Author: Hale Harris
Fly Fishing Products I Sort of Like: 2015
Instead of a “Great Fly Fishing Products for 2015” article, I decided to tone it down a bit this year, just to keep expectations reasonable. Some of these products are new, and others are not. Okay, actually I like these products quite a bit. Abel Sealed Drag Reel This is a new model from Abel.… Read more
More Than You Want to Know About Fly Reels
Fly reels are wonderful tools. They hold your backing and fly line. They prevent big fish from taking all your backing and fly line. Some of them make a groovy sound when fish are trying to take your backing and fly line. And they allow us, fly shop owners, to sell them to you and… Read more
Ten Reasons Fort Smith’s Water Tower is superior to Seattle’s Space Needle
Visitors to Fort Smith, Montana are often struck with the beauty of our Water Tower, and anyone can see that it bears a striking resemblance to the Space Needle in Seattle. While the resemblance is uncanny (see pic), we wouldn’t trade our Tower for the Space Needle and here’s why: Ten Reasons Fort Smith’s Water… Read more
Finding the Outdoor Career that Suits You
For those of you who are looking for a career in the great outdoors, there are many positions available. Many of them are challenging, fun, and rewarding. Others are not. Some require an extensive knowledge of fish or game animals, woodsmanship, navigation, or even survival skills. For others, well, you just have to be willing… Read more
Late Summer Fishing Update
This has been an interesting year on the Bighorn River. I know every year is different and therefore interesting, but there really have been a few unique aspects to this season. To begin, we were confronted with one of the highest snowpacks on record. Billings set a snowfall record and our drainage flirted with 175%… Read more
