Archive for June, 2009

Weep Wah, Win Flats Pack

Posted on June 25th, 2009

Simms offered to provide a give-away for a blog contest but I couldn’t think of anything because I’ve endured a series of skunks and bad luck and my brain is fried. But then I read a brothers in arms post from Murdock and it hit me; when it’s going bad  I don’t take comfort in reading how great the fishing has been for you and looking at all your hero shots. I want misery. So tell me your worst day fishing story and I might pick you to win a prize: The Simms Dry Creek Flats Pack. Post a comment, 200 words or less please, telling me about your worst day on the water. In the spirit of bad game shows, most pathetic wins.…

LENSE MAN: Corey Kruitbosch Talks Photography

Posted on June 18th, 2009

Rewards, originally uploaded by cor23.* His name and images, like one of our favorites above, are showing up everywhere in the fly fishing industry. Based out of Ogden, Utah, Corey Kruitbosch (here’s his blog) actually has a day job in the gaming industry but still gets it done on the water with a rod and a lens. Somewhere between his job and his passion he found the time to answer a few questions about photography. All the sudden your photography is showing up everywhere; The Drake, This Is Fly, Catch, Midcurrent. How did you go from working in the gaming industry to getting paid gigs shooting fly fishing pics? Honestly, I couldn’t really give you a solid answer. I am pretty blown away myself.…

Savage Incandescent

Posted on June 17th, 2009

Never got around to posting more about the last run down to Florida. When the annual tarpon trip turns EBT (everything but tarpon) the other species are left to fill in the void. When tiny savages arrive on the scene in the form of spanish mackerel, there’s entertainment to be had provided you’re set to withstand the affects of teeth on tippet. It’s visual surface action on the two to four pound level.

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