Nature is Brutal.
I had just hooked a strong fish in a fast run. Above the run, a slick stretched upstream ending in a deep canyon. White Pelicans and geese paddled about. Some...Read more
North Platte in a Furnace
I left Sheridan at 7:00 am on Monday with my AD office mate Hank Welles. After a 2.5 hour drive and a couple quick stops for fuel and beer, we met Mike...Read more
Tour de Bighorns: The Great Loop
Beginning at Angling Destinations' headquarters in downtown Sheridan, Wyoming, Mike Schwartz and I took three days to circumnavigate the Bighorn Mountains. We...Read more
Runoff is Over... Let the Games Begin.
A string of 90 degree days put a massive dent in our snowpack. This unusually hot weather took our rivers, swollen with snow melt, from high and off-color to...Read more
Running Sphincter and Sharpnose Rapids in Wind River Canyon
After reading my previous post on Wind River Canyon, my friend, Doug Jeffries, wanted to see more images of the canyon itself. I must admit, I was so focused...Read more
Wind River Canyon Weekend
There are those rivers that burn an indelible impression on your brain. Rivers that create moments you will never forget. Last weekend, I spent the first two...Read more
The Ups and Downs of Pre-Run Off fishing
Yesterday was it. Recent river levels have been kept low by consistent chilly windy weather followed by snow and heavy frosts. Yesterday, this frigid lockup...Read more
Back on Little Abaco PHOTO GALLERY
Back on Little Abaco Trip Photo Gallery Photos by Hank Welles, Doug Jefferies, Frank Wilson, Keith Calhoun I'm already daydreaming of going back... Read the...Read more
Back on Little Abaco
Back on Little Abaco Written by Hank Welles / Photography by Hank Welles, Doug Jeffries, Frank Wilson, Keith Calhoun July 7th 2019 marked the end of the season...Read more
A Response to My "Concerned" Friends...
To my "concerned" friends regarding your comments about the reorganization of my flies , All you treachereous traitorous should all be ashamed! I'm fine.....Read more
