First You Catch Them, Barehanded By Jesse Ayers Grabbing a twenty-five-to-thirty-inch wild salmon by the tail is no easy task. Catching a Chinook with your bare hands is easy enough when it’s in a holding pond at a
By Dave Hall A slim, beautifully produced volume of paintings by the author, who lives part-time in Idaho, was published late last year. Moving Water: An Artist’s Reflections on Fly Fishing, Friendship, and Family (Blaine Creek Press, 2018)
When the Road Was Being Built By Max Jenkins We had just sat down for dinner in Grangeville one evening in 1950 when Dad casually asked, “Son, would you be interested in riding a pack mule down a
Once Rare, Now Returning By Mary Terra-Berns I was anxious to see what was in the net. The winch slowly spooled back rope and brought the hoop net up from the bottom of the river. Idaho Department of
With a Little Help By Carol Gee All the women’s magazines I read back when my husband Ronnie and I were first dating claimed that the way to a man’s heart was not through his stomach, as those
Finding Direction through Solitude By Kevon Bjornson My older brother Brian tossed me the net, handing over the responsibility of nabbing the fish on the end of thirteen year-old Jack’s line. I gripped it tightly and searched the
When the Time Is Right Story and Photos by Roger D. Blew There’s a place I go when I need to clear my mind, refocus, contemplate a decision, or lick my wounds. For whatever reason I go, the
Fishing the Little Creeks By Les Tanner “Hello?” “Ken? This is Les.” The static, the thunder, and the rain hammering on the roof of my SUV were a bit distracting, so I wasn’t even sure I was talking
Fry a Netful Story and Photos by Kris Millgate It’s cold and gray. My nose is leaking. My fingertips are freezing. I’m aware of my low comfort level as I start running. My swift steps across slick-polished rock
In the Hands of Another Ernie By Jeff Beyl What I mainly remember about Silver Creek is the cow pies and the muck. But I also remember the luminescent, lime green of the hills that surround this meandering,
