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mcutchin 20 hours ago
Cover via Amazon"The pleasures of the table afford neither ravishing pleasure, ecstasy, nor transport, but it gains in intensity what it loses in duration. It is the more valuable because it exposes us to all other gratifications and even consoles...
mcutchin 2 days ago
Nick Lyons says of Thomas McGuane in the tribute that accompanies this year's announcement, "He is Fly Rod & Reel's Angler of the Year and my Angler for the Last Hundred Years." And "it is the uncanny way he has...
mcutchin 2 days ago
Robert Morselli's review highlights some key design features in the affordable ($49.95) Supra series of lines -- the "telecast" bump and numerous tapers -- and says: "There's no question that SA's line-meisters are still spending considerable time and effort tweaking...
mcutchin 3 days ago
Want the truth about "sticky rubber" soles? Phil Monahan lays it bare in this week's Fine Lines column. "Just because you eschew felt," he says, "does not make you some sort of environmental hero." Question: "I'm looking to buy a...
mcutchin 3 days ago
Chester Allen (who sadly will be leaving the The Olympian in January, a victim of the downturn in newspapers) explains as well as anyone how fly tying is like wood carving and traces his obsession over many decades. "For years,...
