
