Daily Drake

Gasland_cuffs

WASHINGTON—Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox was cuffed by Capitol Hill police after Republicans objected to his… read more

Planb2

Our friends over at Faceless Fly Fishing continue to kick out the jams. Check out their latest Plan B edit for furth… read more

Tarpon_GoPro

What do you get when you cross aggressive 80-pound dock tarpon with head-mounted camera technology? One of the be… read more

Flyshop Friday

Calgary, Alberta

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Think of Canadian delicacy “Poutine” much like you would a savory ice cream-Sunday—only substitute vanilla for French fries, chocolate for brown gravy, and nuts and a cherry on top for a heaping dollop of cheese curds. Sounds gnarly, but it’s actually quite brilliant… so long as you limit your intake in accordance with the Surgeon General’s warnings.

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THE ORIGINAL TIPPETS

Foreign Land

After eighteen hours of travel I arrive on the shaky, sweaty downside of an extended coffee and doughnut binge. I love travel, the lure of the exotic, broadening your perspective. But sometimes, instead of a welcome transportation to an easy, distant place, where you step off the plane and a bronzed beauty places a lei over your head and a mai ta… read more

Silent Treatment

What surfing taught me about flyfishing.

We’d just smashed into a Kangaroo with our camper and decided it was time for a drink. We were tired of driving anyway, and those damn kangaroos were just too hard to see in the dark. We saw a sign near the road, tacked to the … read more

Grand Pa's fish
-Brian O'Keefe

What to do when a fish morphs from gills and guts into something larger - a memory that splashes across three generations of anglers, alternating between dream and reality? Born to my grandfather, this fish swam through my father Charles and landed with me. Even before I hooked her one cool April morn… read more

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