Daily Drake
![]() Beastie Boy Adam Yauch was many things to many people. Musician. Buddhist. Filmmaker. Activist. Nathanial Hörnblowér. An integr… read more |
![]() Pure Michigan is the state slogan that includes boasts to the most publicly accessible freshwater coastline in the world. B… read more |
RIDE WITH CLYDE

Lock, Stock and Two Smokin' Six-Weights
(presented by The Drake and Beattie Outdoor Productions)
The year was ’74. It was classic. Disco fever …read more
Flyshop Friday
| Van Nuys, CA
The Fishermen’s Spot has been serving the Southern California region for more than 40 years. Tenacity, exceptional customer service, and deft product know-how all play into such impressive longevity. But never discount dumb luck, stubbornness, and an unwillingness to face reality, says shop co-owner Ken Lindsay. … read more |
THE ORIGINAL TIPPETS
![]() I grew up under the roof of a fly fisherman, a well-respected guide whose father - a guide himself - was a pioneer on his native Snake River. I remember him as a skilled caster who could throw a line more that 90 feet and make it seem effortless. I remember him, too, as a superb oarsman, getting his low profile raft into the tightest… read more |
![]() For every good shot at a tarpon, permit, or bonefish, there’s a cast-per-hour-of-effort ratio that on most days looks like a line graph of the U.S. economy. Then there are those days that you instantly know you’re losing, like a cold February morning when even the boxfish are lurking deep and you’re just hoping for a visual on a single g… read more |
![]() 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 |

























