The path to the beach is one of my favorite places. For me it is a place brimming with possibility and an almost overwhelming feeling of optimism. It is a path that always leads to a new adventure. Growing up in the Willamette Valley, the nearest ocean beach was an hour and half away in … Continue reading The Path to the Beach
Author: Adam
Adam has a master’s degree in mathematics, a black belt in aikido, and has worked enough jobs to fill a book—sushi chef, Peace Corps volunteer, and police detective among them. His writing and photos have shown up in The Drake, Tenkara USA, Hawaii Fishing News, and Sporting Classics Magazine. In 2023 he traded a badge in Honolulu for a skiff on the Columbia, where he now spends his days chasing carp with a fly rod and pretending it’s a retirement plan.
Standing Ovation
One beautiful summer evening after a dinner of tacos and beer at the Trillium Cafe, Tara and I took a walk. We followed Hood River from downtown, stopping to eat a few fat blackberries before making our way onto The Spit, a narrow park extending into the Columbia River. Normally The Spit is an isthmus … Continue reading Standing Ovation
Urban Legend
I grew up next to an old cemetery on a hill. The founder of the city, Eugene Skinner was buried there in 1864. Back then the city of Eugene was also known as "Skinner's Mudhole" due to the seasonal flooding in that part of the Willamette Valley. The cemetery was built on a hill intentionally so … Continue reading Urban Legend
Oregon Natives
A short photo collection of some trout fishing moments from our visit to Oregon this July.
Metatarsal Malfunction
So this happened. I fractured a bone in my right foot. I'm still waiting to find out if it needs surgery or not. Regardless, there will be no working, fishing, driving or even walking for quite a while. That's probably good news for the blog as I still have some photos outstanding from this summer. … Continue reading Metatarsal Malfunction
Feeling Fiesty
I still have pictures to post from Oregon but I thought I'd put up a few words about this morning's papio fishing. A nice low tide in the morning and a small south swell looked like prime conditions for getting out in the surf. Of course it wasn't as easy as all that. The wind … Continue reading Feeling Fiesty
Let’s go shopping!
It's been available for a while, but I'm still super-excited about it - Iron Ring publishing has made my book available in paperback format!
Carps and Yurts
We spent July in Oregon. I got my trout fishing fix for the year and was also able to sneak away to the Columbia Gorge for a few days of carp fishing. The weather has been hot and dry all year in the Pacific Northwest, resulting in low water levels. In the slow backwaters of … Continue reading Carps and Yurts
All the Fish We Cannot See
John Montana, the impressive Columbia Gorge angler from carponthefly.blogspot.com, recently posted a blog titled "Clouds are the Devil" which echoes some of my recent frustrations. I only went bonefishing a couple of times this month but each time I was frustrated by a lack of sunshine. One day it was windy, another it was calm. I … Continue reading All the Fish We Cannot See
Fly Fishing Videos
There are a LOT of fishing videos on the internet. Most of them are terrible. A few are not. And a very few of those are true gems - clips that provide a glimpse into the magical essence of fishing. Below are a few that I have sifted from the rubble. Gangsters of The Flats … Continue reading Fly Fishing Videos
The Fishing Dojo 