I don’t make a lot of pleas for money here on the Underground. I figure you’re grownups, you work for your money, and you’ll pretty much spend it as you damn well please.
I’m making this exception for a simple reason; every dollar you donate to CalTrout for their McCloud Redband trout recovery program will be […]

Writing for a living isn’t exactly the path to untold riches, though it’s a great career choice if you enjoy the spectre of deadlines bearing down on you.
In fact, deadlines are what today and tomorrow are all about for me, so rather than another thoughtful review or scintillating fishing report, you’re getting the Underground’s Tuesday […]

I’m under the gun and have to put some words on paper for my clients — or face the sale of my entire bamboo fly rod inventory to pay my beer bill.
With that in mind, you’ll understand why I’m going to bypass all the normal taunting (I live, here, you don’t neener neener…) and get […]

The first Trout Bum Diaries DVD took fly fishing by storm.
Quirky and interesting, it was a documentary-style movie that followed a handful of young fly fishers as they roamed around South America, fishing for big, big trout, some of which may had never seen a fly before.
Let’s face it: Big fish – in real life […]

It’s a big book. A great big book. That was my first hit when holding So Many Fish, So Little Time by Mark D. Williams.
For the terminally numerically inclined, it’s 1.75 inches deep, which translates to 860 pages of words and pictures.
Subtitled “1001 of the World’s Greatest Backcountry Honeyholes, Trout Rivers, Blue Ribbon Waters, Bass […]

[Update: the software’s gone batty, so comments were turned “off” on a few posts. I turned them back on. Fire away!] 
It’s been quite a week, but it’s time to clean up the house so the L&T Nancy doesn’t walk in the door, take a look around, and file for divorce online (yes, you can).
Scattered around […]

It’s an unfortunate reality: everyday life tends to cut into your fly fishing time. Some days the adult voice whispering in your ear keeps you home, all dry and responsible, but on others, you say the hell with it and fish.

Lately, I’ve had the urge to take bamboo rod pics. I don’t know why.
That’s how […]

In keeping with tradition, the always-snarky GetOutdoors blog never passes on a chance to post a bikini picture.
Frankly, I admire their commitment to their principles, so I’m we’re going to prominently feature this extraordinary development in outdoor safety technology:
Babes & hunks Anti-shark camo for surf boards:

OK, does anyone really think the Daktari stripes will stop […]

When you surf as many fly fishing-related news items as I do, you start to recognize certain trends.
Let’s make that “certain distressing trends.”

I see a lot of “mainstream media” fly fishing stories every day. Sadly, they often fall into one of three categories, which I’ve neatly packaged for you right here (which is another […]

I’m working now, I worked late last night, and I’ll be working late tonight, and damnit, spring is happening without me, a situation I find intolerable.
Frankly, I’m only one winning lottery ticket away from wholly ditching this work thing. Can I get an “amen” from the Undergrounders?
Plus, the L&T Nancy is four days into her […]

Guess it’s a day for Underground commerce; I helped bamboo fly rod builder George Maurer build his new Web site, and it just went live.

I suggest visiting the site and buying one (or more) of George’s bamboo rods (why not — industry surveys suggest you’re a largely wealthy lot, and if not, well… your kids […]

Orvis — one of the few fly fishing companies who realizes fly fishing blogs exist — sent along an e-mail touting their latest wader promotion.
Cut the label out of any pair of your old waders (I suppose you could cut the label out of your fishing buddy’s waders while he wasn’t looking, but you didn’t […]